Press Release
SID 2005 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts
CMD Booth #405

California Micro Devices Presents ASIP™ Solutions
for Flat Panel Displays at SID 2005
Highly Integrated ESD and EMI Solutions for Latest High Definition Flat Panel
TVs and Mobile Handset Displays


LA JOLLA, Calif., -- Feb. 28, 2005 -- California Micro Devices (NASDAQ: CAMD), one of the sponsoring companies of the Seventh Annual US FPD DisplaySearch Conference, today announced that it will be showcasing its popular Application Specific Integrated Passive™ (ASIP™) solutions for emerging digital television, flat panel monitor and mobile handset display applications. It will be the first public showing of the company’s recently announced MediaGuard™ CM2020 and CM2021 HDMI port protection devices for next generation HDMI and DVI applications.

New MediaGuard Family of Integrated Port Protection and Interface Solutions
The CM2020 and CM2021 provide unparalleled protection and signal integrity for HDMI transmitters and receivers, supplying ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection for all 12 data lines utilizing the industry’s lowest capacitance (0.9 pF) diodes. In addition to ESD protection, these products incorporate backdrive protection, level shifting and overcurrent protection in a single device that has lower inductance and facilitates optimal routing for maximal signal integrity (see separate release).

Designed Into Leading Consumer Electronics and Mobile Applications
California Micro Devices’ application specific ESD protection and EMI (electromagnetic interference) filtering solutions are designed into a broad range of leading TVs, flat panels, set top boxes, PCs, computing peripherals and mobile handset displays. These highly integrated ASIP™ solutions provide the highest levels of ESD protection and EMI filtering while simultaneously reducing board space requirements and total cost of ownership.

Booth Highlights
Other major applications that California Micro Devices will be presenting include:

  • ESD solutions featuring the PicoGuard CM1213 family of ESD diode arrays, providing up to 8 channels of 8kV contact ESD protection in a single package, with only 1pF of capacitance - the industry’s lowest capacitance solution for DVI, HDMI, USB, and IEEE 1394 ports.
  • Praetorian EMI filter arrays for the latest multimedia wireless handsets with high data rates between the processor and their high resolution displays. Groundbreaking Praetorian process technology allows the integration of spiral inductors with resistors, capacitors and ESD protection diodes in a single chip, providing superior EMI filtering, high cutoff frequencies, minimal insertion loss, sharp roll-off and greater levels of attenuation at high frequencies.
  • Centurion low capacitance EMI filters for wireless handset high speed color LCD interfaces. California Micro Devices’ proprietary Centurion advanced zener process technology provides enhanced EMI filtering performance, greater ESD protection and dramatically lower capacitance levels.

About California Micro Devices Corporation
California Micro Devices Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog semiconductor products for the mobile, computing and digital consumer markets. Key products include Application Specific Integrated Passive™ (ASIP™) devices plus power management and interface ICs. Detailed corporate and product information may be accessed at www.calmicro.com.

ASIP™, Application Specific Integrated Passive, PicoGuard, Centurion™, MediaGuardand Praetorian are trademarks of California Micro Devices. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.