EXHIBIT 23.1

              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the 1988 Stock Option Plan and the 1990 Qualified Stock
Purchase Plan of Xilinx, Inc. of our report dated April 17, 1996, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Xilinx, Inc. included
in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 30, 1996, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                          /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
September 13, 1996