Creative Lab's New Graphics Blaster Series of Multimedia Cards Use Cirrus Logic Graphics Accelerators; Accelerators Enable Breakthrough Price/Performance.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 1996--Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) announced today that Creative Labs, Inc. has chosen Cirrus Logic to supply the 64-bit accelerators (the CL-GD5462 and CL-GD5446 VisualMedia(TM) accelerators) for their new Graphics Blaster(TM) series of multimedia accelerator cards.

Introduced this week, Creative's new Cirrus Logic-based Graphics Blaster cards offer consumers the best-quality video and graphics available at breakthrough prices ranging from $99 to $199.

"We're very pleased that Creative Labs, the recognized leader in multimedia consumer products, has mapped our accelerator products into the roadmap for their new Graphics Blaster family of cards," said Jim Fontaine, vice president of product marketing for Cirrus Logic's Graphics Company. "Their unrivaled success in brand recognition among PC consumers and retailers makes them a strong channel partner and we look forward to a long-term relationship.

"Cirrus Logic's VisualMedia accelerators are designed to provide unbeatable-quality, high-performance, full-motion, full-screen video playback and high-resolution graphics. With their optimized support for Microsoft's Direct X APIs, these chips are ideal for driving the full range of today's multimedia applications."

"Cirrus Logic's 64-bit accelerator technology allows us to provide high-performance graphics and high-quality video to our customers at very affordable price points," said Jim Carlton, product marketing manager for Creative Labs. "With Cirrus Logic's products, we know we're getting accelerators that deliver exceptional multimedia experiences."

The CL-GD5462 Laguna controller, used in Creative's top-of-the-line Graphics Blaster MA302 card, is the first accelerator to use a high-performance memory architecture from Rambus to support state-of-the-art video applications. The chip provides 500 megabytes-per-second of memory bandwidth capacity and features an integrated 170 MHz RAMDAC, allowing it to simultaneously display multiple video windows running at 30 frames per second along with 1600 x 1200 graphics resolution.

Also just introduced, the Graphics Blaster MA202 and MA201, both use Cirrus Logic's CL-GD5446 Alpine VisualMedia accelerator in 2MB EDO DRAM and upgradeable 1MB EDO DRAM configurations, respectively. The chip provides superb graphics and video performance, and features a flexible interface that supports easy expandability and extensibility for such multimedia peripherals as digital cameras and MPEG decoders.

Cirrus Logic's VisualMedia accelerators are fully integrated graphics solutions that perform all image processing functions including interpolated X and Y scaling, color space conversion and chroma keying.

Headquartered in Fremont, Cirrus Logic Inc. is a leading manufacturer of advanced integrated circuits for the desktop and portable computing, telecommunications, and consumer electronics markets. Additional information about Cirrus Logic and its subsidiaries can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.cirrus.com/ or via fax-on-demand at 800/359-6414 (dial 510/249-4200 from outside the United States). -0-

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