Feb. 16, 2000

ITE Unveils the Newest Windows CE System Solution
-- IT8251G

For the post PC era, the emerging force in IA (Internet Appliance) products would be the Windows CE based Palm Size PCs and PDA system. In response to the big trend, ITE, a major leader in providing the Windows CE system solutions, celebrated the birth of the IT8251G Windows CE system logic controller, especially designed for applications in the Windows CE Palm Size PCs and PDA system.

In the post PC era, the Windows CE based Palm Size PCs and PDA systems will become the vogue because when compared with the notebook device, the PDA system enjoys the advantages of lower power consumption and smaller board space required. Therefore, we can foresee that the Palm Size PC and PDA system will become the heat products, and will definitely become the required personal information device in the much-debated IA age.

As the newest member of ITE's highly integrated chipsets for Windows CE systems, IT8251G has been specifically designed to provide the total solution for the trendy Palm Size PCs and PDA system applications. Functionally speaking, IT8251G offers the RISC interface, which is directly connected to SH3/SH4, and also features the integrated USB interface, LCD controller, and Compact Flash (CF Card) interface, satisfying customers' every need in this type of products.

In addition, the highly integrated peripheral interface of IT8251G is able to assist customers to develop the extending products with ease, such as memory card (via Multimedia Card Controller), modem (via Compact Flash Card Interface), etc. The USB interface support allows user connections to the personal computer for data synchronization, demonstrating the whole idea of Internet Appliance.

ITE also offers the complete Windows CE Driver for IT8251G, helping customers to put products in production in no time. As the IT8251G can support the SH3 and SH4 CPU interface series at the same time, ITE offers to customize the complete product solutions for customers' different IA platform positioning.

Among the host of Windows CE product series ITE has released, IT8251G stands as the latest, and the most competitive Windows CE logic system solution. ITE is devoted to expanding the line of Windows CE solutions for different market segments, and will continue to provide customers with the most competitive system solutions for years to come.

The IT8251G will begin sampling in April with production slated for June 2000.

For customer service, please dial 886-2-2657-9896 ext. 6080 or e-mail: itesupport@ite.com.tw.