IXYS Reports Major Success For Its Remote Temperature Sensor IC Used As A Medical Screen In The Fight Against The Spread Of SARS.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003 IXYS Corporation (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 : SYXI) announced today that it has received additional substantial orders for its MX805 system on a chip (SOC) wireless temperature sense IC from one of its customers, who is a technology leader in temperature sensing instruments. The MX805, with nearly one million units already deployed, is the primary display and control IC used in portable and handheld "contact-less" thermometers that are used to sense temperature without touching the target. Such instruments find popular use as diagnostic tools in automotive, food safety and service, fire safety and protection, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free service and maintenance, industrial machinery maintenance, quality process control, electrical power distribution monitoring and other applications. "Recently these instruments that use our chip have been deployed worldwide, as a medical screen in the fight against the spread of SARS, by monitoring visitors and passengers as they pass through entry gates or board airplanes," said Bob DeCaro, General Manager of IXYS' Clare Micronix division. "We are proud that we were chosen to develop this second generation temperature sensor SOC that includes the display driver, and is basically a highly accurate and wide temperature range instrument on a chip. We provide our customer a flexible world-class solution, offering superior performance at an attractive price." The Clare Micronix division of IXYS designs and produces high performance analog and mixed signal ICs. Micronix has produced over 300 application specific integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) and application specific standard products (ASSP (Application Specific Standard Part) An ASIC chip that is designed as a generic device for a particular market. Whereas an ASIC is typically used only by its creator, ASSPs are used by many different companies in the design of their products. See ASIC. ) for the display, telecommunications, industrial, power management and medical diagnostics markets. In the display markets, Micronix is a leader in the development of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. Driver ICs for the next generation flat panel displays A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time for cell phones, automotive, handheld computers and e-books. IXYS Corporation develops and markets primarily high performance power semiconductor devices that are used in controlling and converting electrical power efficiently in power systems for the telecommunication and internet infrastructure, motor drives, medical systems and transportation. IXYS also serves its markets with a combination of digital and analog integrated circuits. Additional information about IXYS Corporation and its subsidiaries can be found at www.ixys.com and about Micronix at www.claremicronix.com. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including the suitability of products for various applications, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including its Annual 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 March 31, 2003. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. |
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