REMINDER/eSilicon Corporation, Gartner Dataquest: Executive Breakfast/Webcast `How Will the New Fabless ASIC Trend Affect You?'.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

REMINDER... for Wednesday, April 18

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

      Presented by eSilicon Corporation, Gartner Dataquest and CMP
Media's EDTN.
    Date: April 18, 2001
    Time: 7:30 a.m. (PDT) registration;
          8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (PDT) Breakfast/Discussion
    Location: Techmart, 5201 Great America Parkway,
     Santa Clara, CA, USA

    Moderator: Bryan Lewis, Chief Analyst, Dataquest
    Panelists:
      Mike Hackworth, Chairman, Cirrus Logic Corporation Jack Harding,
Chairman, President and CEO, eSilicon Corporation Chris King, Vice
President and General Manager, IBM Microelectronics Bill McLean,
President, US Operations, Parthus Technologies Mike Pawlik, Vice
President, Corporate Marketing, TSMC Steve Della Rocchetta, Executive
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Silterra

      Format: Bryan Lewis will lead a panel discussion which will define
the new fabless ASIC model, explore its ramifications on the ASIC
industry, and allow attendees to probe further by meeting and
interacting with the panelists.

      Abstract: The ASIC industry, like many other parts of the
microelectronics segment, is moving toward a fabless model. This trend
is giving rise to a new breed of ASIC company. High quality IC design
and manufacturing capability, coupled with the power of the Internet,
create an opportunity to deliver a fundamentally new experience in
ASIC design and procurement.

      Who Should Attend: Senior engineering and corporate executives

      Complimentary Registration Event/Webcast: www.esilicon.com
      Complimentary copy of Gartner's recently published fabless ASIC
report ($795 value) available at the event only.