Date: Friday, 21-Nov-97 05:02:23 GMT Server: WebSite/1.0 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Wednesday, 01-Oct-97 21:28:37 GMT Content-length: 3473 Elantec Semiconductor Announces Military Market Exit © 1997 élantec Semiconductor, Inc.


July 1, 1997

Elantec Semiconductor Announces Military Market Exit

Elantec and Arrow/Zeus Electronics Ink End of Life Customer Support Program

MILPITAS, California, July 1, 1997 -- Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that as of July 1, 1997 their entire military and commercial hybrid product line would be discontinued.

"Elantec originally started as a military hybrid manufacturer", said Ralph Granchelli, vice president of marketing. "With the military downsizing and the phasing out of older military programs, it is no longer feasible to continue manufacturing the twenty-five year old hybrid product line orginally pioneered by National Semiconductor."

Over the last fourteen years Elantec has established a significant customer base and a long term working relationship with these customers. In an effort to support our customers, Elantec has signed an End of Life agreement with Zeus Electronics, an Arrow Company, to provide long term and continued support of Military Hybrid products to our customers.

After July 1, 1997 Elantec will not accept direct military hybrid orders, except from a few remaining print customers that require special processing. All other orders will be referred to Zeus Electronics, who will stock these products. The following products are effected:


Military Hybrids
Generic

ELH0002H/883
ELH0021K/833
ELH0032G/833
ELH0033G/833
ELH0041G/833
ELH0101AK/833
ELH0101K/833
EL2004G/883
DESC SMD

7801301XA
8508801YX
8001301ZA
8001401ZA
8508701ZA
8508901YA
8508902YA
8965901XA

Elantec will also discontinue the remaining commercial hybrid products at the same time. The following products are effected:

Commercial Hybrids
EL2004CG
EL2005CG
EL2006CG


Orders for these commerial hybrid products will be accepted through December 20, 1997, on either a direct basis or through distribution. Orders to be scheduled on ASAP basis, with last shipments from the factory by March 20, 1998.

Elantec continues to focus its development efforts on high performance analog intensive standard and ASSP products for the data processing, video/multimedia, and communications markets.


For further information please contact the following at (408) 945-1323:
Ralph Granchelli, V.P. Marketing - ext. 301
George Jennings, Marketing Manager - ex. 252
e-mail: info@elantec.com