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ISD Awarded Most Comprehensive ISO 9001 Certification

Meets International Quality Standards In Design, Development, Production, Installation and Servicing

ELECTRONICA '96 - Munich, Germany - November 13, 1996 - ISD (Information Storage Devices, Inc.), (NASDAQ:ISDI) today announced, that it has been awarded registration to the ISO 9001 international standard for quality assurance.

"ISO 9001 certification validates our commitment to deliver quality products to our customers as well as our determination to continually improve our products and processes," said David Angel, president and CEO of ISD. "ISD has world class customers who count on us to deliver high quality voice record and playback solutions."

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is the most comprehensive level of certification in the ISO 9000 series, covering 20 distinct elements in design and manufacturing processes. The ISO 9000 series is more than just a quality system. It is a management system encompassing all aspects of the business, including engineering, manufacturing, sales & marketing, administrations as well as quality. The system is designed to ensure a consistency in the process and provides a path for continuous improvement through internal audits and corrective action.

Established in 1987 by the International Standards Organization, the ISO 9000 is a series of quality assurance guidelines for developing a documented quality system. ISO 9000 has been adopted as a national standard by more than 50 countries. In addition, the European Community has modeled its unified international standards on the ISO 9000 series and more countries are expected to recognize the standards.

ChipCorder Technology

ISD's patented ChipCorder technology enables a single-chip solution for voice recording and playback in a variety of consumer, communications and industrial applications. It uses a proprietary "multilevel" storage methodology in which one of more than 250 distinct voltage levels are precisely stored per memory cell. This provides approximately eight times more storage space for any given memory size than the alternative two-level, digital storage technology. ChipCorder technology enables voice and audio signals to be stored directly in their natural form into nonvolatile EEPROM memory cells, eliminating the need for external A/D and D/A circuits. This delivers a single-chip, solid-state solution that requires no software, unlike other alternatives which are more difficult to integrate.

Furthermore, ChipCorder technology offers high-quality, voice reproduction because the voice signal is stored in its direct form and not encoded or compressed. It is the only single-chip, non-volatile voice solution available. Recorded messages are retained after batteries wear out. ChipCorder devices can be recorded and re-recorded reliably over 100,000 times.

To date, ChipCorder technology has been incorporated into hundreds of products, including cellular phones, pagers, personal voice organizers, telephone answering devices, voice "message pads," greeting cards, games, toys, interactive books, alarms, point-of-sale displays, novelty items and personalized gifts. It is also found in industrial announcement/annunciator systems, instrumentation, and building security systems.

About ISD

ISD, a leading supplier of semiconductor voice record and playback solutions, provides essential products to the communications marketplace using its proprietary multilevel storage and related technologies. ISD is located at 2045 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, Calif., 95125, USA. Telephone: (408) 369-2400. Fax: (408) 369-2422.

Note: ChipCorder is a registered trademark of ISD.


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