Xilinx profits increase by 36%

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of US technology giant, Xilinx last year increased by 36.5% to $27.87m (€23.7m)

According to accounts just filed by Xilinx Ireland, pre-tax profits at the Dublin-based firm increased in spite of revenues decreasing by 3.3% from $569.4m to $550.79m in the 12 months to the end of March 29 last year.

Xilinx established its Dublin base for its European, Middle East and African (EMEA) markets in 1995 and numbers employed at its Irish base last year increased from 214 to 233.