Monday February 16, 8:57 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --Feb. 16, 1998--Integrated
Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) and Texas Instruments (TI), leading suppliers
of high-performance bus interface CMOS logic, today announced an agreement
to become alternate sources for two 3.3-volt 16/18/20-bit logic interface
families.
These families include the Low Voltage
CMOS (LVC/LVCH) and Advanced Low Voltage CMOS (ALVC/ALVCH) logic families.
``We are pleased to sign this agreement
with IDT, as it assures additional second sourcing for these 3.3-volt
logic parts,'' said Ed Agis, worldwide products marketing manager for
TI logic products. ``Also, we believe our agreement with IDT further
solidifies these two premiere 3.3-volt families as the standards for
today's system designs.''
Both LVC and ALVC products from IDT
and TI have the same pin definition, perform the same logic functions
and have identical electrical specifications. The companies will work
together to define and standardize new products, functions and families.
``The 3.3-volt bus interface market
is continuing to grow rapidly and will significantly outpace older logic
families,'' said Tony Walker, director of marketing for IDT's logic
products division. ``This agreement shows the commitment of TI and IDT
to ensure that high-performance logic standards are set, eliminating
confusion for system designers.''
LVC and ALVC Logic Advantages
Both families included in this agreement
offer distinct customer advantages. The LVC family is a 5-volt tolerant,
3.3-volt family with maximum propagation delays of 4.0 ns. The ALVC
family is a 3.3-volt family designed to optimize speeds, and touts a
rapid 3.0 ns maximum propagation delay. The families include multiple
functions, including buffers, registers, latches and transceivers with
a variety of input and output configurations. The products are specified
for 3.3-volt and 2.5-volt operation and operate in an industrial temperature
range of -40 to 85 degrees Celsius.
LVC and ALVC products from IDT and TI
are currently available. More information about IDT and TI logic products
is available on the companies' Web sites at http:www.idt.com
and http://www.ti.com/sc/logic/.
About IDT
IDT enables a digitally-connected world
-- delivering innovative, high-performance integrated circuits and modules
to its key markets: data and telecommunications equipment, including
routers, hubs, switches and cellular base stations; personal computers;
and shared network devices, including workstations, servers and printers.
IDT's product mix consists of advanced
communications products, specialty memories, high-speed SRAMs, high-performance
logic and both RISC and X86 microprocessors.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.,
with manufacturing facilities located in California, Oregon, the Philippines
and Malaysia, IDT employs approximately 4,800 people worldwide. The
company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol
``IDTI.''
Information about IDT and its products
is easily accessible through a comprehensive electronic media program,
which includes free CD-ROMs by calling 800/345-7015, a Home Page on
the World Wide Web ( http://www.idt.com), and fax-on-demand
services by calling 800/9-IDT-FAX. The investor hotline is 408/654-6420.
About Texas Instruments
The worldwide leader and pioneer
in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments
provides innovative DSP and mixed signal/analog technologies to more
than 30,000 customers in the computer, wireless communications, networking,
Internet, consumer, digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide.
To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use development
tools and extensive software and hardware support, further complemented
by close to 300 third-party DSP solutions providers.
Texas Instruments Incorporated is a
global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier
of digital signal processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization
of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's products
also include calculators, controls and sensors, metallurgical materials
and digital light processing technologies. The company has manufacturing
or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ``TXN.'' More
information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com.
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Contact:
IDT Corporate Communications
Julie Cline, 408/654-6464
E-mail: cline@idt.com
or
Tsantes & Associates
Camille Aagard, 408/369-1500, x40
E-mail: camille@tsantes.com
or
TI Media Relations
Andy Smith, 972/480-3462
E-mail: wasmith@ti.com
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