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NEW IM3000.x MICROPROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE TARGETS SOPHISTICATED LOW POWER HANDHELD APPLICATIONS

Stockholm and San José - October 10, 2006. Imsys Technologies, today released a new family of their single-chip-system architecture at the fall Microprocessor Forum in San Jose. Making use of the re-configurability of the IM3000.x architecture, the company launched three new versions optimized for different applications. Each version has application specific soft peripherals, optimized for the wired and wireless network applications.

The Imsys technology has three distinct advantages. Its reconfigurable architecture allows new peripheral functions to be synthesized and downloaded as microcode. Its field programmable microcoded architecture, allows the creation of custom instruction sets well suited for the mobile and data communications applications. This results in very efficient, low power operation. One version has been configured to execute Java byte code and does so with unprecedented efficiency. TCP/IP acceleration and encryption acceleration are included in the existing configuration libraries.

The IM3100 addresses the 802.11 wireless VoIP handset and terminal market with an integrated, narrowband, base band controller, Skype voice CODEC, LCD controller, media and touch screen user interfaces.

The IM3300 enables the design of an optimized GPS positioning unit for fleet management applications. The GPS base band processor is implemented along with a number or serial and parallel I/O ports for communication to local sensors and the communications unit. The unit also incorporates an Ethernet controller.

The IM3900 is a general purpose version that brings connectivity and Java together for embedded applications. This configuration constitutes a very efficient platform for program execution in assembly code, C and especially for Java. Ethernet and a multitude of other serial channels are available to provide a platform for communications protocol conversions. The IM3900 implements a full Sun Microsystems certified Java ME–CLDC configuration.

"Configurability offers huge benefits for many embedded systems.", says Jim Turley, the owner and principle analyst of Silicon Insider. "I think that customers will be pleasantly surprised at the advantages of these chips."

The processors will begin sampling November. Prices range from $12 to $15 in 10k quantities. The pricing includes licenses for software included in the basic chip configurations.

About Imsys

Imsys Technologies is an innovative fabless semiconductor company that supplies world-leading processors, modules and tools for embedded applications. The company develops reconfigurable processor merging hardware and software into platforms. The processors can be programmed in Java, C/C++, assembler and microcode. An important part of the company offering is the Internet enabled reference modules shipped as ready-to-go subsystems with complete operating system and file system environment. Target segments for the integrated hardware and software platform are wired and wireless communications, graphic display technologies and image processing applied in telecom, automotive, industrial automation and consumer electronics.

Imsys Technologies AB Johanneslundsvägen 3 SE-194 61 Upplands Väsby Sweden Phone +46 8 594 110 70 Fax +46 8 594 110 89 www.imsystech.com