Orbit to Provide LSI Logic Customers With Gate Array Products
03:52 p.m Jun 15, 1998 Eastern
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--Orbit Semiconductor,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dii Group (NASDAQ: DIIG), today
announced a new program to extend the life of LSI Logic's
recently obsoleted gate arrays.
This new program is designed to support customers burdened with this
obsolescence. The program offers LSI Logic customers a long-term solution to
their end-of-life (EOL) concerns by converting the LSI gate array into an Orbit
equivalent with a guarantee of 5 years continued product support.
In the past few months LSI has announced plans to transition out of their 0.7
micron, 1.0 micron and 1.5 micron gate array products. This Orbit program supports
these obsoleted parts. Instead of being forced into a last-time buy, customers will be
supplied with a cost-effective alternative. Orbit offers equivalent parts at
competitive prices and supports those offerings with Orbit's standard quick-turn
production. Additionally, Orbit's design and fabrication expertise allows for a variety
of added features.
"A program like this offers customers a choice," said Ronald R. Snyder, Orbit's
president. "When faced with an end-of-life buy and escalating costs, many
customers look to Orbit's conversion services as the only cost-effective solution to
their future product needs. To ensure a smooth transition, Orbit has refined its
conversion process so as to accommodate EOL customers with minimal
inconvenience to them."
In its sixteen years as a semiconductor manufacturer, Orbit has maintained a
philosophy based on customer service and long-term product support. "Our
customers appreciate the fact that we don't obsolete Fab processes," said Uzi
Breier, Orbit's vice president of sales and marketing. "We're excited about the
opportunity created by LSI and other major gate array vendors who are currently
obsoleting selected gate array offerings. Customers are happy to find out that we
can resolve the dilemma presented by obsolescence."
Orbit provides semiconductor design, manufacturing and engineering support
services that allow system designers to manage ASIC production, scheduling and
inventory control effectively. Through Orbit's ENCORE! program, customers can
convert their ASICs into Orbit gate arrays for more cost-effective solutions or
accelerated delivery.
In addition to digital gate arrays, Orbit provides a variety of mixed-signal
capabilities. The Orbit Mixed-Signal (OMS) program includes 25 different
mixed-signal arrays as well as full-custom, mixed-signal solutions.
With its own 6" CMOS (Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) fabrication
facility in San Jose, Calif., Orbit also provides custom process development,
high-reliability manufacturing and quick-turn prototyping services. The Company
sells its products and services to designers of a wide variety of electronic systems
and products for application in the medical, telecommunications, consumer,
aerospace and military, computers and peripherals, and other industries.
The Dii Group, Inc. is a leading value-added electronics design and manufacturing
service provider, which operates through a global network of companies in the
United States, Mexico, Ireland, England, Singapore, and Malaysia. The Company
serves the electronics manufacturing industry through its strategic business units:
Design Solutions, Orbit Semiconductor, Multilayer Technology (Multek), Dovatron
International, IRI International, PCT Automation Systems, Cencorp, TTI Testron,
and Dii Interconnect Systems.
Fax on Demand can be reached by phoning 201/333-3662, and the Internet (Web)
Site can be reached by accessing www.diigroup.com to view press releases,
company information, and financial data relating to the Dii Group.
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