EXHIBIT 23


       CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements  (Form S-8 Nos. 33-80075, 33-83036, 33-52184  and  33-
67808)  pertaining  to the 1988 Stock Option Plan  and  the  1990
Employee  Qualified  Stock  Purchase Plan  of  Xilinx,  Inc.  and
Registration  Statement  (Form  S-3  No.  333-00054)   filed   in
conjunction   with   the   Company's  issuance   of   convertible
subordinated notes and in the related Prospectuses of our  report
dated  April 17, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule included in this Annual Report (Form  10-
K) for the year ended March 30, 1996.





                                           /s/  Ernst & Young LLP





San Jose, California
June 21, 1996