Samsung Sweeps the Board With Intel DDR200/266 Validations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

-- Samsung leads industry in Intel DDR200/266 validations

-- Samsung leads in Intel DDR200/266 SDRAM component-level validation by ratio
of 16 to 6

-- Samsung leads in Intel DDR200/266 registered DIMM system-level validation by
ratio of 13 to 5

-- Samsung leads in Intel DDR200/266 unbuffered DIMM system-level validation by
ratio of 19 to 4

-- Samsung leads in Intel DDR200/266 unbuffered SO-DIMM system-level
validations

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., the world's leader in advanced semiconductor memory technology, today announced that out of 139 DDR200/266 devices and modules validated by Intel to-date, Samsung leads the industry with 51 devices and modules fully validated, or 37 percent of the total validations.

"DDR is a crucial element of Samsung's global memory strategy," said Tom Quinn, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.'s vice president of marketing. "These data confirm that Samsung provides the growing DDR market with the fastest and widest range of customer solutions available."

Specifically, Samsung leads the industry in the number of Intel fully validated DDR SDRAM devices in the DDR200/266 speed range by a ratio of 16 to 6. Out of a total of 42 devices validated by Intel to date, Samsung leads with 16 fully validated DDR SDRAM devices in densities from 128Mb to 512Mb. The next closest vendor has six validated devices. The average of all vendors validated, excluding Samsung, is only four. For details please see:

DDR200/266 SDRAM component-level validation results:

developer.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/valid/dram _results.htm

Samsung also leads the industry in terms of DDR200/266 registered DIMM memory modules fully validated by Intel at the system-level by a ratio of 13 to 5. Out of a total of 36 modules validated by Intel to date, Samsung leads with 13 fully validated DDR SDRAM modules in densities from 128MB to 1GB, including a 1GB low profile module specifically targeted at server applications. The next closest vendor has five validated modules. The average of all vendors validated, excluding Samsung, is only three. For details please see: DDR200/266

registered DIMMs system-level validation results: developer.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/valid/reg_dimm_results.htm

Samsung also leads the industry in terms of DDR200/266 unbuffered DIMM memory modules fully validated by Intel at the system-level by a ratio of 19 to 4. Out of a total of 41 modules validated by Intel to date, Samsung leads with 19 fully validated DDR SDRAM modules in densities from 128MB to 512MB, including three modules offering ECC. The next closest vendor has four validated modules. The average of all vendors validated, excluding Samsung, is only three. For details please see:

DDR200/266 unbuffered DIMM system-level validation results:

developer.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/valid/dimm_results.htm

Samsung also leads the industry in terms of DDR200/266 unbuffered SO-DIMM memory modules fully validated by Intel at the system-level. Out of a total of 20 modules validated by Intel to date, Samsung leads with 3 fully validated DDR SDRAM modules devices in densities from 128MB to 256MB including one module offering ECC. Two other vendors also have three validated modules each. The average of all vendors validated, excluding Samsung, is only two. For details please see:

DDR200/266 unbuffered SO-DIMM system-level validation results: developer.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/valid/sodimm_results.htm

According to Dataquest, DDR will comprise 30 percent of the DRAM market in 2002. Samsung is the world leader in DDR memory with more than a 40 percent market share. The company was the first to develop 256Mb and 512Mb high capacity devices. This, and the recent introduction of the world's first DDR400 modules, fully compliant with the Jedec DDR-1 standard, confirms Samsung's technology leadership. The company intends to maintain this lead as the industry transitions to the next-generation DDR technology, DDR II.

Intel Validations Source:

Component and DIMM module DDR Validation: http://developer.intel.com/technology/memory/ddr/valid/overview.htm

Data correct as of 03/19/2002

About Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Samsung Electronics is a mainstay of the global electronics industry. It is the world's leader in DRAM memory, SRAM memory, and TFT-LCD display products for industrial, mobile and desktop computing applications. Samsung Electronics is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies overall with a full line of semiconductor products including Flash memory, microprocessor and custom ASIC components. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is located in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.usa.samsungsemi.com.