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== Why does the first paragraph sounds like something Xilinx would write about themselves? == |
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What's the correct Wikipedia tag for 'an article that appeared to be written by the company and is full of marketing weasel-speak'? [[Special:Contributions/203.14.156.195|203.14.156.195]] ([[User talk:203.14.156.195|talk]]) 16:03, 8 February 2010 (UTC) |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Yoodaba |
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== Revenue == |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Xilinx&diff=prev&oldid=955427578 |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Yoodaba#Copyright_violation_in_Kronos_Incorporated |
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It looks like this article lacks in an encyclopaedic tone because of a sock-puppet of Yoodaba (Shlop0s). This user clearly puts a positive spin on Wikipedia articles about companies, and was probably hired to do it. |
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Is their revenue really ~$1,600 billion/year[[User:201.238.87.156|201.238.87.156]] 03:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)Yashiv |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dealpath&diff=972519454&oldid=959921677 |
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:No, it's in the general vicinity of $1.6 billin/year, verified by press releases and trade journal articles. I've corrected it. --[[User:Brouhaha|Brouhaha]] 21:00, 27 February 2006 (UTC) |
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I hate to see this sort of bias. [[User:Talib1101|Talib1101]] ([[User talk:Talib1101|talk]]) 08:35, 1 December 2020 (UTC) |
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== Acronyms == |
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:Indeed. This article has been edited by the Yoodaba UPE sockfarm, both with registered accounts and also while logged out with proxies. [[User:MarioGom|MarioGom]] ([[User talk:MarioGom|talk]]) 23:42, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
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Acronyms should be expanded, like ''ACR (Acronym)'' or ''Acronym (ACR)''. |
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<br>-[[User:Mardus|Mardus]] 10:24, 8 June 2006 (UTC) |
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As far as I can tell, this is (basically?) confirmed as a sock puppet. Does anyone willing to propose an update to the article or what’s the move here? Or will the CU’s revert the changes? [[User:Announcement|Announcement]] ([[User talk:Announcement|talk]]) 21:20, 30 May 2022 (UTC) |
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== Technology == |
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== Lead too short == |
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The "Technology" section is misleading. According to the datasheets on the Xilinx website, there are no Virtex-6 models with a built-in PowerPC core. --[[Special:Contributions/129.132.102.71|129.132.102.71]] ([[User talk:129.132.102.71|talk]]) 12:13, 18 March 2010 (UTC) |
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The lead says nothing of the actual products that Xilinx produced or its success on the market. This contributes to the idea that its buyout from AMD made it significant, ie makes the lead biased as well. [[User:Nxavar|Nxavar]] ([[User talk:Nxavar|talk]]) 08:35, 15 September 2022 (UTC) |
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== Merge to Xilinx == |
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:''(discussing merge of [[Virtex4]])'' |
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'''Agree to merge'''. I doubt there would ever be enough content for this article to justify standing by itself. The only alternative I can think of besides merging it directly to the Xilinx article is to make a "Xilinx family details" article which goes into as much technical detail on each family and contrasts them. This would allow the Xilinx article itself to focus more on the higher level summary without being overly long with extreme details that most readers would not understand. [[User:Mrand|Mrand]] 22:56, 16 August 2006 (UTC) |
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== Lead: Xilinx as a company and brand still exists under AMD == |
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'''Merge''' - Should've put my vote when I slapped that merge tag on in the first place. ;) — <span style="text-decoration: none;">[[User:Revragnarok|<font color="#696969">RevRagnarok</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:Revragnarok |Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Revragnarok|Contrib]]</sup></span> 23:24, 16 August 2006 (UTC) |
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Wouldn't it be more accurate for the lead to say that Xilinx is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMD rather than that it 'was' a company? The SEC filings cited in the article and various releases from AMD indicate that Xilinx will continue to survive as a wholly owned company, having its own tax filings and product lines etc. post-merger. As far as I can tell, the brand also hasn't been retired by AMD and for the time being, at least some products are still retaining the branding. If there are no objections to this in the next few days, I'll correct this on the article. [[User:Combustible Vulpex|Combustible Vulpex]] ([[User talk:Combustible Vulpex|talk]]) 07:07, 23 February 2024 (UTC) |
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:''Merge'' - Agree it is greatly ripped from the brochures, and need not be; add some real-life testimonials (academic or industry articles) to explain their use. [[User:Peter Ellis|Peter Ellis]] 06:38, 4 September 2006 (UTC) |
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== Questionable statement in intro == |
