OPTi Announces Two New Audio Chipsets At Computex'96; OPTiSound 925 and 931 Added To Multimedia Product Line

Business Wire, June 5, 1996

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 1996--OPTi Inc. announced at Computex'96 today that it is expanding its line of multimedia products with the introduction of two new OPTiSound chipsets.

The OPTiSound 925 and OPTiSound 931 represent integrated audio solutions for business audio, educational and entertainment sound, and multimedia applications. OPTi supplies core logic desktop and notebook, and multimedia chipsets to top PC vendors including Acer, Apple, AST, Compaq, Dell, Gateway 2000, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Packard Bell, and Zenith.

"OPTi's new audio chipsets provide a flexible solution to meet the needs of our customers," said Patrick Ang, vice president, Multimedia Products. "OEM's have the option of designing sound applications on the motherboard with the 931, or alternatively for a low-cost soundcard implementation, they have the 925."

The OPTiSound 931 is an integrated single chip solution for multimedia PCs with full duplex stereo audio and Win'95 compliant 16-bit PnP. The 931 provides a powerful 16-bit DMA interface, 6 stereo channels, and a fully proven Soundblaster Pro and Windows sound system controller. The OPTiSound 931 offers compatibility with industrial PC audio standards, and delivers the most advanced PC audio solution for business, education, entertainment, and other multimedia applications.

The OPTiSound 925, with integrated FM synthesis is a digital audio controller for PC soundcard applications. The 925 is fully Windows'95 compatible and supports APM and DirectSound. The 82C925 supports six logical devices including: audio, game port, MPU-401 MIDI interface, IDE CD-ROM interface, modem interface, and master control. The Sound Controller provides all of the digital and synthesis functions and is compatible with Sound Blaster Pro and Microsoft Windows Sound System standards.

OPTi offers the OPTiSound chipsets at $18 in 10,000 unit quantities. Sample shipments are available now with volume shipments starting in Q3'96.

OPTi, Inc., founded in 1989, is a leading independent volume supplier of core logic and multimedia silicon solutions to the personal computer market. OPTi is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and the Company's customers include many of the major PC OEMs in the world. OPTi stock is traded on the National Market System under NASDAQ symbol OPTI. For more information about OPTi's products, contact 408-486-8000, or World Wide Web Home Page at http://www.opti.com.

CONTACT: OPTi

Janet L. Courtenay, 408/486-8216