Wintegra Listed as Leading Supplier of Access NPUs in “A Guide to Access Processors” by The Linley Group

Austin, Texas, USA, 8 January 2007 - Wintegra Inc., a fabless semiconductor company focused on the access infrastructure market, announced today that it was prominently listed in the "Guide to Access Processors" by The Linley Group.  Wintegra is described as the "company to beat" in this marketplace and was listed as the leading supplier of access NPUs.

Highlighted in this report are Wintegra's long established strengths such as its access marketplace focused architecture, extensive set of peripherals and interfaces; plus the broadest portfolio of production ready software.  Wintegra was an early champion of bundling customer ready application specific software with highly flexible silicon.  This strategy has now become a key differentiator for Wintegra.

"As was mentioned in this report, challenging Wintegra is difficult", said Joseph Byrne, senior analyst at The Linley Group (www.linleygroup.com).  "A key differentiator is their software portfolio, which they are continuing to expand even as they launch the new WinPath2 family. WinPath2 strengthens Wintegra's hardware lineup by upgrading the features and performance of the successful first-generation WinPath pro¬cessors."

"This report from the Linley Group is a frank and objective appraisal comparing the access processor suppliers," said Robert O'Dell, Executive VP of Marketing and Sales at Wintegra.  "We're pleased to be listed as a market leader validating our original strategy to focus on the access infrastructure."