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In-Stat Announces Call for Papers for Fall 2006 Microprocessor Forum

Scottsdale, Arizona – July 13, 2006 - In-Stat (www.in-stat.com), publisher of Microprocessor Report, announces today that a call for papers has been issued for its Fall Microprocessor Forum to be held October 9-11, 2006 in San Jose, California. The submission deadline is July 25th.

Microprocessor Forum is the longest-running and foremost technical conference on PC, server, and embedded processors. This year, In-Stat, a pioneering market-research firm and the forum’s host, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary at the event. Microprocessor Forum continues to evolve and now covers system-on-chip (SoC) and system-level technology in addition to processor architecture. This year's forum will include a session on analog/digital mixed-signal design on SoCs.

Presentation proposals can be submitted online at: http://www.in-stat.com/FallMPF/06/cfp.asp on the following topics:

• PC processors
• Server processors
• Network, communications, and security processors
• Low-power embedded processors
• High-performance embedded processors
• Embedded processors for automotives, consumer electronics, wireless infrastructures, and other industrial applications
• Digital signal processors
• Imaging and video processors
• Processor-IP and tools for SoC design
• New technologies for future semiconductor design and manufacturing
• Other new and wonderful things

Note that preference is given to announcements disclosed for the first time at the forum. All proposals are kept strictly confidential. Proposals may be precededor accompanied by nondisclosure agreements. If you haveany questions, contact Terri Rumpf at trumpf@reedbusiness.com.

About In-Stat

In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) is the leading provider of actionable research, market analysis and forecasts of advanced communications services, infrastructure, end-user devices and semiconductors. Our insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and comprehensive research, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's tenured, experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical business, product and technology decisions.

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