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Elantec Introduces New Ultra High-Speed Op Amps

New Current Feedback Amplifier (CFA) family offers high bandwidth, high slew rate, low supply current and low cost

MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, June 12, 2000 -- Elantec Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNT), a leader in high-performance analog ICs, today introduced the EL5191C, EL5192C, and EL5193C, the Company's fastest current feedback amplifiers to date.

The EL5191C, the highest speed variant within this new product family, features a bandwidth of 1GHz as well as a slew rate of 4000V/µs, while operating from just 9mA of supply current. Next is the EL5192C with a bandwidth of 600MHz, a slew rate of 3400V/µs, and a supply current of just 6mA. Finally, the EL5193C is a 300MHz amplifier with a slew-rate of 3000V/µs and a supply current of just 4mA. All amplifiers in this product family feature low offset and exhibit very low distortion characteristics. A power-down/output-enable feature is also available on some package options. With a turn-off time of 25ns and a turn-on time of 10ns, these amplifiers are ideal for multiplexing applications.

Michael Jennings, Director of Strategic Marketing for Video and Amplifier Products at Elantec comments, "The specifications of these new CFA's once again position Elantec as a dominant force in the high-performance operational amplifier market." He further comments, "These specifications have been chosen to meet the requirements of applications in our target market segments, as well as those of many general purpose analog processing applications. They will be of particular interest to our video customer base where the move to higher resolution displays is pushing the need for higher bandwidth products."

All three amplifiers are available in the industry standard 8-Pin SOIC package, as well as the SOT23-5 and SOT23-6 packages. The enable feature is available in the SOIC and SOT23-6 packages only. The price for 1000-piece units of the 1GHz, EL5191C is $2.00, with the 600MHz, EL5192C priced at $1.60, and the 300MHz, EL5193C priced at $1.30 in the same volumes.

For more information please contact our applications department at Elantec's Corporate Headquarters in Milpitas, CA, at (408) 945-1323 x 311, or visit the Company's web site at www.elantec.com.

Elantec designs, manufactures and markets high performance analog integrated circuits primarily for the video, optical storage, integrated DC:DC, and communications markets. The Company targets high growth commercial markets in which advances in digital integrated circuit technology are driving increasing demand for high speed, high performance and low power consumption analog circuits.

Certain matters discussed in this press release pertaining to the market conditions and market trends are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include product introductions by the Company's competitors, competitive pricing pressures, fluctuations in manufacturing yield, changes in the mix or markets in which products are sold, availability and cost of raw materials and other risks discussed in the Company's 1999 Form 10-K and most recent form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed herein.