Fountain Valley, CA, Aug. 19, 2003 - Advanced Validation Labs® (AVL), a leading validation and testing services company and Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation® (SiS), a leading core logic chipset supplier, today unveiled the SiS648FX's successful compatibility on AVL's DDR400 module validation.

AVL's certified validation services, aiming primarily at DRAM manufacturers and system integrators, verified the DDR400 PC3200 modules against the SiS648FX reference platform. The SiS-certified system validation program involves the testing of memory modules using a SiS reference platform. The validation test process includes the application of different voltage and thermal ranges to further stress memory modules under test. The DRAM modules by Kingston, Micron and Samsung and many others were used in the test.

As validated by AVL, the SiS648FX chipset fully brings forth the performance of DDR400 and meets the DDR specification standard set by JEDEC, which makes the 648FX the best choice in the market

"It is SiS's goal to provide the industry with the highest-performing and most feature rich PC platform," said Michael Chen, SiS President and CEO. "Part of the launch process is ensuring that there are compatible, cost-effective and reliable memory solutions available to customers worldwide. SiS is confident that AVL will ensure compatibility and interoperability of memory modules with high performance SiS solutions."

"AVL's collaboration with SiS on the 648FX platform plays an integral role in the purchasing decision for customers looking for validated memory solutions," stated Larry Ho, director of technical labs at Advanced Validation Labs. "AVL has extensive engineering experience and quick-turn validation services so customers will be able to verify that their memory modules have been thoroughly tested with AVL's comprehensive validation procedure," added Ho.

AVL/SiS Validation Program
To submit DDR products for validation, contact Advanced Validation Labs at (714) 435-2630, email: services@validationlabs.com or visit the AVL website at http://www.validationlabs.com

About Advanced Validation Labs, Inc.
Advanced Validation Labs (AVL) is a service company focused on delivering DRAM testing and validation expertise to technology designers and builders. Operated and driven by engineers, AVL capabilities support a “one stop” approach created to simplify the testing and validation efforts. Headquartered in the USA, AVL is fully equipped to perform test services at the component, module, and system levels. AVL is a leader in the performance and management of industry certification programs. Contact AVL at: http://www.validationlabs.com