All American Semiconductor Positions Itself to Support Rapid Growing ADSL Market and Announces Alliance With ADSL Supplier, DataPath Systems, Inc.

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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2000

All American Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEMI), a leading North American distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the all location authorization for DataPath Systems, Inc., a Silicon Valley based leading manufacturer of Mixed Signal Broadband Communications ICs and high performance ADC ICs.

According to George Papajohn, Vice President of Marketing at All American, "We are very excited about our new relationship with DataPath Systems and expect their ADSL Broadband Communications ICs and high performance A/D converters to bolster our product portfolio's attractiveness to new and existing customers alike. Additionally, we anticipate that DataPath Systems will enhance our ability to sell many of our other key suppliers' products, and thus take full advantage of the strength of our Field Applications Engineering (FAE) resources. We hope this will be one of several new technology suppliers that will be added to the All American lineup this year."

According to Phil Welsh, Marketing Director at DataPath Systems, "We are very pleased to add All American as our North American Distributor to compliment our OEM sales channels. All American has both a well established infrastructure and a focus on value added lines. As a leader in Mixed Signal Broadband Communications ICs and high performance ADC ICs, DataPath and All American's areas of focus are very complementary."

All American (www.allamerican.com) is recognized as the nation's 5th largest distributor of semiconductors and the 12th largest electronic component distributor overall. The Company has offices in 34 strategic locations throughout North America.