SST 26 Series SQI Flash Family Features Low Pin Count and Enhanced Serial Interface Architecture for Execute-in-Place (XIP) Applications SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory technology, today announced that its 26 Series Serial Quad I/O (SQI) family of 4-bit multiplexed I/O serial interface flash memory devices has won an Innovation of the Year Award from EDN Magazine. The 26 Series SQI family received the honor in the Logic and Interface ICs category. This marks the second consecutive Innovation of the Year Award for SST and the company's fourth nomination as a finalist. Now in its 19th year, the EDN Innovation of the Year Awards program recognizes unique, state-of-the-art electronics products in several categories. "It's become increasingly clear that system designers working with parallel flash memories are looking for comparable performance with the low power, small footprint advantages that serial interface devices such as the 26 Series SQI can provide," said Rick Nelson, EDN's editor-in-chief. "It's those reduced size and power consumption advantages without sacrificing performance that undoubtedly prompted EDN readers and editors to select the SST device as the winner in the 'Logic and Interface ICs' category. I congratulate all of the winners on the great work they did in 2008." "We are thrilled that for the second straight year an SST product has been honored with an Innovation of the Year Award from EDN," said Bing Yeh, president and CEO, SST. "From our founding date in 1989 through today, SST has remained committed to providing semiconductor products with exceptional quality, reliability and innovation, and we are proud to have our efforts recognized by EDN and the industry." About the 26 Series SQI Devices The 26 Series Serial Quad I/O (SQI) family of 4-bit multiplexed I/O serial interface flash memory devices features an enhanced serial interface architecture that allows for low-power, high-performance operation in a low pin count package, occupying less board space and ultimately lowering total system costs. With a fast 80 MHz operating frequency and a specialized instruction set, the SST 26 Series SQI flash devices target execute-in-place (XIP) applications, allowing programs to be stored and executed directly from the flash memory without the need for code shadowing on an SRAM, thus further increasing overall system performance. The 26 Series SQI devices feature a 4-bit multiplexed serial interface architecture and up to a 320 Mbit/sec. sustained burst data rate that provides performance exceeding typical parallel flash memory and other 4-bit multiplexed I/O serial interface flash memory products in the market today. To reduce access time, the 26 Series devices support 8-, 16-, 32- and 64-Byte burst mode operation with wrap around, which allows designers to execute code in burst snippets for RAM-less applications or fill cache line buffers for those applications where the system architecture uses pipelining to maximize bus bandwidth. The SQI architecture also allows the designer to use the memory in continuous burst mode for applications that require variable code sizes both with and without a cache line architecture. One of the more innovative ways the 26 Series SQI devices reduce the number of clocks and accelerate data access is through read memory indexing. This capability allows the system to jump from one address to another within a 256-Byte page, within a 64-KByte block or from one block to another using indirect addressing. Because the system doesn't have to load an entire address, it can dramatically trim address overhead. Code developers can take advantage of this function to dramatically reduce the number of clocks needed for read accesses to improve overall system performance. To further boost performance, the 26 Series SQI devices use the same kind of write suspend and resume capabilities traditionally found only in parallel flash memories. This feature allows the system to temporarily suspend a program or erase function if it is taking too long, and execute code needed to maintain system performance. Once the new code is executed, the system resumes the write cycle. All products in the 26 Series SQI family are based on SST's proprietary, high-performance SuperFlash technology. The 26 Series SQI devices offer superior reliability of 100,000 cycles endurance (typical) and greater than 100 years data retention. The active read current of the devices is only 15 milliamperes (typical at 80 MHz) and standby current is a mere 10 microamperes (typical). All 26 Series SQI devices are available in both commercial and industrial temperature ranges, and use a small-outline, 8-pin package to provide a comparable design footprint. About EDN and EDN.com EDN serves the vital information needs of design engineers and engineering managers worldwide. EDN.com delivers a three-dimensional view of the electronics industry via news coverage, strategic business information, and in-depth technical content. (http://www.edn.com/) EDN is published by Reed Business Information (http://www.reedbusiness.com/us), the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group Plc (NYSE:RUKNYSE:andNYSE:ENL) - a world-leading publisher and information provider. About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs and modules, flash microcontrollers and radio frequency ICs and modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at http://www.sst.com/. Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements regarding memory and non-memory market conditions, SST's future financial performance, the launch, design cycle and performance of new products, SST's licensing business, SST's ability to diversify its business, the transition of SST's products to smaller geometrics, and SST's ability to bring new products to market, all of which involve risks and uncertainties. These risks may include timely development, acceptance and pricing of new products, the terms, conditions and revenue recognition issues associated with licensees' royalty payments, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and general economic conditions as they affect SST's customers, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, SST disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. For more information about SST and the company's comprehensive list of product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be requested via email to or through SST's Web site at http://www.sst.com/. SST's head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408/735-9110; fax: 408/735-9036. The SST logo and SuperFlash are registered trademarks, and Serial Quad I/O and SQI are trademarks of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. For More Information Contact: Ricky Gradwohl Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. 408/720-6512 DATASOURCE: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. CONTACT: Ricky Gradwohl of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., +1-408-720-6512, Web Site: http://www.sst.com/

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