NATIONAL LAUNCHES DIEMENTIONS NEWSLETTER TO INFORM ENGINEERS, MANAGERS ABOUT DIE PRODUCTS AND ISSUES

April 12, 1999 - National Semiconductor® (NYSE: NSM) today announced the launch of its DIEmentions newsletter to inform design engineers, applications engineers and engineering managers about products, issues and trends in the bare die and Known Good Die (KGD) arena. Published by the company's Die Products Business Unit, the four-page newsletter is scheduled to appear six times a year, beginning with the March issue.

"DIEmentions will report on new products, shipping options, processes and capabilities to help engineers and managers better understand trends and issues in the growing die market," said Jackie Collard, marketing manager, Die Products Business Unit. "The newsletter also will contain technical articles on how engineers can design with die and how National supports die products. Contributed articles from industry experts, such as the Die Products Consortium Group managed by the Microelectronics and Computing Consortium, are scheduled for inclusion as well," she said.

To subscribe to DIEmentions or for more information on die products and services, please contact National by telephone/toll free at 1-877-DIAL-DIE (1-877-342-5343) or by e-mail at die@nsc.com. Information also is available on the Web at www.national.com/die

National Semiconductor is a recognized industry leader in the development of die products and serves on numerous industry consortia and in trade organizations. Products are available as either bare die (DC tested at +25 degrees C) or fully guaranteed Known Good Die (KGD). Products are available to three processing flows: commercial, military and space. Full technical, Quality Assurance, warehousing, customer service, marketing, and program management services are available for customers that are interested in using die products in their applications.

The Die Products Consortium (DPC) is a cooperative effort among several leading microelectronics companies to advance the development of a support infrastructure that will accelerate the adoption of die products by electronic system manufacturers worldwide. Founding members of the consortium are National Semiconductor, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, Chip Supply, Lucent, Rockwell, and IBM. Honeywell and Intel joined the consortium in 1999. The consortium is being managed by MCC, recognized as a global leader in KGD technology. For more information on the DPC, contact Larry Gilg, Project Manager, Die Products Consortium, (512)338-3748 or gilg@mcc.com.

National Semiconductor Corporation
National Semiconductor provides system-on-a-chip solutions for the information age. Combining real-world analog and state-of the-art digital technology, the company's chips lead many sectors of the personal computer, communications, and consumer markets. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, National has annual sales of approximately $2 billion and 11,500 employees worldwide. Additional company and product information is available on the World Wide Web at www.national.com