Monday February 16, 8:57 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
High-Speed Logic Leaders IDT and TI Join Forces to Standardize 3.3-Volt Logic
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 1998--Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) and Texas Instruments (TI), leading suppliers of high-performance bus interface CMOS logic, today announced an agreement to become alternate sources for two 3.3-volt 16/18/20-bit logic interface families.
These families include the Low Voltage CMOS (LVC/LVCH) and Advanced Low Voltage CMOS (ALVC/ALVCH) logic families.
''We are pleased to sign this agreement with IDT, as it assures additional second sourcing for these 3.3-volt logic parts,'' said Ed Agis, worldwide products marketing manager for TI logic products. ''Also, we believe our agreement with IDT further solidifies these two premiere 3.3-volt families as the standards for today's system designs.''
Both LVC and ALVC products from IDT and TI have the same pin definition, perform the same logic functions and have identical electrical specifications. The companies will work together to define and standardize new products, functions and families.
''The 3.3-volt bus interface market is continuing to grow rapidly and will significantly outpace older logic families,'' said Tony Walker, director of marketing for IDT's logic products division. ''This agreement shows the commitment of TI and IDT to ensure that high-performance logic standards are set, eliminating confusion for system designers.''
LVC and ALVC Logic Advantages
Both families included in this agreement offer distinct customer advantages. The LVC family is a 5-volt tolerant, 3.3-volt family with maximum propagation delays of 4.0 ns. The ALVC family is a 3.3-volt family designed to optimize speeds, and touts a rapid 3.0 ns maximum propagation delay. The families include multiple functions, including buffers, registers, latches and transceivers with a variety of input and output configurations. The products are specified for 3.3-volt and 2.5-volt operation and operate in an industrial temperature range of -40 to 85 degrees Celsius.
LVC and ALVC products from IDT and TI are currently available. More information about IDT and TI logic products is available on the companies' Web sites at idt.com and ti.com.
About IDT
IDT enables a digitally-connected world -- delivering innovative, high-performance integrated circuits and modules to its key markets: data and telecommunications equipment, including routers, hubs, switches and cellular base stations; personal computers; and shared network devices, including workstations, servers and printers.
IDT's product mix consists of advanced communications products, specialty memories, high-speed SRAMs, high-performance logic and both RISC and X86 microprocessors.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with manufacturing facilities located in California, Oregon, the Philippines and Malaysia, IDT employs approximately 4,800 people worldwide. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol ''IDTI.''
Information about IDT and its products is easily accessible through a comprehensive electronic media program, which includes free CD-ROMs by calling 800/345-7015, a Home Page on the World Wide Web (http://www.idt.com), and fax-on-demand services by calling 800/9-IDT-FAX. The investor hotline is 408/654-6420.
About Texas Instruments
The worldwide leader and pioneer in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments provides innovative DSP and mixed signal/analog technologies to more than 30,000 customers in the computer, wireless communications, networking, Internet, consumer, digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide. To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use development tools and extensive software and hardware support, further complemented by close to 300 third-party DSP solutions providers.
Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's products also include calculators, controls and sensors, metallurgical materials and digital light processing technologies. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ''TXN.'' More information is located on the World Wide Web at ti.com.
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