3DSP Joins the Reusable Application-Specific Intellectual Property Developers Association; RAPID Promotes the Use and Acceptance of IP Products and Services in the Electronic System Industry.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000

3DSP Corp., the leading designer of DSP intellectual property (IP) core technology, Monday announced it has joined the Reusable Application-Specific Intellectual Property Developers (RAPID) Association.

RAPID consists of three working groups, including Promotion/Communication, Licensing and Business Practices and the Virtual Component (VC) Catalog. As a member of RAPID, 3DSP will participate in one of the association's working groups to develop and promote awareness of Intellectual Property.

&uot;We are excited about having an organization with 3DSP's credentials join RAPID,&uot; said Mark Miller, RAPID chairman and vice president of marketing and business development for Synchronicity.

&uot;One of RAPID's goals is to improve the market for reusable IP, and the addition of organizations such as 3DSP gives the association a resource to evaluate marketplace issues and develop the proper avenues to solve them.&uot;

RAPID is an industry trade organization chartered to meet the needs of companies and organizations that develop and sell IP. RAPID wants to ensure that IP developers are abreast of key business developments facing the industry, including market research, legal issues and industry activities.

The association promotes the use and acceptance of IP products and services implemented in the electronic systems industry. RAPID's goal is to get IP into the hands of design engineers by making them aware of IP and working with EDA and semiconductor vendors to drive resolution of common requirements.

&uot;An association dedicated solely to development of the IP market is extremely beneficial to the industry as a whole,&uot; said Kan Lu, president and chief executive officer of 3DSP Corp. &uot;We were attracted to RAPID because of the organizations' dedication to setting a high standard for IP quality as well as to a rapidly growing IP industry.&uot;

3DSP plans to focus its efforts on RAPID's Licensing and Business Practices working group, which aims to identify unique and legal issues relating to the development, licensing and acquisition of IP for both vendors and customers. Current members in the group include Altera, Conexant Systems, RocketChips, Sierra Research and Technology, Synopsys and Voyager Technologies.

About RAPID

Founded in 1996 by a group of companies that develop and sell Intellectual Property (IP), Reusable Applications-Specific Intellectual Property Developers (RAPID) is an industry trade organization chartered to meet the needs of companies and organizations that develop and sell IP.

The association's primary function is to promote the acceptance and use of third party IP products within the electronics industry. RAPID's objectives are to establish guidelines and promote the use of good business and design practices among members, while working with EDA, semiconductor companies and industry standard organizations to make IP easier to use and more accessible to designers. Further information about RAPID can be found at www.rapid.org.

About 3DSP

3DSP Corp., a leader in the embedded digital signal processing IP industry, was founded in 1997 by a group of key executives from leading semiconductor and computer companies such as Texas Instruments, Crystal Semiconductor Corp., Sony, Rockwell and Sharp Electronics.

The company licenses high-performance, low-power digital signal processing IP solutions to system-on-chip (SOC) companies for next generation Internet, broadband, wireless communications and multimedia appliances. 3DSP provides a complete IP solution. For more information on the company visit www.3dsp.com or contact 3DSP at 16735 Von Karman, Suite 100, Irvine, Calif. 92614, phone: [phone]; fax: [phone].

Note to Editors: 3DSP Corp. and SP-5 are trademarks of 3DSP Corp.