Ramtron Appoints Japan Sales Director.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq:RMTR), a leading supplier of specialty semiconductor memory products, announced today the appointment of Mr. Shoji Hayase as Japan Sales Director. Mr. Hayase will be responsible for the sales and promotion of Ramtron's FRAM and EDRAM products throughout Japan. Additional responsibilities include building and leading Ramtron's Japan sales network of representatives and distributors.

"Hayase-san brings to Ramtron a proven track record of building sales teams and growing revenues at leading semiconductor companies such as Philips, ST Microelectronics, Xicor, NEC, and AMD," said Steve Magno, Ramtron's vice president of worldwide sales. "His ability to lead successful, customer-conscious sales organizations should help retain existing customers and win new ones in the highly-competitive Japan market."

Shoji Hayase comes to Ramtron from the Japan offices of Semtech where he served as senior marketing manager. He previously held marketing and sales management positions at Philips Semiconductor Japan K.K. and ST Microelectronics K.K. Prior to ST Microelectronics, he served as general manger for nonvolatile semiconductor memory maker, Xicor in Japan. Mr. Hayase is an engineering graduate of Yattsushiro National College of Technology.

For more information about the worldwide sales offices of Ramtron go to http://www.ramtron.com/sales/saleshome.htm

About Ramtron

Ramtron develops and markets patented FRAM memories, a new generation of semiconductor memory that combines high-performance and low-power operation with the ability to store data in the absence of power. Due to the product's unique advantages, FRAM memories are expected to revolutionize a variety of electronic consumer and industrial designs. Ramtron also develops and markets ultra-high-performance memory products through its subsidiary, Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc.

For more information about Ramtron and its products, contact: Communications Department, Ramtron International Corporation, 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 80921. Telephone is 719-481-7000 or 800-545-FRAM (3726); FAX is 719-481-7058; e-mail address is [e-mail]. Homepage is http://www.ramtron.com.

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