Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 14. Business Combinations

Triscend Corporation

In March 2004, Xilinx completed the acquisition of Triscend Corporation (Triscend), a privately held fabless semiconductor company with expertise in configurable embedded microcontroller technology.  The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The total purchase price for Triscend was $30 million in cash plus $1.2 million of acquisition related costs. Xilinx recorded a charge to operations upon consummation of the transaction for acquired in-process research and development of approximately $7 million.  In addition, Xilinx recorded approximately $18.9 million of goodwill and other intangible assets, which resulted in amortization expense of approximately $100 thousand in fiscal 2004.  The financial results for Triscend are included in the Company's consolidated results from the date of acquisition.  Pro forma information is not presented due to the immateriality of the operating results of Triscend prior to the acquisition.

Following is the purchase allocation based on estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  Management considered a number of factors, including an independent appraisal and expected uses of assets and dispositions of liabilities, in determining the final purchase price allocation.