Tripath's TLD4012 Chosen for Alcatel 24-Channel DSL Line Card Wednesday May 7, 4:02 pm ET 
  SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2003--Tripath Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:TRPH - News), creators of Class-T(TM) Advanced 1-bit Digital Amplifiers, announced today that Alcatel has chosen its TLD4012, Class-T ADSL Line Driver for a 24-channel DSL line card for use in its central office DSLAM equipment. Tripath is now shipping production volumes of this device.  "We are very pleased that Alcatel, the market leader in ADSL equipment, has chosen Tripath's Line Driver," said Dr. Adya Tripathi, Chairman, President and CEO for Tripath. Dr. Tripathi also added, "While Tripath has been successful in introducing products in the consumer electronics market, this design win validates the successful application of our core technology in the DSL market. It also allows us to diversify our customer base across multiple market segments." 
  The TLD4012 is an ADSL line driver that provides the industry's lowest power consumption and low distortion in a very small package due to Tripath's proprietary Digital Power Processing (DPP®) Technology. 
  About Advanced Class T 1-bit Digital Audio Amplifiers 
  Tripath's advanced Class T 1-bit digital audio amplifiers rely on a fundamentally new approach to amplifier design utilizing semiconductor-based amplifiers that provide significant performance, power efficiency, size and weight advantages over traditional amplifier technology. |