Winbond Introduces New ISD1600 ChipCorder® Series
Voice Record and Playback ICs

San Jose, CA, July 14, 2004 - Winbond Electronics Corporation America, a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions, today introduced the ISD1600 ChipCorder® series of single message record/playback ICs. The ISD1600 is the first series of ChipCorder® devices designed to operate from 2.4 to 5.5V, making them ideal for two or three-battery powered applications. The ISD1600 series feature 6.6 to 40 seconds in record/playback duration, pushbutton operation, LED indicators, and an integrated speaker driver, which provides both PWM and current-mode speaker outputs. The ICs are targeted at a broad spectrum of markets and applications including consumer electronics, industrial, automotive and novelties; samples are available now.

Based on Winbond's proprietary Multi-Level Storage (MLS) ChipCorder® technology, Winbond's ChipCorder® solutions are well known for low power operation, non-volatile message storage and industry-leading sound quality. The ISD1600 series (1610, 1612, 1616 and 1620) offer user selectable sampling frequency from 4 to 12KHz. Fully integrated system functions include: AGC, microphone preamplifier, speaker drivers, oscillator and memory. It is available in 16-pin SOIC and PDIP as well as in DIE form. Pre-programming support is available using the IT2000 from Infontek, www.infontek.com.

"The ISD1600 series represent excellent design-in options for customers seeking cost effective voice solutions for portable consumer electronics markets," said Peter Himes, vice president of marketing, Winbond America. "In addition, this is the first ChipCorder with a true buzzer driver -- an ideal solution for space limited applications such as talking greeting cards."

About Winbond

Winbond Electronics Corporation America, based in San Jose, California, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winbond Electronics Corporation, the largest branded IC Company in Taiwan and a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions worldwide. Winbond America designs, develops, markets and sells IC solutions to the global electronics marketplace. With a strong emphasis on mixed-signal solutions, Winbond America’s primary mission is to serve the signal conditioning needs of computer, consumer and communications electronic manufacturers. Winbond Electronics Corporation has approximately 3,800 employees worldwide with design centers in Hsinchu, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; San Jose and Torrance, California; and Austin, Texas. The Company can be contacted via the web at http://winbond-usa.com for Winbond America, or through the corporate homepage at http://www.winbond.com..

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