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NEWS RELEASE
IDT WinChip C6+ Processor Targets Superior MMX and 3D Graphics
Performance for Power User and Gamers
Adds New x86 Instructions to Improve Microsoft Direct X
SAN JOSE, California, Microprocessor Forum, October 14, 1997 - Centaur
Technology, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Device Technology,
Inc. (IDT) (NASDAQ: IDTI), revealed it's next generation IDT WinChip
C6+ microprocessor targeted for power users and gamers demanding
superior MMX and 3D graphics performance in the sub-$1,500 multimedia desktop
and sub-$2,000 mobile personal computer market segments. Details of the IDT
WinChip C6+ processor were disclosed at the Microprocessor Forum conference.
Product shipments are expected to begin in the first half of 1998.
"The new IDT WinChip C6+ processor further demonstrates the benefits of our
simple design approach which allows us to quickly introduce design enhancements
while maintaining the best performance per watt and per dollar," said Glenn
Henry, president of Centaur Technology. "We improved integer performance by
adding branch prediction, doubled the floating point and MMX performance, and
added enhancements to improve 3D graphics, all within six months of our initial
announcement with effectively the same die size as the original IDT
WinChip C6 processor."
The new IDT Winchip C6+ processor adds dual MMX units and includes 53 new x86
instructions to improve 3D graphics performance. These new instructions are
geared to speed coordinate transforms and lighting in applications using future
versions of Microsoft Direct X. The dual MMX units and new x86 instructions
are expected to allow the IDT WinChip C6+ processor to deliver better MMX and
3D graphics performance than the Pentium with MMX technology.
With a micro-architecture optimized for Microsoft Windows applications, IDT's
WinChip C6+ microprocessor builds upon the initial IDT WinChip C6 focus:
- Deliver superior price/performance to Pentium- class microprocessors
running application level benchmarks such as Winstone 97 business under
Windows 95
- Deliver low power dissipation to mobile personal computers which improves
notebook battery life and simplifies overall system design
The new device is expected to include 5.8 million transistors and will be
manufactured using IDT's 5-layer-metal, 0.35 and 0.25 micron CMOS technology.
At only 91 mm2 in size when manufactured in 0.35 micron technology, the IDT
WinChip C6+ processor is projected to be 30 to 60 percent smaller than
comparable Pentium-class processors. This breakthrough will provide better
than Pentium-class performance at lower power and price levels.
Initial speed targets are 266 MHz, with 300 MHz to follow in the second half
1998. Pricing will be announced in 1998.
Consistent with IDT's mission to support the cost-effective and established
Socket 7 motherboard, chipset and BIOS infrastructure, the IDT WinChip C6+
processor will be offered in a 296 Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) Socket 7
compatible package.
Centaur Technology Inc., an Austin, Texas-based microprocessor design and
development company, was founded in 1995 by Glenn Henry, previously of MIPS
Technologies, Dell Computer and IBM. More information on the company and
products can be found at http://www.winchip.com.
IDT enables a digitally-connected world - delivering innovative,
high-performance, integrated circuits and modules to its key markets: data and
telecommunications equipment, including routers, hubs, switches, and cellular
base stations; personal computers; and shared network devices, including
workstations, servers, and printers.
IDT's product mix consists of advanced communications products and specialty
memories, high-speed SRAM , and high-performance logic and microprocessors.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with manufacturing facilities located in
California and Oregon, IDT employs approximately 4,600 people worldwide. The
company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol "IDTI."
More information on IDT and its products can be found at
http://www.idt.com
and fax on demand services by calling 1-800-9-IDT-FAX.
Forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, product demand, pricing, patent
and other intellectual property rights of third parties, timely development and
supply of new products, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings. Actual results may differ
materially from the Company's projections.
IDT WinChip, C6 and C6+ are trademarks of Integrated Device Technology.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation; MMX is a trademark of
Intel Corporation.
Centaur Technology, Inc. and Integrated Device Technology, Inc. disclaim any
proprietary interest in the trademarks of others.