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-- March quarter sales are expected to be down 13% to 18% sequentially.
This is an upward revision to previous sales guidance of down 15% to 25%
sequentially due primarily to better than expected wireless
communications sales.
-- Gross margin guidance of 61% to 63% and operating expense guidance of
flat to slightly down sequentially remain unchanged.
No conference call will be held in conjunction with this guidance revision. Additional commentary pertaining to the quarter will be available when the company reports its fourth quarter financial results on April 22, 2009. To receive Xilinx press releases automatically via email, please sign up for a push email alert, which is available from our investor relations website at: http://www.investor.xilinx.com.
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