MAI LOGIC LICENSES IBM ELASTIC INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY.

Mai Logic, Incorporated, a global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions, is licensing IBM's ultra-high speed PowerPC 970 Elastic Interface technology. Mai Logic plans to incorporate IBM's Elastic Interface technology within its Articia I chipset and Teron I series system product offerings, working hand-in-hand with the PowerPC 970 microprocessors to help improve the performance of next generation embedded applications in consumer electronics, multimedia, storage, main-stream computing, servers and networking application for consumer, industrial and military implementations.

"IBM's latest licensing agreement with Mai Logic demonstrates the continuing momentum of the PowerPC 970 family in the market," said Mark Ireland, manager of PowerPC Strategy and Business Development, IBM Microelectronics. "Our relationship enables IBM to provide Mai Logic with the latest, most innovative microprocessor core technology for their products while in turn, driving momentum for the PowerPC architecture in the embedded space."

"IBM's PowerPC 970 architecture provides us with tremendous flexibility," said Jason Hou, CEO of Mai Logic. "We plan to utilize the Elastic Interface technology with Articia I to expand our leading-edge Articia family roadmap for a variety of compelling products which span several of our target markets that require optimal performance, low-power consumption, low-cost 64-bit capabilities. The technology will be a significant asset in our portfolio as we move forward."

Mai Logic's Articia I System Controller and Teron I Series Systems

Mai Logic's feature-rich Articia I supports IBM PowerPC 970 microprocessor, DDR 2 memory interface and other advanced peripheral interfaces such as PCI Express and PCI-X. The combination of IBM PowerPC 970's performance speeds, the ultra high speed Elastic I/O technology and Mai Logic's AGP 8X compatible Articia I chipset represents a formidable solution in the embedded markets, particularly those requiring high resolution graphics such as multimedia, gaming, medical and aerospace industries. With built-in MPEG4 accelerator and TV decoder designed for developing integrated graphic and video subsystems, Articia I is well positioned to bridge the gap between the computer and the television as the worlds of entertainment and computing converge. Articia I is also equipped with self-repairing and self-testing functions to ensure performance stability.

The PowerPC 970 + Articia I based Teron I series solutions provide system developers scalability and synthesizability to meet the ever-increasing performance demands of future-generation devices, accelerate time-to-market, and minimize overall complexity. Samples of the Articia I chipsets, Teron I series systems, and PowerPC 970 processor are expected to be available in early second quarter of 2004.

IBM's PowerPC 970 Microprocessor

The PowerPC 970 is a high-performance 64-bit microprocessor for use in a variety of applications, including desktops, workstations, servers and communications products. The chip is derived from IBM's POWER4 server processor to provide high performance and additional function for users. It is designed for manipulating data in larger, 64-bit chunks and accelerating compute-intensive workloads, like multimedia and graphics, through specialized circuitry known as a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit.

About Mai Logic, Incorporated

Mai Logic, Inc. is a global semiconductor provider of bus-interface controller circuits, embedded platforms and total system solutions. With more than 60 US and International invention patents granted and 100 more pending in the fields of IC, security, and systems design engineering, Mai Logic, through demonstrated cost-effective advanced technology offerings, has established itself as a proven technology powerhouse. Mai Logic's innovations include: Intelligent Memory (iMemory), which enables industry's first in-field DRAM fault detection and real-time fault recovery without the need of a system reboot; Control Pipeline allowing flexible timing on various system clocks and low power consumption; Genetic Computing for high-level security and privacy; and Floating Buffer to achieve a true concurrent system.

Mai Logic, incorporated in California, is part of the Atum Group in Taipei. The Group has design and development operations in Fremont Ca and Taipei and Beijing, with Marketing and Sales support world wide.

Mai Logic can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.mai.com/.

For more information, call 510/656-0100.