Taipei, Taiwan, October 12, 1999 - Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading core logic and graphics supplier, today announced the licensing of CPU technology and related intellectual properties from Rise Technology, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.

The company stated that the purpose of acquiring the CPU technology from Rise is to expand the technology portfolio in order to fuel its continued long-term growth. With this acquisition, SiS becomes the only company in the world besides Intel with full platform of 3C technologies including CPU, core logic, multimedia and connectivity, plus its own fab. This positions SiS as a leading supplier for delivering future high integration solutions with the best cost/performance.