Catalyst Semiconductor Appoints Spectrum as United Kingdom and Ireland Sales Representative.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002 Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) today announced it has appointed Spectrum UK to its sales team of Northern European Independent Manufacturer Sales representatives. Spectrum UK will represent Catalyst's programmable products, including Flash Memories, Serial and Parallel EEPROMs, NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) May refer to dynamic RAM (DRAM) and static RAM (SRAM) chips that are backed up by a battery or to non-volatile chips such as flash memory. See non-volatile memory, dynamic RAM, static RAM and solid state disk. , Digitally Programmable Potentiometers (DPP DPP - Dining Philosophers Problem (TM)), and Microcontroller Supervisory circuits in the United Kingdom and Ireland. "Spectrum UK is well known and respected in major Computer, Data Communication and Telecommunication manufacturers," said Catalyst Vice President of Northern European Sales Dave Lathan. "As Catalyst Semiconductor expands its SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. bus-compatible EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. memory products and focuses on Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, Spectrum's established presence in the area and close ties with our distribution partners, 2001 Electronics, Insight-Memec and Future, will expand our market share." "We are very pleased to have Catalyst Semiconductor as part of our offering," said Nigel Watts, Spectrum Managing Director of Northern Europe. "Catalyst Semiconductor's growing market share in the serial EEPROM market is testament to their emphasis on quality, delivery and customer service. The new mixed-signal Digitally Programmable Potentiometer products and high speed SPI memory products are expected to find wide application in our markets. We look forward to serving existing customers and developing new business activity in the region." About Catalyst Semiconductor Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Serial and Parallel EEPROMs with I2C I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit I2C Intelligent Interface Controller I2C Intelligent Controller , SPI and Microwire interfaces, NVRAM, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers (DPP(TM)), Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Catalyst products are used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. Typical applications include optical networks, modems, wireless LANs, network cards, PC BIOS See BIOS. , DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module modules, cellular telephones, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified. For additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor, please visit our web site at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. About Spectrum UK Founded in December 1994, Spectrum UK is an independent sales and marketing organization, with the specific purpose to provide market and demand creation services for leading semiconductor manufacturers. During the seven years of its existence Spectrum UK has evolved and now represents such leading semiconductor firms as Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). , Halo Electronics, Microsemi Corporation, Marvell Technologies and SanDisk Corporation. The nationwide wide sales force, totaling eleven, works intimately with their customers to achieve "design wins". The sales force is complimented by an internal sales operation, product management team and field applications support. Spectrum UK is a true extension of the manufacturer's sales and marketing team. The relationship with distribution partners is key to the overall success of the business. Spectrum UK is heavily involved with major distribution groups throughout the UK and Ireland. In parallel, the Spectrum group is now active in five European countries, namely, Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland and the UK. Strategies and plans are in place to further increase the coverage of European countries. For additional information about Spectrum UK contact: Nigel Watts Managing Director, Northern Europe Spectrum UK 5 Willows Gate, Stoke Lyne Road Stratton Audley, Bicester Oxfordshire OX27 9BU United Kingdom Phone: 44 (0) 1869 276 100 Fax: 44 (0) 1869 277 800 Email: nigel@spectrumEUgroup.com www.spectrumuk.com Except for those statements that report the Company's historical results, the statements being made are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations include the following: economic conditions in the market generally and in the semiconductor industry specifically, volatility in supply and demand affecting revenues and market prices, price and availability of silicon foundry See foundry. , assembly and test subcontract capacity required to meet financial targets and/or meet backlog requirements, risks and delays associated with bringing up new production capabilities with deliveries from subcontractors, timing and market acceptance of new products, increased expenses associated with new product introductions or process changes, delays in developing or achieving volume production of new products, which can result in delays or failure to contribute to revenues and profits, ability of the Company to maintain its customer and vendor base and delays in and/or inability in raising additional capital. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained under the heading "Certain Factors That May Affect the Company's Future Results of Operations" listed from time to time in Catalyst's SEC reports including but not limited to the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended April 30, 2001 and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarters ended July 31, 2001, and October 31, 2001. Editor Note: DPP(TM) is a trademark of Catalyst Semiconductor. SPI(TM) is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. I2C is a trademark of Philips. Microwire(TM) is a trademark of National Semiconductor. In I2C the 2 is superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). 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