San Jose, CA – October 27, 1998

LDIC Releases Its First Read/Write Channels

LSI Design & Integration Corporation (LDIC), a leading developer of storage mixed-signal product, today introduced the first member of its Read/Write Channel family of products. The Read/Write Channels are available in both PR4/EPR4 and EEPR4. These first generation LDIC R/W channels provide fastest products above 500Mb/s data rate for integration with most advanced Hard Disk Drive Controllers.

Mr. Mehdi Bathaee, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "Our business model is to develop directly with our customers. LDIC uses the most advanced technology in production to reduce risk. This approach provide us products that have a home once it passes our qualification activities".

This latest development by LDIC is part of an ongoing commitment to provide Total Solutionä to mass storage companies including read channel, HDD controller, and VCM/Spindle products, Microprocessors/DSP and integrated memory.

Company Information
LDIC is a leading developer of proprietary Integrated Circuits for Mass Storage of Hard Disk Drive, Imaging 2.12Gb/S Fiber Channel, Fast 2.5Gb/S Ethernet, 10Gb/s PHY, level-2 switch Communication products. Its architecture, and technology provide the users with increased data rate with lowest power dissipation of mass storage, server, desktop, communication, Imaging portable products. LDIC also is a provider of Integrated Circuits for NAS/SAN. The company is headquartered at 2081 Forest Ave. San Jose, Calif., 95128, phone 408-283-8540, fax 408-283-8544, http://www.ldic.com.