Intrinsity Wins Processor of the Year Honors; FastMATH Named Best Extreme Processor of 2002.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2003

Intrinsity's 2 GHz FastMATH(TM) Adaptive Signal Processor has received the Analysts' Choice award for Best Extreme Processor for 2002 by In-Stat/MDR, publisher of The Microprocessor Report.

The Analysts' Choice Awards recognize excellence in microprocessor innovation and design. While the FastMATH processor outperformed all other devices, it was also cited as "the most complete product in the category." This quote recognizes the system-level benefits that the FastMATH processor brings to designers of wireless base-stations, medical imaging systems and other high-performance, real-time signal processing applications. These customers are now able to benefit from the multi-GHz speed of desktop processors, delivered with the integration, features and industry-standard tools required for embedded processor designs.

"Real-time system problems that used to be solved with hard-to-program, power-inefficient FPGAs can now be solved with software running on our general purpose FastMATH processor," stated Paul Nixon, president and chief executive officer, Intrinsity. "This award from Microprocessor Report, the leading authority on the microprocessor industry, is validation that for real-time signal processing Intrinsity has a new, exciting and better solution to offer designers. It is an honor to be recognized alongside the giants in the processor industry."

The FastMATH microprocessor uses a 2 GHz, MIPS(R)-based architecture with matrix and vector math processing capabilities to deliver six times the performance of the fastest DSPs on common, math-intensive operations. Intrinsity is a member of the EDN Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC), and FastMATH has delivered the highest telecom benchmark performance of any processor. The unsurpassed programmable performance in real-time and adaptive signal-processing applications allows designers to replace expensive FPGAs or other hard-to-program alternatives with a fully-programmable device that uses industry-standard MIPS development tools.

In addition to Microprocessor Reports Analyst Choice Award, the FastMATH processor has also won 2002 Product of the Year honors from the AnalogZone in the wireless network category.

About Intrinsity:

Intrinsity, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company enabling the creation of more powerful, real-time and intelligent embedded systems. Founded in May 1997 with headquarters in Austin, Texas, and offices in Boston, England, and Japan, Intrinsity has introduced 2 GHz processors for embedded markets with the programmable performance needed to replace expensive hardware with flexible software. For more information about the company, visit its Web site at www.intrinsity.com.

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