Xilinx (XLNX) 10-K 2002 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Willem P. Roelandts and Kris Chellam, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 this Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/    BERNARD V. VONDERSCHMITT         (Bernard V. Vonderschmitt)	Chairman of the Board	June 6, 2002
/s/    WILLEM P. ROELANDTS         (Willem P. Roelandts)	President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	June 6, 2002
/s/    KRIS CHELLAM         (Kris Chellam)	Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)	June 6, 2002
/s/    RICHARD W. SEVCIK         (Richard W. Sevcik)	Senior Vice President and General Manager	June 6, 2002
/s/    JOHN L. DOYLE         (John L. Doyle)	Director	June 6, 2002
/s/    JERALD G. FISHMAN         (Jerald G. Fishman)	Director	June 6, 2002
/s/    PHILIP T. GIANOS         (Philip T. Gianos)	Director	June 6, 2002
/s/    WILLIAM G. HOWARD, JR.         (William G. Howard, Jr.)	Director	June 6, 2002
/s/    FRANK SEIJI SANDA         (Frank Seiji Sanda)	Director	June 6, 2002
/s/    ELIZABETH VANDERSLICE         (Elizabeth Vanderslice)	Director	June 6, 2002