SAN JOSE, Calif., May 8, 2002 - Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of advanced DRAM memory, today announced sample availability of 256Mb Network-DRAM™, a high-speed memory technology specifically tailored to high-capacity networking applications such as 10Gb Ethernet and OC-192, where very fast, random access to data is key.

Samsung's Network-DRAM is fully compatible in every respect to FCRAM™,the high-speed networking memory technology jointly developed by Fujitsu and Toshiba. All three companies share an extensive cross-licensing agreement guaranteeing compatibility. The availability of these high-speed networking memory devices from major suppliers ensures market leadership and a stable supply.

Samsung's Network-DRAM incorporates very significant speed enhancements over DDR333 SDRAM. The device's proprietary core technology enables it to achieve a fast cycle time of 25ns, forty percent faster than the 60ns cycle time of DDR333. The first access time of Network DRAM is 22ns, sixty percent faster than the 35ns first access time of DDR333.

The incorporation of the DDR SDRAM interface enables Samsung's 256Mb Network DRAM to operate at a high 200MHz frequency with a bandwidth of 400Mbps. The device has a low 2.5-volt operating requirement.

Samsung's 256Mb Network-DRAM is available in x8 and by x16 configurations, and utilizes 0.15-micron process technology. The device's 66-pin TSOP2 package offers a pin out and I/O interface compatible with standard DDR SDRAM.

"Now customers have a cost-effective alternative for high-speed networking designs," said Jon Kang, Senior Vice President, Product Planning Group, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. "Network DRAM is testament to the fact that Samsung is committed to providing engineers with the wide choice of memory solutions they require, both now and in the future."

"Because of the speed at which traffic must be stored and forwarded, payload memory is a potential bottleneck in the network processor environment. Samsung's Network-DRAM and DDR SDRAM memory technology, has allowed Bay Microsystems to successfully design a dual-use controller," said Tony Chiang, Vice President of Engineering, Bay Microsystems, Inc. "Compatibility with both their Network-DRAM and DDR SDRAM enables our Montego NPU/TM device to address both performance and price conscious markets, while running at speeds greater than 10Gbps."

Samsung Network-DRAM devices are available with different functions, including variable write length, to meet specific customer needs. Additional features, such as data input/output driver strength, can be selected electronically.

Samples of Samsung's new 256Mb Network-DRAM devices, part numbers K4C561638C (16Mb x 16) and K4C560838C (32Mb x 8) are available now. Mass production to commence Q4 2002.

About Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a wholly owned US subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Samsung Electronics is a mainstay of the global electronics industry. It is the world's leader in DRAM memory, SRAM memory, and TFT-LCD display products for industrial, mobile and desktop computing applications. Samsung Electronics is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies overall with a full line of semiconductor products including Flash memory, microprocessor and custom ASIC components. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is located in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.usa.samsungsemi.com.

About Bay Microsystems

Bay Microsystems Inc. is a privately held, fabless communication IC company. Bay's Internetworking Processor (InP) Family™ of programmable packet processing devices combines scalability, intelligence processing and ultra-high performance in highly integrated solutions. These devices are ideally suited to scale from "Access to Long Haul" for carrier class products such as access concentrators, voice, wireless and xDSL gateways, multi-service switches and routers, cable head ends and intelligent optical (DWDM, Sonet) transport equipment, deployed within the metro-edge, metro-core, regional and long-haul markets. The InP Family includes the industry's first single chip OC192c/10G Network Processor/Traffic Manager with switching.

Bay's highly experienced management and world-class engineering team have three generations of proven expertise in architecture, implementation, deployment, marketing and management of network processors. Bay Microsystems is a member of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), Network Processor Forum (NPF), MPLS and ATM forums and actively participates in the IETF. For more information visit the website at www.baymicrosystems.com.