PTSC's IGNITE I Microplatform Introduced At 2001 International CES in Sun's Connected Lifestyle Showcase.

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001

PTSC (Patriot Scientific Corp.) (OTCBB:PTSC), developer of the IGNITE I(TM)family of microprocessors, will be demonstrating with Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW) and Cyberonix Inc. an integrated system designed for Mitsubishi Electric  Automation Inc. that utilizes the PTSC IGNITE I Microplatform.

2001 International CES is held in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2001.

Sun Microsystems' exhibit, the Connected Lifestyle Showcase, displays innovative products and technologies for home management, travel and entertainment, wireless communications, financial services and space exploration that will change the way people live, work and play. PTSC is among the leading industry associates Sun has selected to be included in their showcase. PTSC, along with other associates, is a member of the Open Service Gateways Initiative (OSGi), a consortium of over one hundred Fortune 100 companies working together to facilitate communication between various Internet appliances. The Travel Area of the showcase includes the first OSGi gateway-enabled devices running in a car that communicates externally both to an OSGi-compatible gas pump and a service station operator console, all powered by PTSC's IGNITE I.

"We are more than pleased to be a participant in this first dynamic presentation of an OSGi application," said Bruce Khavar, president and CEO of Cyberonix. "This is an extraordinary opportunity to illustrate the way companies with varying technologies can work together in co-creating a complete application to benefit both business and the consumer." Khavar continued, "Cyberonix developed an eGasStation(TM) control system with PTSC providing a low-cost, OSGi-compliant gateway platform. We are particularly pleased to be working with PTSC as they debut their IGNITE I technology to the electronics industry."

Dick Blum, president of PTSC, explained, "We first presented the IGNITE I at the Sun(TM) Dot Com Home Show, a series of five seminars held nationally. We demonstrated how the IGNITE I enabled an OSGi-compliant gateway in a setting appropriate for consumers' home applications." Blum elaborated, "At the Consumer Electronics Show, PTSC will be a major component in a live presentation of the interconnectivity and fluid delivery of services that will significantly impact and improve consumers' lifestyles."

Dr. Patrick Nunally, vice president of business development for PTSC, explained, "The show in Las Vegas is the first time in trade show history that the IGNITE I Microplatform will be presented to the electronics industry embedded into a finished product. We are grateful to Sun for their vision in creating the Connected Lifestyle Showcase. This is an ideal opportunity for PTSC's IGNITE I to be demonstrated functioning in an integrated business/consumer product," concluded Dr. Nunally.

The Connected Lifestyles Showcase will be presented, by invitation only, in the Exhibit Room Complex of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Founded in 1987, PTSC designs, markets and manufactures advanced microprocessor technology aimed at the World Wide Web and Internet appliances as well as traditional embedded systems markets. For more information on PTSC, visit http://www.ptsc.com.

About Cyberonix Inc.

Cyberonix, a Berkeley, Calif.-based consulting and engineering firm, was formed to address the needs of today's global corporations for reliable computing from the factory floor to the board room. Founded on the philosophy that Java technology is the great enabler for delivering solutions to today's problems while allowing the integration of legacy environments, Cyberonix uses the Java platform exclusively to solve its customers' enterprise-wide automation and control problems. Cyberonix provides Fortune 500 customers with solutions that span from factory control and manufacturing execution systems all the way up to corporate information systems.

Sun and Sun Microsystems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other countries. eGasStation is a trademark of Cyberonix Inc. IGNITE I is a trademark of Patriot Scientific Corp.

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