[June 09, 2009]

IBASE Technology Selects Exar's Hifn SentryXL Security Processors for New Network Security Appliance

FREMONT, Calif., June 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Hifn, recently acquired by Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), the Company powering connectivity, today announced an OEM agreement for its SentryXL security processors with IBASE Technology, a leading innovator of industrial computers and embedded systems.

IBASE is using the Hifn SentryXL processors in its new FWA7108 Network Security Appliance, a 1u rack-mountable network appliance, which uses the cryptographic processing power of the Hifn SentryXL to produce a network security solution with outstanding performance and energy efficiency. The SentryXL product line includes three products -7964, 7965 and 7966 - which deliver 160Mbps to over 550 Mbps of encryption and compression performance. The SentryXL processors are pin- and software-compatible, enabling OEMs to leverage a single design into multiple price/performance products.

"Hifn's SentryXL was the obvious choice to meet the power consumption profile and small form factor requirements we had for the FWA7108," said Dwight Looi, IBASE product manager. "The Hifn technology is performance and cost optimized for the SMB market, enabling IBASE to deliver a more affordable and high value solution to our customers." The SentryXL product family sets a new benchmark for size and power consumption as the industry's smallest standalone encryption and compression accelerator. At only 11mm x 11mm package size and 0.3W of typical power consumption, the new SentryXL design is completely aligned with the needs of SMB security appliances, consumer and SOHO NAS devices, as well as high density, environmentally-hardened and portable applications, including wireless base stations, wireless access points, multi-function networked printers, and portable communication devices.

"IBASE network appliances are the perfect platform to take advantage of the benefits of our SentryXL processors," said Alex Aali, director of product marketing, ASPs for Exar. "At one fourth the size of its predecessor and with the lowest power consumption in the industry, the SentryXL processors offer one of the best price performance, encryption, compression, and hashing solutions for the SMB market." About IBASE Technology Founded in 2000, IBASE is the brainchild of a group of experienced engineers who have been exposed to the industrial PC sector for many years. Given its specialization in the design, production, sales and marketing of IPCs, IBASE won ISO 9001 quality assurance in December 2001 and ISO 13485 medical certification in February 2009. IBASE specializes in OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers' requirements. Its product mix covers single board computers, industrial motherboards, CPU modules, barebone systems, network appliance and digital surveillance systems for different applications in the gaming, entertainment, and automation, medical, military, networking and security markets. IBASE has five branches located in Taiwan, China, USA, Europe, and Singapore with headquarters located in Taipei, Taiwan.

About Hifn On April 3, 2009 Exar Corporation completed the previously announced acquisition of Hifn Incorporated. For information about Hifn products and services please go to www.hifn.com.

About Exar Exar Corporation delivers highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications. For nearly 40 years, Exar's comprehensive knowledge of end-user markets along with the underlying analog, mixed signal and digital technology has enabled innovative solutions that meet the needs of the evolving connected world. Exar's product portfolio includes power management and interface components, communications products, storage optimization solutions, network security and applied service processors. Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support to drive rapid product development. For more information about Exar, visit: http://www.exar.com.

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