Agere Most Popular Integrated Circuit (IC) Brands in China for 2004



SHANGHAI, China -/7 March, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR A, AGR B) announced on Friday it was recognized as one of the most popular integrated circuit (IC) brands in China for 2004. The award, which recognizes outstanding performance by IC companies, was presented by the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), a leading IT/telecom market consulting organization, and China Electronic News, the top trade publication in China, at the IC Market China 2005 Annual Forum.

The forum is led by China Semiconductor Industrial Association and CCID. This year's theme was "Leading the Market, Pushing Application Innovation." At the forum, IC manufacturers, network equipment providers, analysts and investment firms discussed IC market opportunities and hot topics in network communication, consumer electronics, auto electronics and technical control in the IC industry.

According to Mo Shao Kang, the chief judge, more than 10,000 votes were received from network equipment suppliers, senior analysts, media organizations, service providers and end users, who evaluated companies on localization of their brands, profits in 2004 from the China region, innovation and quality of service. A total of 10 awards were given to industry leaders including Agere, Philips, TI, Xilinx, Freescale, STMicro, Fujitsu, AMD, Renesas and QuickLogic for their outstanding achievement and contributions in 2004.

Agere Systems is a global leader in semiconductors for storage, wireless data, and public and enterprise networks. The company's chips and software power a broad range of computing and communications applications, from cell phones, PCs, PDAs, hard disk drives and gaming devices to the world's most sophisticated wireless and wireline networks. Agere's customers include top manufacturers of consumer electronics, communications and computing equipment. Agere's products connect people to information and entertainment at home, at work and on the road -- enabling the connected lifestyle. More information about Agere is available on the company's website http://www.agere.com.