ADVISORY/eSilicon Presents Industry Panel Discussion: ``Are Integrated Device Manufacturers Obsolete?''.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...For Wednesday, Oct. 8

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Who:           eSilicon (www.eSilicon.com)

What:          Industry panel discussion on the new outsourced
               semiconductor supply chain and its impact on the
               industry

When:          Wednesday, October 8, 2003
               5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (PST), including cocktail
               reception

Where:         Techmart
               5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 122
               Santa Clara, CA 95054
               Silicon Valley Room
               http://www.networkmeetingcenter.com/locat.html

Details:       The increased complexity in IC design and manufacturing
               has spawned entire specialized industries that
               collectively represent elements of a new global supply
               chain. At first glance, there are opportunities to
               outsource semiconductor design and manufacturing,
               making the vertically integrated device manufacturer
               obsolete. However, some pieces of the supply chain do
               not exist as outsourced commodities and managing the
               global network is more difficult than it may seem.

               Join executives from the semiconductor community in a
               discussion of how system OEMs and fabless companies can
               reap the benefits of the new outsourced supply chain
               and learn the implications it will have on the industry
               as a whole.

               Introduction:    Jodi Shelton, Executive Director,
                                Fabless Semiconductor Association

               Keynote Address: Mark Edelstone, Managing Director,
                                Morgan Stanley

               Panelists:       Aart de Geus, Chairman & CEO, Synopsys
                                Brian Halla, Chairman, President &
                                  CEO, National Semiconductor
                                Jack Harding, Chairman, President &
                                  CEO, eSilicon
                                Brian Hinman, President & CEO, 2Wire
                                Ed Ross, President, TSMC North America
                                Mark Templeton, President & CEO,
                                  Artisan Components

Registration:  www.eSilicon.com/event
               No Charge, Seating is Limited