Until now, XLNX had returned just 5% in 2020 (just a touch more than the S&P 500). AMD stock, on the other hand, fell 4% \u2014<\/span> but it\u2019s still up more than 70% year-to-date.<\/p>\n XLNX\u2018s gains can be attributed to speculation that the reported $30 billion acquisition figure would eventually become its market value.<\/p>\n The market valued XLNX at $25.89 billion at Thursday\u2019s close, and a 17% increase in share price boosts that number beyond $32 billion. This aligns more with AMD\u2019s reported $30 billion-plus bid for XLNX.<\/p>\n Whether XLNX\u2018s pre-market gains hang around once the day\u2019s regular trade opens is another story, however.<\/p>\n [Read: Esports and gaming stocks are returning more profit than Bitcoin<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n As noted by WSJ, the deal would be 2020\u2019s second largest acquisition, after NVIDIA\u2018s $40 billion purchase<\/a> of UK-headquartered Arm Holdings, and before Analog Devices $20 billion deal with Maxim Integrated Products \u2014<\/span> capping off a what\u2019s already a big year for semiconductor buyouts.<\/p>\n Published October 9, 2020 \u2014 10:14 UTC <\/p>\n![\"xilinix,](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-09-at-10.51.07.png\")
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