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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Selects Microchip Technology RFID Tagging IC for High-Tech Library System

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|microID® RFID technology provides security and inventory applications for library systems |

|CHANDLER, Ariz. – Sept. 24, 2002 –Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced that Mitsubishi Materials Corporation has selected Microchip’s MCRF450 rewriteable |

|microID® device for use in its new high-tech library system. |

|Mitsubishi’s new system combines innovative inventory, check-in/checkout and security features. The system utilizes Microchip’s MCRF450, 13.56 MHz tagging ICs, that |

|enables a library to monitor the distribution of books, video and audio materials, track sign-out and due dates, log sign-out history and “next to read” requests of |

|library patrons, and prevent theft of materials by identifying each item in the library’s inventory with a non-removable RFID tag. |

|Using technology co-developed with Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP) and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Microchip’s MCRF450 tagging device features a large 1K bit |

|memory and the fastest data rate, longest read/write range and lowest power consumption of any other 13.56 MHz item-level RFID device in the industry. They also feature |

|one of the fastest and most accurate anti-collision algorithms available. |

|A new feature, available beginning next month, is the MCRF450’s ability to respond to virtually any shape of signaling waveform: square wave, trapezoid, or even cosine. |

|This enables the user to extend read range while meeting FCC power limits. |

|“We chose Microchip’s MCRF450 tagging ICs to power our BitTag® series because of its reliability and unmatched performance” said Kiwamu Goto, assistant Marketing Manager |

|for the RFID System Center at for Mitsubishi Materials (e-mail:bittag@mmc.co.jp). “This inventory system enables libraries of any size to implement innovative technology |

|that makes the daily operation of a library more manageable and efficient, but also allows inventory assessments to be conducted quite easily and on a regular basis.” |

|“Microchip is extremely pleased that Mitsubishi chose Microchip’s MCRF450 device to develop a revolutionary library system that is affordable to both smaller and larger |

|scaled libraries around the world,” said Dilip Patel, RFID Marketing Manager at Microchip. “Their use of the MCRF450 is an example of how advanced RFID technology can |

|greatly improve the efficiency and profitability for libraries and/or businesses that have a similar operation whereby products are loaned out and returned at a later |

|date.” |

|Other applications for the MCRF450 include item-level tagging for warehouses, such as reading multiple objects inside a carton or pallet without opening or separating the|

|items; combining security with inventory applications for auto-checkout at retail and video stores; airline baggage and parcel shipping; automatic ski-lift ticket |

|validation to shorten lift lines; automatic counting and sorting at industrial laundries; WIP (work in progress) management in automobile factories; anti-counterfeiting; |

|industrial barcode supplement or replacement; medical supply/device tracking; document management and numerous other applications. Its ability to store, rewrite, and lock|

|blocks of data, make it the ideal item-level tag, which can remain attached and be updated throughout the lifetime of the item. |

|MCRF450 RFID Tagging Device: Technical Highlights |

|Key features of MCRF450 device are; |

|• 1Kbit total memory. 928 bits of user programmable memory. Organized as 32 pages, with 32 bits each. |

|• Versatile, feature rich operating modes |

|• High data rate (70Kbits/S) |

|• 32 Bits of unique ID set at factory – No duplication of tags |

|• High Speed Anti-Collision Algorithm – Ability to read/write/process many tags at once |

|• Full Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) support : 64 to 128 bits means specific ID of existing item |

|• Long read range |

|• Low Power Consumption (28 uW) |

|• On-chip resonance capacitor (MCRF451, 452 & 455) |

|• Development Kit, DV103006 is available, which contains, contact programmer, read/write interrogator, antennas, design guide, software and samples |

|Corporate Backgrounds |

|Established in 1950, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation is one of the world ’s largest diversified materials companies. The company is a leader in metal smelting and |

|refining, cement and fabricated metals-notably aluminum cans. The Company’s high-level research and development programs are instrumental in enabling it to maintain its |

|dominant position in key markets. Their RFID system is distinguished by its antenna technology resulting from basic material research and they have been focusing on a |

|market of On-metal® tags, which utilize this technology. Mitsubishi Materials comprises 370 subsidiaries and affiliates in 19 countries. These companies employ |

|22,381people. Mitsubishi Materials Corporation’s web site is located at mmc.co.jp |

|Checkpoint Systems Inc. is a multinational company that manufactures and markets labeling systems designed to improve efficiency, reduce costs and provide value-added |

|label solutions for customers across many markets and industries. Checkpoint is a leading provider of digital RF EAS and RFID systems, RF source tagging, barcode labeling|

|systems, hand-held labeling systems, and retail merchandising systems. Applications include automatic identification, retail security, and pricing and promotional labels.|

|Operating in 30 countries, Checkpoint has a global network of subsidiaries and provides professional customer service and technical support around the world. Checkpoint |

|Systems, Inc.’s web site is located at . |

|About Microchip Technology |

|Microchip Technology Inc. manufactures the popular PICmicro® field-programmable RISC microcontrollers, which serve 8- and 16-bit embedded control applications, and a |

|broad spectrum of high performance linear and mixed-signal, power management and thermal management devices. The Company also offers complementary microperipheral |

|products including interface devices; microID® RFID devices; serial EEPROMs; and the patented KEELOQ® security devices. This synergistic product portfolio targets |

|thousands of applications and a growing demand for high-performance designs in the automotive, communications, computing, consumer and industrial control markets. The |

|Company's quality systems are ISO 9001 (1994 version) and QS9000 (1998 version) certified. Microchip is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona with design facilities in |

|Mountain View, California, Bangalore, India; and a European Design Center in Lausanne, Switzerland; semiconductor fabrication facilities in Tempe and Chandler, Arizona; |

|Gresham, Oregon; and Puyallup, Washington; and assembly and test operations near Bangkok, Thailand. Microchip employs approximately 3,250 people worldwide and has sales |

|offices throughout Asia, Europe, Japan and the Americas. More information on the Company can be found at . |

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|Note: The Microchip name and logo, microID, PIC, PICmicro and KEELOQ are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. BitTag and |

|On-metal are registered trademarks of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |

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