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To: William F. Wager, Jr. who wrote (10315)	6/14/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: SemiBull	Respond to of 11555

IDT's Enhanced RISController CPUs Offer 33 Percent Performance Upgrade At Unprecedented Price Pin-Compatible RC4640/50 Microprocessors Provide Designers Flexible Upgrade Path for High-Performance Systems SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- IDT (Nasdaq: IDTI - news), a leading manufacturer of RISC microprocessors, today introduced enhanced versions of its RC4640(TM) and RC4650(TM) embedded microprocessors. Allowing designers to upgrade their systems without costly redesign, the enhanced RC4640/50 RISController(TM) microprocessors offer performance increases of 33 percent over previous versions, reaching 267-MHz speeds, 350-Dhrystone MIPS and 133 million multiply/accumulate (MAC) operations per second. The improved price/performance, high bus speeds and increased DSP capabilities of IDT's RC4640/50 microprocessors make them especially attractive for designers of digital consumer products such as set-top boxes and Internet-capable TVs; and makers of networking and data communications solutions such as high-end switches, routers and ADSL/VDSL modems. ''Our customers need the ability to select the most appropriate processor for a variety of price/performance requirements, without the time and expense of redesigning their system for each new application. IDT's RISController family provides the required breadth of speed and performance along with the upgradability designers require,'' said Phil Bourekas, director of marketing for IDT's microprocessor division. ''With today's announcement, we are further extending the flexibility of our 64-bit solutions. Indeed, the enhanced versions of the RC4640/50 are ideal for both cost-sensitive consumer markets and networking markets where high performance is a must.'' The RC4640 combines a true internal 64-bit execution core with a 32-bit bus interface. The RC4650 utilizes a 64-bit execution core combined with a 64-bit bus interface. Designed to provide high throughput for bandwidth-hungry networking and multimedia applications, the RC4640 and RC4650 support more than 500- and 1,000-MBytes per second external throughput, respectively. Both embedded microprocessors are also pin-compatible with IDT's RC64474(TM) and RC64475(TM) microprocessors, providing an upgrade path for system designers to higher capability and performance. Prior to the current enhancements, the RC4640/50 were available at 200-MHz speeds, 260-Dhrystone MIPS performance and 100 million MAC operations per second. World-Class RISController Series of Embedded Products Offering a wide range of software-compatible, price/performance choices, IDT has optimized its high-performance microprocessors and complementary system controllers for use in an assortment of embedded communications applications, including internetworking, multimedia, datacom and telecom products. IDT's commitment to delivering system level solutions, comprehensive tools support and world-class microprocessors, based on the MIPS instruction-set, have made the RISController series the standard for a number of industry-leading companies in the digital consumer and communications markets. Pricing and Availability Enhanced versions of both the RC4640 and RC4650 are available now. The 267-MHz, 3.3-volt RC4640 microprocessor is available in a 128-pin plastic quad flat package (PQFP) at $29 each in 10,000-piece quantities. The 267-MHz, 3.3-volt RC4650 microprocessor is available in a 208-pin metal quad (MQUAD) package at $39 each in 10,000-piece quantities.