Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Selects RMI's High-Performance Power-Optimized Alchemy Au1200 Processor for Newly Announced Devices

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2007

SoC Solution From Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Offers Integration Necessary for T-DMB Mobile TV Application and Digital Photo Frame

LAS VEGAS -- Raza Microelectronics, Inc. (RMI([R])), a leading supplier of processors for communications and consumer applications, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies (Samsung), has selected the RMI Alchemy Au1200 Processor from Raza Microelectronics, Inc. for its Digital Media Broadcast Mobile TV (DMB-TV) and for its Windows-Based Digital Photo Frame.

The LMD10A-51W DMB-TV is based on a Linux operating system (O/S) and has a 10" display with 800 x 480 resolution and supports standard video (WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and Xvid.) The SPF-71V Digital Photo Frame from Samsung contains a 7" TFT-LCD screen with 800 x 480 resolution, built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi capability, slots for SD, MMC, MS, and XD Memory Cards. The device has a USB port and supports MP3 for audio, MPEG-1, WMV9, and MPEG-4 for video as well as JPEG, BMP, and GIF for pictures.

"Samsung is happy to announce the selection of the Alchemy Au1200 Processor from RMI for it's Mobile TV and Digital Photo Frame Applications," said Ki-Young Jang, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. "The strong efforts that RMI has taken to work with us on this product development is what we look for from our vendors and expect that the Alchemy Au1200 will enable us to continue our worldwide leadership position in the Consumer Electronics Market."

The RMI Alchemy[TM] Au1200, the processor of choice for full-featured Personal Media Players (PMP), navigation and mobile TV devices, is a high-performance, low-power processor capable of delivering a rich multi-media experience to end users. The powerful processor enables users to download media quickly and enjoy DVD-quality video efficiently delivered at full standard definition resolution, with several video format options. The Alchemy Au1200 processor gives system designers an easy-to-use, simple solution to create full-featured portable solutions with greatly reduced design cycle times. The System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture integrates most peripheral components resulting in a significant reduction in total bill of materials.

"The selection by Samsung of the RMI Alchemy Au1200 for both of these products continues to strengthen our leadership position and we are excited to be recognized by Samsung Electronics as a valued supplier," said Mike Wodopian, vice president and general manager, Alchemy Solutions at RMI. "Samsung's strength in the market gives us recognition for our products and validates the roadmap that we have set out for our further success and we look forward to supporting them in their future efforts."

RMI's products push the edge of processor technology in performance and integration and are used by system and original equipment manufacturers to quickly respond to changing market needs. The company's XLR[TM], Alchemy, and Orion[TM] processor families are complex, highly-integrated designs incorporating hundreds of millions of transistors and built on leading-edge silicon process technologies.

About Raza Microelectronics, Inc. (RMI)

Raza Microelectronics, Inc. (RMI[R]) is a fabless semiconductor company providing highly integrated, feature-rich products ranging from power-optimized System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions to High-Performance Processors for the Digital Consumer, Wireless, Networking and Security markets. RMI offers the most advanced and the most complete MIPS-Based[R] processing solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to 1.2 GHz. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with subsidiary offices in Texas, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company's website at http://www.RazaMicro.com.

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