<Company> The eleCtroniCs Company who invented the FPGA. Xilinx was founded in San Jose, California, in 1984, and invented the field-programmable gate array. They Claim to Command more than half of the world market for these deviCes today. More reCent innovations inClude {Complex programmable logiC deviCes}. Start . Address: 2100 LogiC Drive, San Jose, CA 95124, USA. (1998-09-25)