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James V. Barnett II is an American engineer and co-founder of the FPGA developer Xilinx.
James V. Barnett, II Innovator in the fields of semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and digital watches; pioneered the industry of programmable gate arrays; Co-founder of XILINX, the field programmable gate array creators.
Oct 21, 2014 · James Barnett was a founder of Xilinx in 1984. Before founding Xilinx he was with Zilog. His early career was spent at Fairchild Semiconductor, Raytheon Semiconductor, American Microsystems, Ness Time, and Zilog Semiconductor. Barnett holds a BS in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Illinois from 1967.
Ross Freeman, Bernard Vonderschmitt, and James V Barnett II—all former employees of Zilog, an integrated circuit and solid-state device manufacturer—co-founded Xilinx in 1984 with headquarters in San Jose, USA.
James V. Barnett, II has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
James V. Barnett, II (2012) Innovator in the fields of semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and digital watches; pioneered the industry of programmable gate arrays; Co-founder of XILINX, the field programmable gate array creators.
Oct 21, 2014 · HISTORY. Founded in 1984 by: James V Barnett II; Bernard Vonderschmitt; and. Ross Feeman. Founded in 1984 with a notion to create chips that could be configured for multiple applications, Xilinx grew the concept into the field programmable gate array (FPGA). The first product shipped in 1985 and the company went public in 1989.
