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SANTA CLARA, Calif., OTTAWA, Canada and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeoMagic Corporation (NASDAQ:NMGC), SiGe Semiconductor and NordNav today unveiled a reference platform that provides manufacturers with a cost-effective and fast route to designing feature-rich, GPS-enabled multimedia mobile handsets and Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs). The reference platform includes NeoMagic's MiMagic 6+ applications processor, NordNav's cost-effective E5500 GPS software, and SiGe Semiconductor's SE8088L high-performance positioning system. The MiMagic 6+ processor is capable of delivering rich content including video, 3D graphics, and mobile entertainment. SiGe's SE8088L positioning system and NordNav's E5500 GPS software together provide measurements and navigation information for complete GPS system implementation. This new mobile GPS solution will be demonstrated at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona from February 13-16, at the NeoMagic stand D152 Hall 1, SiGe Semiconductor booth D82 Hall 1, and NordNav booth G81 Hall 2. It is expected to be available for customers in 2Q 2006. "The major challenge facing handset and PND manufacturers is increased feature integration without compromising size, cost or battery life," said Nadeem Rahman, Director of Product Marketing at NeoMagic. "The combination of our technologies offers a low cost, small footprint GPS solution for GSM handset and PND manufacturers. In addition to GPS, the MiMagic 6+ processor enables many multimedia features including Digital Mobile TV, VoIP, Audio/Video, Camcorder, Camera, and 3D gaming running on a single chip. Thus, providing a path to many rich features with significant savings of cost, footprint and power." Enabling multimedia and navigation services Mobile handsets and Personal Navigation Devices based on the new reference platform will be capable of continuous real-time measurements at signal levels below -185dBW, and position information on demand in even the most challenging environments. SiGe's SE8088L enhances performance with integrated features that minimize interference with the co-located cellular radio. Power control features are also integrated to minimize current consumption for longer battery life. "The SE8088L was designed specifically to address the requirements of next-generation mobile handsets," said Stuart Strickland, product line director, SiGe Semiconductor. "We are pleased with how the MiMagic 6+ processor and our offering of the SE8088L combined with NordNav's E5500 GPS software exploit these features to deliver high performance GPS capability while still meeting the requirements for shrinking form factors and power budgets." About NeoMagic NeoMagic Corporation delivers semiconductor chips and software that provide mobile solutions that enable new multimedia features for handheld devices. These solutions offer low power consumption, small form-factor and high performance processing. The Company demonstrated one of the first solutions used for H.264 video decoding in a mobile digital TV phone, and is developing and delivering solutions for audio/video processing of the dominant mobile digital TV standards, including ISDB-T, DMB, and DVB-H. For its complete system solution, NeoMagic delivers a suite of middleware and sample applications for imaging, video and audio functionality, and provides multiple operating system ports with customized drivers for the MiMagic product family. NeoMagic has a patent portfolio of over 25 patents that cover NeoMagic's proprietary array processing technology, embedded DRAM and other technology. Information on the company may be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.neomagic.com/. About NordNav Technologies NordNav develops and licenses software receivers for GPS and Galileo that offer both better performance and significant cost savings compared with alternatives. Our solution enables high quality location functionality to be built into any device including mobile phones, PDAs, and digital cameras as well as into automotive navigation systems. We also provide one of the most advanced GNSS R&D tools available in the industry. Our products are licensed to leading manufacturers in the mobile, automotive and consumer electronics industries across the world. Further information about NordNav can be found on http://www.nordnav.com/. About SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of RF front-end solutions for next-generation wireless systems. Drawing on the unique advantages of silicon germanium technology, the company designs and delivers integrated circuits and chip-scale modules with unparalleled performance and power efficiency. Components from SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. can be found in Bluetooth(R)-enabled portable devices, GPS and telematics systems, IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLANs, WiMAX broadband access equipment, 2G, 2.5G and 3G cellular handsets, and cordless telephones. For more information, please visit http://www.sige.com/. NOTE: NeoMagic, and the NeoMagic circle logo are registered trademarks, and MiMagic is a trademark, of NeoMagic Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NeoMagic disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Forward Looking Statements This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the date the statements are made, SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. and NeoMagic Corporation do not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements should conditions or management's estimates or opinions change. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020802/NMGCLOGO ) http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020802/NMGCLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: NeoMagic Corporation CONTACT: Jeff Blanc, VP Corporate Communications of NeoMagic, +1-408-486-3851; or Bev Hemish, Marcom Manager of SiGe Semiconductor, +1-613-820-9244; or Mattias Astrom, CEO of NordNav Technologies, +46-8-39-0000 Web site: http://www.neomagic.com/ http://www.nordnav.com/ http://www.sige.com/

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