Prolific Delivers USB2.0 Single-Chip IC Products to a Prominent Japanese Customer, Using Faraday's USB2.0 PHY IP and ASIC Backend Design Service

Leading USB2.0 IC provider Prolific continues long-term partnership with Faraday

HSINCHU, TAIWAN – April 24, 2003 - Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035), a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, and one of its ASIC customer -- Prolific Technology Inc. (TAIEX: 6233), a fast-growing IC design house, today announced that Prolific is delivering USB2.0 single-chip products to a top Japanese system company, using Faraday's USB2.0 PHY IP and ASIC back-end design service.

"In the era of SoC, choosing the right design service and IP vendor is crucial to a design house's success," said Chi-Fang Ma, Project Management Department Senior Manager and Spokesman of Prolific Technology. "Faraday's leadership position and expertise in USB1.1 have given it a head-start in offering outstanding USB2.0 IP and design service to customers. Prolific is pleased to have partnered with Faraday to develop the USB2.0 single-chip IC products; we are continuing to work closely to jointly develop a range of new products for today's competitive marketplace."

"Prolific is an IC design house eminent for its system know-how and design capabilities," said Frankwell Lin, Sales VP and Spokesman of Faraday. "Working closely with Prolific, Faraday further refined our USB2.0 PHY IP to be a world-class IP product featuring high performance, power efficiency, and silicon yield while keeping very small in size. Prolific's success in the Japan market further proves that the teaming up of Prolific and Faraday is a winning combination."

About Prolific's USB2.0 Single-Chip ICs
Prolific's lineup of USB2.0 single-chip IC products containing its Controller and Faraday's PHY IP are not only production-proven in UMC 0.25um CMOS process but also been certified by USB-IF within a very compressed schedule. With Faraday's professional supports on the IC manufacturing and Prolific's solid back-end QA flow, all the USB2.0 IC products can be processed to mass-production stage in a short period to help customers to achieve the timeto- market target. These USB2.0 Single-Chip ICs could be used in a broad range of applications include: PC peripherals, storage interfaces, multimedia, and communications.

About Faraday's USB IP Roadmap
Along with already available USB1.1/2.0 Transceiver (PHY) and Controller IPs which are silicon-proven in UMC 0.25um and 0.18um CMOS process as well as certified by USB-IF, Faraday's portfolio of USB solutions will soon include: USB2.0 PHY and Controller IPs implementing on UMC 130-nm process, and USB2.0 OTG (On-the-Go) PHY and Controller IPs implementing on 0.25um, 0.18um, and 0.13um process. Faraday's 0.13um USB2.0 PHY IP and USB OTG Controller IP are going to be available in the third quarter this year.

About Faraday
Faraday Technology Corporation provides leading ASIC/SoC design services and production-proven IPs to customers ranging from system houses and IDMs to IC design houses. The company's broad portfolio of key IPs includes leading products such as RISC CPUs, 16/20/24-bit DSPs, USB 2.0, gigabit Ethernet, and Serial-ATA. Faraday's ASIC design services and IPs are widely used in PC peripherals, communication, and digital consumer products. With more than 450 employees and 2002 revenue of 96.2 million USD, Faraday is the largest fabless ASIC design service company in all Asia- Pacific. Headquartered in Hsinchu Taiwan, Faraday offers service and support branch offices around the world, including the U.S., Japan, Europe, and China. For more information on Faraday, please visit http://www.faraday.com.tw

About Prolific
Prolific Technology Inc. was founded in 1997 as an independent IC Design House. The company provides the ultimate in pioneering IC technology with its unique and innovative designs for broad range of high-tech applications. More information on Prolific and its products can be found at http://www.prolific.com.tw. To contact Sales: call 886-2-2654-6363

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