IDT Announces Broad BIOS Support for the IDT WinChip C6 Microprocessor.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1997-- IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology Brands New Processor as IDT WinChip C6 to Demonstrate Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Design Focus and Compatibility Integrated Device Technology IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California and operating a fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components. , Inc. (IDT) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IDTI IDTI Integrated Device Technology Inc ) announced BIOS support for its recently introduced IDT WinChip(TM) C6(TM) microprocessor from American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI), Phoenix Technologies and SystemSoft Corporation. These companies join Award Software International Incorporated, which has supported the IDT WinChip C6 microprocessor since June 1997. "Unanimous support from our industry s BIOS elite arrives in parallel with initial shipments of the IDT WinChip C6 processor at 180 MHz and 200 MHz speeds, and the announcement of 225 MHz and 240 MHz parts," said Joe Baranowski, vice president of sales and marketing for Centaur Technology Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDT. "The IDT WinChip C6 processor is optimized to deliver competitive system-level performance for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) users and carries the Designed for Windows(R) 95 logo," said Jamal Haider, director of marketing for Centaur Technology. "Our WinChip branding effort reflects the positioning of the IDT WinChip C6 processor as the first in a family of Windows optimized processors and provides generic identification for Windows compatibility." Support From Leading BIOS Vendors Award Software International "Award Software was pleased to provide immediate support for the IDT WinChip C6 microprocessor product line," said Laurent Gharda, Award Software's vice president of marketing. "Award Software's core EliteBIOS has supported this processor line since June of this year, and can be deployed with MPCAccess(TM) for managed PCs, allowing IT professionals to support users with remote diagnostics, repair and system management capabilities." AMI "As one of the initial developers, AMI is pleased to provide support for the IDT WinChip C6 in it's AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System 97 version 6.27.02 and newer for desktop and mobile platforms," said Mark Huffman, American Megatrends' software sales manager. "In addition, a few benefits of the implementation in AMIBIOS include FlexBoot, QuickBoot, ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. , PC97 / 98, and System Manageability functions." Systemsoft "The IDT WinChip C6 brings new price/performance capabilities to the x86 processor market," said Stephen J. Gentile, vice president of marketing for SystemSoft s Platform Products Group. "OEMs worldwide depend on SystemSoft s BIOS software to bring added flexibility and functionality to their designs. SystemSoft is working with Centaur to bring this same capability to PCs based on the IDT WinChip C6 processor." Phoenix Technologies "The Phoenix BIOS product family detects the IDT WinChip C6 processor, which allows it to drop into Socket 7 compatible implementations today," said Steve Andler, vice president of marketing for Phoenix Technologies. Socket 7 Compatibility & Industry Approvals The IDT WinChip C6 processor has been tested for compatibility by Microsoft s Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) A Microsoft facility that provides testing services for hardware and drivers for compliance with its operating systems. WHQL administers various logos that compliant vendors may reprint on their packages. ). Every IDT WinChip C6 processor will carry the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo. The processor has also received XXCAL (www.xxcal.com) Platinum certification. This provides assurance that the IDT WinChip C6 processor is compatible with software and hardware products used by major corporations and end users throughout the world. The processor runs all leading operating systems including Windows 95, Windows NT(R), Windows 3.x, MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. (R), Novell(R) NetWare, OS/2 Warp, Unix(R), Linux and Solaris(TM) as well as other software packages and the latest MMX- enabled multimedia applications. "IDT's WinChip C6 processor has qualified for XXCAL Testing Laboratories Platinum Certification," said Troy Sukert, vice president of XXCAL. "XXCAL, has found the IDT WinChip C6 processor to be 100 percent compatible with leading hardware and software products used by corporations and the general community of PC users," added Sukert. The IDT WinChip C6 processor is offered in a 296 Ceramic Pin Grid Array (hardware, processor) Ceramic Pin Grid Array - (CPGA) A form of Pin Grid Array package used by Cyrix III processors. Compare PPGA and FC-PGA. (CPGA (Ceramic PGA) See PGA. CPGA - Ceramic Pin Grid Array ), Socket 7 compatible package, which enables PC manufacturers to leverage the established and cost-effective (Socket 7) motherboard, chipset and BIOS infrastructure. About Award Software International Award Software is the leader in BIOS shipments with a 60 percent x86-based desktop and server market share worldwide. Every PC must have a BIOS, the software component without which the computer will not work. Award Software continues to expand its research and development efforts to create innovative new products for the growing computer and embedded systems industries. Corporate headquarters are in Mountain View, Calif. and the company has offices in North Andover, Mass., Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. For more information, e-mail info@award.com . About SystemSoft SystemSoft is the pioneer in system-level software, connectivity, and problem-resolution technologies. SystemSoft licenses its products primarily to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ), including manufacturers of PCs, and independent software and hardware vendors. Its customers include Acer, Apple Computer, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. Computer, Compaq, Dell Computer Corp., Digital Equipment Corporation, Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , and Toshiba. Based in Natick, Mass., SystemSoft employs more than 250 at its headquarters and in offices in Boulder, Colo.; Santa Clara, Calif.; Oxnard, Calif.; Yokohama, Japan; and Taipei, Taiwan. Information on SystemSoft products and services is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.systemsoft.com . About AMI As a core technology provider, American Megatrends specializes in developing superior, system level technologies including desktop BIOS, mobile BIOS, RAID products, motherboards, and utilities. For additional information, AMI can be reached at 800/U-BUY-AMI or 770/246-8600 and on the World Wide Web at http://www.ami.com . About Phoenix Technologies Phoenix Technologies is the leading innovator and supplier of enabling software and services fundamental to personal computers, servers, peripherals and information appliances. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Phoenix Technologies is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (Nasdaq:PTEC PTEC Pinellas Technical Education Centers (Clearwater, FL) PTEC Pharmacy Technician Educators Council PTEC Psychiatric Technician PTEC Plastics Technical Evaluation Center PTEC Page Table Edit Control ) with offices worldwide including Tokyo, Taipei, London, Munich and Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . Information on Phoenix Technologies products is available at: www.phoenix.com . About Centaur Centaur Technology Inc., an Austin, Texas-based microprocessor design and development company, was founded in 1995 by Glenn Henry, previously of MIPS Technologies, Dell Computer and IBM. More information on the company and products can be found at http://www.winchip.com . About IDT IDT enables a digitally-connected world - delivering innovative, high-performance, integrated circuits and modules to its key markets: data and telecommunications equipment, including routers, hubs, switches, and cellular base stations; personal computers; and shared network devices, including workstations, servers, and printers. IDT's product mix consists of advanced communications products and specialty memories, high-speed SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory , and high-performance logic and microprocessors. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with manufacturing facilities located in California and Oregon, IDT employs approximately 4,600 people worldwide. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol "IDTI." More information on IDT and its products can be found at http://www.idt.com and fax on demand services by calling 1-800-9-IDT-FAX. Forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, product demand, pricing, patent and other intellectual property rights of third parties, timely development and supply of new products, and other risk factors detailed in the Company s Securities and Exchange Commission Filings. Actual results may differ materially from the Company s projections. IDT WinChip and C6 are trademarks of Integrated Device Technology Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation; MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Centaur Technology, Inc. and Integrated Device Technology, Inc. disclaim any proprietary interest in the trademarks of others. CONTACT: Fleishman Hillard (MEDIA) Andy Lark: 214/665-1312 larka@fleishman.com or Centaur Technology (MEDIA) Jamal Haider, 408/492-8623 haider@centtech.com or IDT (FINANCIAL) Brian Boisseree, 408/654-6616 boisseree@idt.com |
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