Leading Notebook PC and Handset Original Design Manufacturer Selects Analog Devices Edge Wireless Chipset.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004

Quanta Computer, Inc. to use Analog Devices' SoftFone chipsets to

power its new EDGE devices.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in semiconductors used in signal processing applications, announced today that Quanta Computer, Inc. (2382.TW/2382 TT) has selected its wireless terminal chipsets for Quanta's new EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution) device. Quanta Computer, Inc. (QCI) is the world's leading PC notebook and handset original design manufacturer (ODM) and supplies its solutions to companies such as Siemens, Toshiba, Dell and more. ADI's Blackfin(R) SoftFone(R) for EDGE platform will power Quanta's new line of handset devices for the EDGE standard.

Built on the existing GSM standard and infrastructure, EDGE is designed to deliver data at rates over 200 kilobits per second and enables the delivery of multimedia and other broadband applications to mobile phone and computer users. ADI's SoftFone chipset adds EDGE capabilities to Quanta's new designs, along with added benefits such as ease of use, flexibility, low power consumption and high performance. ADI's Blackfin SoftFone for EDGE Platform was the world's first open-market EDGE chipset and is completely RAM-based, allowing Quanta to easily customize user features and options entirely in software for a wide range of phones, while incorporating breakthrough advancements in power consumption, cost and size. In addition, the platform is based on ADI's Blackfin Processor, which combines best-in-class digital signal processing performance with microcontroller functionality in a single instruction-set architecture to deliver the industry's highest performance for a low-power embedded processor. ADI's Blackfin Processor provides the signal processing performance and low power consumption required for advanced portable devices, while providing the processing power needed to run multimedia applications such as high quality audio, video and streaming media without the need to incorporate a separate applications processor.

"EDGE is the first real technology that enables effective deployment on existing GSM networks for compelling applications such as multimedia transfer from mobile-to-mobile or video download. As an existing provider of camera phones, it is a natural move for Quanta to develop EDGE multimedia devices," said Georges Boulloy, senior vice president, wireless business unit of Quanta.

"In the past few months, we have seen a tremendous upsurge in the demand for EDGE handsets and ODMs such as Quanta will play a key role in enabling the fast adoption of this technology," said Christian Kermarrec, vice president, RF and wireless systems, Analog Devices, Inc. "Quanta is widely recognized as the world's leading PC notebook manufacturer and handset ODM, and today's announcement will be especially beneficial to handset brands looking for the fastest path to developing an EDGE product. ADI's chipsets have powered Quanta's GSM/GPRS handsets for years and the company migrated to our EDGE terminal chipsets because of their ease of use and unsurpassed levels of performance, flexibility and support."

"It is clear that EDGE has significant market momentum and the availability of EDGE-capable handsets is becoming a critical factor in deployment," said Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts. "The partnership between Quanta and ADI can help meet the market need because, as an experienced ODM, Quanta can enable branded handset companies who have been late to invest in EDGE to now get products to the market quickly."

Quanta new line of EDGE-capable devices featuring ADI's Blackfin SoftFone for EDGE chipset will be available by the end of 2004.

About Analog Devices' Wireless Terminal Chipsets

As a leading supplier of components to the GSM industry since 1990, Analog Devices has built a portfolio of solutions for mobile devices that leverages high-performance analog and DSP core technology. As customer needs have evolved, ADI's wireless terminal product portfolio has evolved from DSPs and analog building-block components, to sophisticated digital baseband processors, advanced analog and mixed- signal data conversion, power management, radio frequency ICs and power amplifiers, and ultimately to today's complete chipsets and reference designs. These products include a number of industry firsts such as the Othello(R) family--the world's first open-market direct conversion radio chipset; and Analog Devices' SoftFone platform, the first RAM-based digital baseband processor, which enables wireless terminal device manufacturers to easily customize user features and options entirely in software, while incorporating breakthrough advancements in power consumption, cost and size. In addition, Analog Devices was the first ever to achieve Full Type Approval with open-market GSM and GPRS baseband processors and continues to achieve this success generation after generation. Analog Devices' wireless chipsets leverage the company's 38 years of high-performance signal processing expertise and are designed with a unique systems understanding approach. This approach is part of the reason why ADI's wireless chipsets power many leading mobile device manufacturers and brands worldwide such as LG, Quanta, Research In Motion (RIM), Sharp, Siemens, Sierra Wireless, TCL, and many more. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.analog.com.

About Quanta Computer, Inc.

Quanta Computer, Taiwan's largest notebook PC maker, designs and manufactures notebook computers for global brands such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Gateway and is a major player in mobile phones for international brand names. Quanta is also the largest notebook PC manufacturer worldwide in terms of the number of notebook PCs manufactured from 2002. The company employs more than 18,000 people worldwide with more than 2,500 engineering team.

About Analog Devices, Inc.

Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index.

Blackfin, SoftFone and Othello are registered trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners.