Conexant's Dual-Band, Multimode Solution Achieves Wi-Fi Alliance WMM Power Save Certification; New Power Management Techniques Extend Battery Life for Mobile and Handheld Devices.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its 802.11a/b/g dual-band, multimode WorldRadio(TM) solution has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) under the group's new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) for WMM(TM) (Wi-Fi Multimedia) Power Save certification program. WMM Power Save includes several features that extend the operating time of battery-operated mobile devices such as multimedia cellular phones, enterprise handsets, PDAs, and digital cameras. Conexant's chips will also be used by the WFA to validate other products attempting to achieve WMM Power Save certification. The Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of multi-vendor wireless local area networking (WLAN) products, providing consumers with the assurance that their Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products will work together seamlessly.

"Voice, video and audio applications running on mobile and handheld devices require increasingly robust power management features to maintain high performance and prolong battery life," said Chee Kwan, vice president and general manager of Conexant's Wireless Networking business. "WMM Power Save techniques deliver a significant improvement in power consumption, which is a key issue for many of our customers. Earning this notable certification gives them an added level of confidence that our products conform to industry interoperability and performance standards."

Conexant's WorldRadio includes the company's innovative PowerSave power management technology, which significantly reduces power consumption. The combination of this technology and WMM Power Save features will help drive the proliferation of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices. For more information about WMM Power Save, a whitepaper called "WMM Power Save for Mobile and Portable Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Devices" is available at www.wi-fi.org.

Conexant offers an extensive suite of WLAN solutions including IEEE 802.11a/b/g and dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) chipsets, firmware, software, drivers and reference designs. These wireless networking solutions are used by the world's leading telecom, networking and computer companies in a wide range of products including access points/routers, client cards, desktops, notebooks, PDAs, digital cameras, MP3 players and other handheld networking appliances. They are available as standalone solutions or offered in conjunction with Conexant's DSL and cable modem semiconductor system solutions, voice over IP (VoIP) chipsets and home network processors.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association of more than 200 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance's testing and certification programs ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11 specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program in March 2000, more than 2,000 products have been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM), encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise markets.

About Conexant

Conexant's innovative semiconductor solutions are driving broadband communications and digital home networks worldwide. The company has leveraged its expertise and leadership position in modem technologies to enable more Internet connections than all of its competitors combined, and continues to develop highly integrated silicon solutions for broadband data and media processing networks.

Key products include client-side xDSL and cable modem solutions, home network processors, broadcast video encoders and decoders, digital set-top box components and systems solutions, and dial-up modems. Conexant's suite of networking components includes a leadership portfolio of IEEE 802.11a/b/g-compliant WLAN chipsets, software and reference designs, as well as solutions for applications based on HomePlug(TM) and HomePNA(TM). The company also offers a complete line of asymmetric and symmetric DSL central office solutions, which are used by service providers worldwide to deliver broadband data, voice, and video over copper telephone lines.

Conexant is a fabless semiconductor company that recorded more than $720 million in revenues in fiscal year 2005. The company has approximately 2,400 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, please visit us at www.conexant.com.

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