Ramtron to Present High-Performance Nonvolatile FRAM Products To Automotive Industry at Convergence 2004

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Aug. 1, 20048, 2004--

Presentations Daily at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., October 18th - 20th, Booth #121

Ramtron International Corporation , the leading supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric semiconductor products, today announced that the company will debut its nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) products at Convergence 2004, Booth #121, from October 18th through 20th at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Ramtron will present the latest developments in high-performance FRAM and how FRAM is advancing automotive system designs in airbag controllers, entertainment systems, navigation gear, instrumentation clusters, and electronic data recorders.

"Nonvolatile FRAM is rapidly becoming the standard for demanding automotive system applications," said Craig Taylor, director of marketing, FRAM Products. "No other nonvolatile solution matches the write speed and high endurance of FRAM to keep up with today's automotive systems."

Ramtron will be conducting informative live presentations daily at Ramtron's exhibit booth #121. Presentation Topic: "Fast-Write and High-Endurance Data Logging in Automotive Applications." Key areas to be covered include FRAM applications in crash recorders, telematics and entertainment systems. Presented daily at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. by Craig Taylor, Ramtron director of marketing, FRAM Products.

About Convergence 2004

Convergence 2004, at Cobo Center in Detroit, October 18 - 20, marks the 30th anniversary of this premier automotive electronics conference and three decades of successful collaboration between mechanical and electronics engineering. The conference was founded to develop and serve as a common ground between the mechanical and electronic engineering disciplines. Its success in creating dialogue and cooperation has supported the dramatic growth and ongoing innovation in automotive electronics. For more information, please visit the conference website at www.convergence2004.org.

About Ramtron

Ramtron International Corporation is the leading supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric semiconductors, including serial and parallel ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) devices and Processor Companion devices that integrate a variety of commonly needed discrete analog and mixed-signal functions for processor-based systems. Ramtron's patented FRAM technology allows devices to perform the functions of both RAM and nonvolatile memory in a single chip. Its unique benefits are revolutionizing memory-based designs in a variety of automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial control, medical, and metering applications. Additionally, Ramtron works with various leading-edge licensees and manufacturers to bring its technology to market. For more information, please visit www.ramtron.com.