ISSI and Micross Components Announce Agreement to Supply MIL Temp Memory
March 03 2011 - 6:00AM
Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISSI), a leader in
advanced memory solutions, and Micross Components, a global
provider of distributed and specialty electronic components,
announce an agreement to supply MIL Temp memory to benefit military
and other harsh environment applications. Under the agreement,
Micross will offer selected ISSI SDRAM, asynchronous SRAM and
synchronous SRAM parts under the Micross brand as Mil Temp memory,
after certifying their operation to the extended military
temperature range (i.e., -55ºC to +125ºC). While this agreement
will certainly increase the availability of MIL Temp
commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product in the marketplace, the
most promising aspect of this venture is the decision to focus the
offerings on ISSI's copper lead frame plastic packages. Micross
will be ISSI's exclusive provider for Mil Temp memory.
Copper lead frames offer significant benefits for high-temp,
harsh environment applications. As component engineers and system
designers know, copper enhances the long-term reliability of both
parts and systems because of its superior thermal conductivity and
its greater compatibility with the coefficient of thermal expansion
(CTE) of most printed circuit boards (PCB's). "More simply," says
Sean Long, director of marketing, industrial/medical/military for
ISSI, "copper (1) dissipates heat faster, allowing systems to run
cooler, and (2) results in more reliable solder joints because the
leads and the PCB's expand and contract at the same rate. Since
both of these factors play a significant role in making these parts
viable options for high-temp, harsh-environment applications, we're
excited that Micross will be able to expand availability of these
products to military and other specialty customers."
The first offerings, which can be previewed at
www.micross.com/cotsipems, will be released in early April, with
both companies committed to providing long-term product support to
the line. "That's one of the shared values that made this business
opportunity so attractive to us," says Jeff Kendziorski, Micross'
director of marketing & new product development. "ISSI's
product life cycles are driven more by customer need, than market
forces, so engineers and designers who incorporate these parts into
their systems can do so with confidence, knowing that ISSI and
Micross will support their programs from start to finish."
About ISSI
ISSI is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets
high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets:
(i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile
communications, (iv) automotive electronics, and (v) industrial,
medical, and military. The Company's primary products are high
speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM, and with
its acquisition of Si En, the company also designs and markets high
performance analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. ISSI is
headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide offices in Taiwan,
Japan, Singapore, China, Europe, Hong Kong, India, and Korea. Visit
our web site at http://www.issi.com/.
The Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4163
About Micross Components
Micross Components is a global provider of specialized products
& services and distributed components for the electronics
community. Operating as a single source for specialty electronics,
Micross provides leadership in the design, manufacture, logistics
and distribution processes necessary to support an application from
start to finish. Micross has been serving the Military &
Aerospace customer for over 30 years and has been a certified QML
supplier for more than 14 years, with over 1600 DLA listed
products. For more information, please visit
www.micross.com/cotsipems.
CONTACT: Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
Sean Long 408.969.4622
slong@issi.com
Tom Doczy 408.969.4620
tdoczy@issi.com
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers 949.224.3874
lsievers@sheltongroup.com
Micross Components, Inc.
Jeff Kendziorski, Director of Marketing &
New Product Development
512-719-7254
Donna S. Hamby, Communications Manager
407-296-5617
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