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SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced third quarter fiscal 2012 sales of $511.1 million, down 8 percent sequentially from the prior quarter and down 10 percent from the same quarter of the prior year. Third quarter net income was $127.0 million, or $0.47per diluted share. Included in the third quarter net income was a tax benefit of $15.3 million, or $0.06per diluted share, related to one-time items including the lapse of the statute of limitations with respect to certain previously unrecognized tax positions.
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The Xilinx Board of Directors announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19per outstanding share of common stock, payable on February 29, 2012to all stockholders of record at the close of business on February 8, 2012.
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Xilinx's sales declined 8 percent sequentially during the December quarter, impacted by particularly weak business from large communications customers. The Company's profitability as measured by gross margin and cash flow remained robust. December quarter gross margin was 65.8 percent and operating cash flow for the quarter was $181.0 million. Operating cash flow for calendar year 2011 was $863.2 million, a new Company record. "We experienced strong growth in our Virtex®-6 and Spartan®-6 product families and achieved significant milestones in our 28-nm rollout, in spite of challenging industry conditions. During the quarter, we commenced shipments of the PLD industry's first Stacked Silicon Interconnect (SSI) product as well as the industry's first embedded systems platform, the Zynq-7000 product family," said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer. "Xilinx is not only expanding its addressable market but also paving the way for the entire semiconductor industry with these innovative new offerings."
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Business Outlook - March Quarter Fiscal 2012
Conference Call
A conference call will be held today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Timeto discuss the third quarter financial results and management's outlook for the March quarter. The webcast and subsequent replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's web site at www.investor.xilinx.com. A telephonic replay of the call may be accessed later in the day by calling (855) 859-2056 and referencing confirmation code 36594823. The telephonic replay will be available for two weeks following the live call.
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