To: steve susko who wrote (3182 ) 11/13/2000 4:13:55 PM From: Tom Hua Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 19633 Monday November 13, 3:37 pm Eastern Time Press Release Catalyst Semiconductor Announces Supply Agreement With Quantum Corporation SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000--Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS - news) today announced the signing of a supply agreement with Quantum Corporation. According to the agreement, Catalyst is supplying key Flash and EEPROM components for use in Quantum's PC and server related products. Radu Vanco, President and CEO said, ``The agreement with Quantum reflects the increased level of commitment which we are prepared to make to our customers. It also represents recognition of our capability to deliver products which have world class performance and reliability, in a very demanding market.'' Catalyst manufactures and markets Flash memories under a license agreement with Intel Corporation. The Company's Flash memory products are manufactured under a foundry agreement with Oki Electric in Japan and feature world class endurance of 100,000 cycles. The Company announced that incremental revenues from product shipments under the agreement will be reflected starting with the fiscal quarter which ended October 31st, 2000. Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Serial and Parallel EEPROMs, NVRAM, Digital Potentiometers, Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Catalyst products are used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, industrial and consumer markets, driven by the Internet revolution. Typical applications include modems, network cards, PC BIOS, DIMM modules, cellular telephones, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO 9001 certified. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the Company's Web site at www.catsemi.com.