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To: StkProfit$ who wrote (14352)	9/3/1999 9:34:00 AM
From: Stock Watcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

Mark; I was really bored last night @ 2:02am, when all of a sudden this really interesting post suddenly appeared before my very eyes; that mind of yours is constantly working...and as with GAEO, the results of your brain-storming are paying off big time...keep thinking ! sw

To: StkProfit$ who wrote (14352)	9/3/1999 9:31:00 PM
From: Toni Wheeler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

re: CRUS Cirrus Logic Awarded Additional $3.8 Million in Patent Infringement Suit Bringing Total Damages to $23.8 Million AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1999-- Additional Award Underscores Validity of Key Delta Sigma Patents Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) today announced that its Crystal Semiconductor division has been awarded an additional $3.8 million damages to cover attorney's fees as the result of its successful patent infringement suit against OPTi, Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.), TriTech Microelectronics Pte Ltd. (Singapore) and TriTech Microelectronics International, Inc. (San Jose, Calif.). The attorney's fees award is directed against the TriTech companies, against whom a stiff, permanent injunction has been imposed that prohibits the sale of numerous infringing audio products in the United States. Cirrus Logic has now been awarded a total of $23.8 million in the case involving its Crystal division's popular Delta Sigma technology. The key patents, which describe innovative techniques for converting analog signals into digital data streams, apply to audio, modem and industrial applications among others. The additional award underscores the July 26th judgment in which the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas awarded $20 million to Cirrus Logic. This judgement affirmed the validity of the Delta Sigma patents and determined that the TriTech defendants willfully infringed them. The infringing products from the TriTech defendants were sold into the audio IC market where Cirrus Logic is the acknowledged leader. In a recent market research report published by Forward Concepts (Tempe, Ariz.), Cirrus Logic was named the overall market leader in the $1.6 billion 1998 market for audio ICs. Forward Concepts estimates this market -- which encompasses personal computer, consumer and professional segments -- will grow at a compounded annual rate of 18% to the $3.6 billion level by 2003. Cirrus Logic through its Crystal division filed a Notice of Appeal on August 23, 1999 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The company has requested the appellate court to reverse the trial court's final judgment (which reduced the jury's award of more than $48 million) and adopt the jury's verdict in favor of Cirrus Logic. The company believes that the Federal Circuit will rule on the appeal sometime next year. Cirrus Logic is a premier supplier of high-performance analog circuits and advanced mixed-signal chip solutions. The company's products, sold under its own name and the Crystal product brand, enable system-level applications in mass storage, audio and precision data conversion. Additional information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com. Note to Editors: All trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cirrus Logic Inc. Tom Rigoli, 510/226-2259 trigoli@corp.cirrus.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA TEXAS SINGAPORE BW0201 SEP 03,1999 15:08 PACIFIC 18:08 EASTERN>>> is this the ONLY thing that is movin' this stock? good news, yes....but, check out the CRUS thread for more interestin' possibilities... My best, T.