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To: capt rocky who wrote (24207)	7/7/1999 10:04:00 AM
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Wednesday July 7, 9:04 am Eastern Time Company Press Release VIA Technologies, National Semiconductor Announce Chipset Agreement Industry Leaders Cooperate on Chipset Business SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1999--VIA Technologies and National Semiconductor Corp. today jointly announced a strategic agreement in which National will serve as the manufacturing foundry for VIA's chipsets in Pentium II-type processor based computers. This alliance is for VIA to continue to develop and market VIA's chipset which offers the advantages of a 133 Megahertz front-side bus, PC133 SDRAM, and AGP4X compatibility. National will be manufacturing the chipset for sale and distribution by VIA Technologies. ''Through this agreement with National, VIA can continue to deliver compelling chipset solutions for our customers,'' said Wen-chi Chen, President and CEO, VIA. ''The chipset solutions will be particularly attractive for PC manufacturers competing in the low end market space, where the cost-efficiency of these high-performance parts will be the most apparent.'' Founded in 1987, VIA Technologies, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures cost-effective, highly integrated, high functionality system logic chipsets and associated peripherals for manufacturers of desktop and portable PC systems. Additional company and web information is available on the World Wide Web at www.via.com.tw. National Semiconductor provides system-on-a-chip solutions for the information age. Combining real-world analog and state-of-the-art digital technology, the company's chips lead many sectors of the personal computer, communications, and consumer markets. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, National has annual sales of $2 billion and 11,500 employees worldwide. Additional company and product information is available on the World Wide Web at www.national.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: National Semiconductor Corp. P.R.: Bill Callahan/Alan Bernheimer 408/721-2871 / 408/721-8665 bill.callahan@nsc.com / alan.bernheimer@nsc.com or Financial: Jim Foltz, 408/721-5693 invest.group@nsc.com