Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and Triscend Corporation today announced a joint development
agreement that will result in Hitachi entering the Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC) 
market with devices based on the industry-leading SuperH™ 32-bit RISC processor 
and the Triscend CSoC Platform.

This agreement allows Hitachi to integrate the Triscend CSoC Platform across the span 
of existing SuperH RISC processors. These SuperH-based CSoC devices, available starting 
in 2002, will complement Hitachi's existing portfolio of SuperH devices to penetrate 
advanced telecommunications and other applications and provide customers with a proven 
fast time-to-market solution.

Hitachi's SuperH-based CSoC devices will expand the range of Triscend-compliant CSoC 
solutions beyond Triscend's existing 8051-based E5™ and ARM-based A7™, giving designers 
a richer choice of processors for off-the-shelf system-on-chip solutions. As Triscend-
compliant CSoC solutions, the SuperH-based CSoC devices will inherit the benefits of 
Triscend's FastChip™ software, including FastChip's growing library of "drag and drop" 
IP modules and its seamless integration with standard third party EDA and embedded 
development tools. 

"This joint development relationship with Hitachi solidifies our technology leadership 
and takes our CSoC Platform another step closer to becoming an industry standard," said 
Stanley Yang, president and CEO of Triscend.

"Triscend provides us with leading edge CSoC technology that will enhance the leadership 
position of the SuperH among RISC processors worldwide," said Kunio Hasegawa, Executive 
Vice President, Semiconductor and Integrated Circuits of Hitachi. "Combining our SuperH 
architecture with Triscend's innovative CSoC Platform will result in shorter development 
time and lower development costs for end systems, critical factors for products of the 
digital consumer age."

The Triscend CSoC Platform consists of the CSI (Configurable System Interconnect) bus, 
the CSL (Configurable System Logic) embedded programmable logic matrix, and the CSI 
socket. The CSI bus is a processor-independent, high performance, scalable, multi-master 
bus explicitly designed for tight integration with the CSL. The CSL is an advanced 
SRAM-based programmable logic architecture optimized for processor compatibility and 
system-level design and debug. Similar to a software API (Application Programmer 
Interface), the CSI socket provides a standardized interface between the CSI bus and 
the CSL, ensuring FastChip's "drag and drop" capability to operate on all Triscend-
compliant CSoC devices.

Hitachi's first SuperH-based CSoC devices will be available in 2002, and will be sold 
and supported by Hitachi worldwide.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global 
electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of 
8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range 
of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and 
industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's 
web site at URLhttp://global.hitachi.com/ Hitachi's semiconductor business web 
site/home page address:URLhttp://global.hitachi.com/Sicd/index.htm
*At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.

About Triscend Corporation
Triscend Corporation is the leading provider of Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC) 
devices - a single-chip combination of a dedicated industry-standard microprocessor, 
embedded programmable logic, a dedicated system bus, and memory. Targeted at the 
communications market, Triscend CSoC devices, along with the FastChip Software 
Development System, fill the gap between fully custom system-on-chips and application 
specific standard products, providing the next level of integration, time-to-market 
and programmability. Founded in 1997, Triscend is privately held and venture capital 
funded and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information on Triscend is 
available at www.triscend.com or by calling (650) 968-8668.

Editor's Notes:
SuperH is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. Triscend, E5, A7, FastChip and the Triscend 
logo are trademarks of Triscend Corporation. All other products and brands are the 
property of their respective owners.