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'''Don't merge''' - I think the article already has enough content to justify standing by itself. Even if it requires some cleanup. It would look silly in a section on Product Families mentioning lots of details from a single family. --[[User:Romanski|Romanski]] 16:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC) |
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==Fair use rationale for Image:Xilinx.gif== |
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'''[[:Image:Xilinx.gif]]''' is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under [[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] but there is no [[Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline|explanation or rationale]] as to why its use in '''this''' Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Fair use|boilerplate fair use template]], you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with [[WP:FU|fair use]]. |
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'''It also pioneered the first fabless manufacturing model.''' |
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Xilinx open its doors in 1984. In 1978, the [[Western Design Center]] had set up shop as a fabless operation. Based on that, Xilinx would not have pioneered the fabless model. |
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[[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] 12:26, 6 July 2007 (UTC) |
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==Origin of company name== |
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This page references http://www.xilinx.com/company/history.htm, yet I could not find the quoted information at this page. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/130.236.55.37|130.236.55.37]] ([[User talk:130.236.55.37|talk]]) 19:03, 6 January 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Pronunciation == |
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What's the pronunciation? [[User:Chvsanchez|Chvsanchez]] ([[User talk:Chvsanchez|talk]]) 23:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC) |
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== External link == |
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Hello, I'm working for the So-logic company, located in Vienna, Austria, www.so-logic.net. We have developed the FPGA Database application, www.so-logic.net/en/fpga/table/producers. It is the directory of all FPGA families that have ever existed on the market. It is free of charge and available to everyone. We would like to add the link to our database in the Wikipedia external links on this page. We didn't want to do it before discussing it with you. Thank you for your time. |
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--[[User:Maja Gordic|Maja Gordic]] ([[User talk:Maja Gordic|talk]]) 10:27, 23 March 2010 (UTC) |
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: A good effort, but you require users to register before showing them useful information and have a somewhat confusing interface (it wasn't clear to me how to expand categories). While I wouldn't be opposed in principle to such a link, as it is right now, I don't think it provides enough value to our readers to be linked here. <strong>[[user:henrik|<font color="#B38F00">henrik</font>]]<small>•[[user talk:henrik|<font color="#AFA29F">talk</font>]]</small></strong> 13:30, 23 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Why does the first paragraph sounds like something Xilinx would write about themselves?
[edit]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Yoodaba https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Xilinx&diff=prev&oldid=955427578 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Yoodaba#Copyright_violation_in_Kronos_Incorporated
It looks like this article lacks in an encyclopaedic tone because of a sock-puppet of Yoodaba (Shlop0s). This user clearly puts a positive spin on Wikipedia articles about companies, and was probably hired to do it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dealpath&diff=972519454&oldid=959921677
I hate to see this sort of bias. Talib1101 (talk) 08:35, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
- Indeed. This article has been edited by the Yoodaba UPE sockfarm, both with registered accounts and also while logged out with proxies. MarioGom (talk) 23:42, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, this is (basically?) confirmed as a sock puppet. Does anyone willing to propose an update to the article or what’s the move here? Or will the CU’s revert the changes? Announcement (talk) 21:20, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Lead too short
[edit]The lead says nothing of the actual products that Xilinx produced or its success on the market. This contributes to the idea that its buyout from AMD made it significant, ie makes the lead biased as well. Nxavar (talk) 08:35, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
Lead: Xilinx as a company and brand still exists under AMD
[edit]Wouldn't it be more accurate for the lead to say that Xilinx is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMD rather than that it 'was' a company? The SEC filings cited in the article and various releases from AMD indicate that Xilinx will continue to survive as a wholly owned company, having its own tax filings and product lines etc. post-merger. As far as I can tell, the brand also hasn't been retired by AMD and for the time being, at least some products are still retaining the branding. If there are no objections to this in the next few days, I'll correct this on the article. Combustible Vulpex (talk) 07:07, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Questionable statement in intro
[edit]It also pioneered the first fabless manufacturing model.
Xilinx open its doors in 1984. In 1978, the Western Design Center had set up shop as a fabless operation. Based on that, Xilinx would not have pioneered the fabless model.
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