Qimonda Preferred Supplier for Graphics RAMs for Xbox 360; State-of-the Art Graphics Memory Chips Help Drive Performance of Advanced Gaming and Entertainment Experience

Business Wire, June 12, 2006

MUNICH, Germany & SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Qimonda AG, a leading supplier of memory products that was carved out of Infineon Technologies AG (NYSE:IFX) (FWB:IFX) on May 1, today announced that it was selected by Microsoft as a preferred, comprehensive supplier of graphics RAM for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment console from Microsoft . Qimonda will supply a significant share of 512Mbit GDDR3 (Graphic Double Data Rate 3) RAM for the Xbox 360 to Microsoft.

"Leading edge graphics memory is essential to realize life like video images from the Xbox 360," said Todd Holmdahl, Vice President of Gaming and Xbox Platform Group at Microsoft. "Qimonda's capabilities to design and deliver highly advanced graphics memory products in large volumes were decisive factors in our selection of Qimonda as a strategic and comprehensive partner for the Xbox 360."

"We are very proud to be selected by Microsoft and to successfully qualify our high-end GDDR3 graphics RAM for the Xbox 360 game console," said Thomas Seifert, member of the management board of Qimonda. "This is a major milestone reflecting the success of an important part of our product diversification strategy and continuously growing our share in the graphics memory market. We are fully committed to providing leading edge graphics memory solutions to meet the high-performance requirements of gaming applications and give our customers a competitive edge."

In the Xbox 360, each of the eight GDDR3 16Mbit x 32 components used operates at a rated clock speed to achieve data bandwidth of up to 44.8Gbit/s per memory device. The 512Mbit GDDR3 comes in a JEDEC compliant 136 ball FBGA package with dimensions of 11mm x 14mm x 1.2mm.

About Qimonda

Qimonda AG, the new memory company carved out of Infineon Technologies AG on May 1, 2006, took the number-two position in global DRAM sales in the first quarter of the calender year 2006 (according to Gartner Dataquest, May 2006). Currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infineon, Qimonda is headquartered in Munich, and generated net sales of EUR 2.8 billion in its 2005 financial year. Qimonda has approximately 12,000 employees worldwide and access to five 300mm manufacturing sites on three continents, and it operates five major R&D facilities, including its lead R&D center in Dresden. With a historical emphasis on PC and server products, the company is now focusing on products for graphics, mobile and consumer applications using its power saving trench technology. Further information is available at www.qimonda.com.