To: KM who wrote (35492 ) 9/20/2000 9:26:36 AM From: JLS Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 57584 Wednesday September 20, 6:01 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Novalog, Inc. Novalog Expects to Sample New IrDA(R) Chip by End of Year COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Novalog, Inc., a subsidiary of Irvine Sensors Corporation (Nasdaq: IRSN - news; BSE: ISC - news) announced today that, by the end of calendar 2000, it expects to begin sampling its new advanced infrared (IR) circuit, which has been designed to operate at a lower power that its existing modules. The company anticipates that the chip will be in production by the end of the first calendar quarter 2001. NovaSIR(TM) has been planned to support the worldwide standards of the Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and meets the demanding design requirements for point-to-point wireless IR communications and data transfer between computers, peripherals, personal digital assistants, cellular phones, and other electronic devices. Novalog expects to utilize the new, lower power circuit in its MiniSIR® and SIRtel(TM) families of IrDA transceiver modules. Future products in 2001 will potentially include Medium Infrared (MIR) circuits and modules tailored to cellular IrDA applications, as well as Fast Infrared (FIR) circuits and modules. Novalog's IrDA products are available to customers on tape and reel. For unit pricing and product information, please contact Michael Vogel at mvogel@novalog.com, Phone: 1-714-429-1121, or Fax: 1-714-549-5711. Novalog, Inc., located in Costa Mesa, California, designs and sells low-power analog and mixed-signal circuitry for point-to-point wireless infrared (IR) communication. Products include patented integrated circuits as well as the MiniSIR® and SIRtel(TM) IrDA Transceiver Modules.biz.yahoo.com