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To: LANCE B who wrote (3979)	2/1/1999 3:19:00 PM
From: Kimberly Lee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 11130

XICO news of memory board enhancement. February 01, 1999 13:58 Xicor Launches ISO 7816 Compliant Memory IC's; New Family Targets Exploding Smart Card Market Jump to first matched term MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1999--XICOR, Inc. (NASDAQ: XICO) today announced its 76F102/200/400 ISO 7816 compliant secure memory devices. These products fully meet the requirements of the smart card industry and provide exceptional levels of security without the overhead of expensive controller-based encryption solutions. These products feature configurable memory partitioning that allows the user to define arbitrarily sized memory blocks each with individual read and write passwords. Moreover, the family fully supports the ISO 7816 response-to-reset protocol, providing the ultimate in security via custom, masked programmed "signatures" for individual designs. "The smart card market is exploding, and Xicor's new secure memory products will help fuel this growth," said Wayne Eng, director of digital products marketing. "These new products are fully compliant with the ISO 7816 standard required for smart card applications. "Xicor's advanced security algorithms, offer customers 'encryption-like' levels of security, without the overhead of expensive microcontrollers. This is ideal for applications such as loyalty programs, drivers licenses, passports, transportation toll collection, and health cards," continued Eng. "With the ISO 'custom response-to-reset,' we can literally have a custom signature fabricated into the part that is unique to a specific design. This offers the ultimate in smart card security," said Eng. The F76 family comes in 1K, 2K and 4K densities. The 1K device offers low cost and high security (a 64 bit password) in a small package while the 2 and 4K devices include two 64 bit passwords, 2 and 4K bits in onearray and a retry counter than only allows 8 tries for tamper resistance. Standby current for all devices is less than 1(mu)A. Memory Memory ISO 7816 Retry P/N Size partitions Passwords Pinout Counter X76F102 96 Bits 1 Two 64 Bit ISO 7816 8 Count R/W Fixed X76F200 2K Bits 1 Two 64 Bit ISO 7816 8 Count R/W Fixed X76F400 4K Bits 1 Two 64 Bit ISO 7816 8 Count R/W Fixed Commercial Price P/N Status (100 + die in wafer form) X76F102 Production $ .98 X76F200 Production $ .87 X76F400 Production $1.60 Reader Contact Wayne Eng, director, digital products marketing, Xicor, Inc., 1511 Buckeye Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. Telephone: 408/546-3593. E-mail: weng@xicor.com Web site: www.xicor.com. Company Background Xicor, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells nonvolatile in-the-system programmable products which retain information even when the system is turned off or power is inadvertently lost. Xicor's product line includes advanced and standard EEPROMs, digitally controlled potentiometers (XDCPs), security memory ICs and system management ICs. Xicor product, corporate and financial information is readily accessible on the worldwide web at xicor.com. CONTACT: Xicor, Inc. Wendy Matthews, 408/546-3394 or Morgen Walke Rich Schineller, 212/850-5769