SMSC Showcases High-Speed Serial Solutions Addressing Communications and Computing Convergence at the Intel Developer Forum.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003

Standard Microsystems Corporation (Nasdaq: SMSC) will demonstrate the key benefits of its USB, networking and mobile product lines at this year's Intel(R) Developer Forum (IDF), September 16 - 18 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. The SMSC booth is located at 820.

"IDF represents one of the industry's key opportunities to demonstrate our expertise in designing technology that promotes ease of use and faster time-to-market for products developed by the Intel architecture developer community, and the broader worldwide technology community," said Robert Hollingsworth, senior vice president of sales & marketing at SMSC. "The event also inspires tremendous collaborative thinking among a cross section of industry innovators, including SMSC, participating in development efforts driving the evolution of powerful standards such as PCI-Express."

According to Jeff Ravencraft, chairman for USB Implementers Forum and Intel technology initiatives manager, "SMSC is well positioned for this year's focus on the convergence of computing and communications with its diverse focus on accelerating connectivity through high-speed serial interfaces, including USB 2.0 and PCI-Express, as well as non-PCI embedded Ethernet solutions."

Serving the USB mass storage and hub markets, the USB97C223, a high-speed flash media controller, as well as the USB20H04, a bus-powered, high-speed USB hub controller, will be available for demonstrations. SMSC's USB97C223, the industry's first 9-in-1 controller that is a single-chip solution, supports the most popular flash memory devices. Both the USB97C223 and the USB20H04 have been certified as fully compliant with the Universal Implementers Forum's USB 2.0 specification. In addition, both devices have been added to the Microsoft(R) list of WHQL certified solutions.

SMSC will also be showing its LPC47M262, a Super I/O (SIO) with Automatic Fan Control support for Grantsdale generation desktop PCs, and the LAN91C111, a mixed-signal 10/100 Non-PCI Ethernet MAC+PHY chip.

About SMSC

SMSC provides Real World Connectivity(TM) solutions for high-speed communication and computing applications. Leveraging a broad intellectual property portfolio, the company thrives at the intersection of software, silicon and customized OEM applications. Through the integration of its leading-edge digital, mixed-signal and analog functionality and software expertise, SMSC delivers complete solutions that monitor and manage computing systems and connect peripherals to computers and to one another.

The company is the world's leading provider of Advanced Input/Output (I/O) hardware and software solutions ranging from legacy PC I/O to leading-edge system management functionality. Through high-speed serial interfaces, including USB 2.0 and embedded Ethernet, SMSC delivers faster and higher-bandwidth peripheral connections for a wide range of products such as memory card readers, mass storage devices, digital cameras and keyboards and enables innovative high-speed networking functionality for consumer electronics, set-top boxes, printers, car navigation systems, cellular base stations, and more.

SMSC, a fabless semiconductor supplier, is based in Hauppauge, New York and maintains offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Taiwan, Japan, Europe and China. SMSC operates engineering design centers in Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Hauppauge, NY and Austin, TX. More information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.smsc.com.

Standard Microsystems and SMSC are registered trademarks, and Real World Connectivity is a trademark, of Standard Microsystems Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Product names and company names are trademarks of their respective holders.