LitePoint Releases Production Test Software for Texas Instruments’ New WLAN Chipsets

New LitePoint IQfact Turnkey Test Program for latest TI WLAN solutions now available for LitePoint One-Box Testers

SUNNYVALE, CA and DALLAS, TX ― August 9, 2005 ― LitePoint Corporation, an industry leading provider of advanced wireless local area network (WLAN) test solutions and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE: TXN], a leading provider of wireless chipset solutions, today announced the release of the LitePoint IQfact™ turnkey production test software for WiFi chipsets based on TI's TNETW1350A and TNETW1450 WLAN system solutions. IQfact runs on the LitePoint IQview® and IQflex™ family of advanced WLAN one-box tests. (http://www.litepoint.com/wireless_test/iqfact/ti.php)

"As the leading one-chip test solution provider in the WLAN test space, we are delighted that Texas Instruments chose us to support their products to give their customers the lowest cost of test available," said Dr. Benny Madsen, CEO of LitePoint. "Our early engagement in the OEM design cycle with leading innovators like TI benefits all in the product chain from solutions makers down to the growing number of wireless users."

LitePoint IQfact™ production test software is optimized for TI's TNETW1350A and TNETW1450 chipset solutions targeting residential gateway applications such as DSL and Cable modems, VoIP-enabled gateways, set-top boxes and digital media adapters, as well as applications using a universal serial bus (USB) dongle form-factor. IQfact runs on LitePoint IQview R&D and IQflex high-volume production WLAN one-box testers (OBT). The software contains a flexible operator interface, a test suite of recommended tests and test limits, and calibration and verification procedures needed for the manufacturing of WLAN solutions. The flexible operator interface makes for easy set-up and a dual test head option lets users share one tester between two stations.

"TI continues to deliver differentiated, extended reach WLAN solutions that RG manufacturers can easily embed into their products," said Ben Sheppard, director of partnership programs for TI's Residential Gateway and Embedded Systems group. "With their large installed base, LitePoint helps us ensure our customers get these differentiated and highly reliable products to market quickly."

"WLAN original design manufacturers like AboCom need simple and quick ways to insure near-faultless products," said Eric Oh-Yang, chairman AboCom, Inc. "LitePoint solutions help us do this by allowing us to differentiate ourselves from competitors. Now we can go further by incorporating TI's latest technology while continuing to verify reliability quickly and insuring a trouble-free customer experience at the lowest cost."

About IQview and IQflex WLAN Test Solutions

Exclusive, industry-proven LitePoint technology replaces costly general-purpose equipment while ensuring compliance with future WLAN standard changes. The IQview R&D and IQflex production test products are wide bandwidth devices that incorporate the capabilities of a Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA), Vector Signal Generator (VSG), spectrum analyzer, and power meter into a single high-performance instrument. LitePoint one-box testers independently produce highly accurate signals ensuring consistent and reliable test results.

About TI's WLAN Solutions

Earlier this year, TI introduced application-specific, WLAN systems solutions for residential gateways, embedded consumer electronics and USB. The TNETW1350A and TNETW1450 single-chip media access controllers with integrated baseband processors easily pair with TI's flexible radios which offer a full range of performance options. In addition, the latest system solutions feature TI's 125Mbps equivalent G++ Mode, enabling throughput up to 36Mpbs.

Availability

The LitePoint IQfact for TI production test software is available today. A license from TI for the WLAN chipsets described above is required.

About LitePoint Corporation

LitePoint Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, designs, develops, markets, and supports advanced wireless test solutions for developers and marketers of branded wireless products, for consumer electronics and contract manufacturers, and for wireless IC designers. By leveraging its in-house expertise in the design of wireless systems and ICs, LitePoint has developed innovative test solutions to assure product conformance to specifications, interoperability with other compliant products, and overall product quality. LitePoint test products address both R&D and high-volume production, providing its customers with superior ROI, accelerated time-to market, improved manufacturing yields, improved product quality, and increased profitability. For more information, visit LitePoint at www.litepoint.com.

About Texas Instruments Broadband Solutions

For OEM's developing broadband communications solutions, TI’s advanced signal processing-based silicon and software platforms deliver the optimal performance, lower power consumption, and system-level integration required to rapidly deploy differentiated next-generation products for cable modems, digital subscriber line (xDSL) modems, integrated access devices (IADs), VoIP gateways, carrier infrastructure, and home and office wireless networking. See www.ti.com/broadband.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.

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