ChipX Participates in NIWeek 2007

Attendees Exchange Information about ASIC Technologies and Trends Driving Graphical System Design

Santa Clara, CA – July 31, 2007  ChipX Inc., leading the way with a broad range of next generation ASIC solutions will be discussing the various ASIC options that designers have and their tradeoffs at their booth #809  during NIWeek 2007, starting August 7 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.  ChipX will also be displaying their USB 2.0 and PCI Express pre-certified development platforms and the benefits that these platforms offer customers in terms of risk mitigation and speed to market.

NIWeek  is the  industry’s premier event covering virtual instrumentation and graphical system design.  The 13th  three days of interactive technical sessions, targeted forums, exhibitions and hands-on workshops on the latest developments for design, automation, manufacturing and test. annual customer and technology conference, hosted by National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI), provides

ChipX’s engineering team won last year’s National Instruments ASIC Supplier of the year award.  Structured ASICs, Embedded Arrays and Standard Cell ASICs are among the solutions offered by the company. Readers can learn more about NIWeek 2007, register for the event or sign up to exhibit at www.ni.com/niweek.

About ChipX

ChipX, Inc. is a pioneer and leader in the development and manufacturing of differentiated ASIC solutions, including Structured ASIC and Embedded Array technology.  The company's innovative, patented technology consolidates wafer production tooling, reduces time-to-market and minimizes the total cost to profit. ChipX products are widely used in consumer equipment, computing peripherals, communication systems, industrial control, medical equipment, instrumentation and military/aerospace systems.  Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, ChipX is a privately held corporation, founded in the U.S. in 1989. A subsidiary, ChipX (Israel) Ltd., performs Research & Development. Investors include Elron Electronic Industries, Ltd. (NASDQ: ELRN), VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wasserstein Venture Capital, Newlight Associates, Parker Price Venture Capital, UMC, Needham Capital Partners and Insite Capital.

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