Taipei, Taiwan - September 12, 2003 –System General, a leading provider of device programming instruments, announced the release of new device support for flash memory products in SST’s new Micro-Package, including SST39WF400A, SST39VF400A, and SST39VF800A. The device support is available for both the M1Q (ball grid array) and the C1Q (land grid array) packages from Silicon Storage Technology, Inc (SST), as well as non-Pb package variants, M1QE and C1QE. The support will enable 0.5 mm ball pitch devices from SST to be programmed on the Flagship T9600 Universal Programmer (manual programming) and on the AP520 Handler (automated programming).

Both the M1Q and the C1Q Micro-Packages are 0.5 mm ball pitch, which is the smallest in the industry. "System General is proud to be the first vendor to provide manual and automated programming solutions for 0.5 mm ball pitch devices for SST customers. With laser-trimmed PCBs and our proprietary board design technologies, we have an edge on our competitors" said Don Yang, Vice President of System General. "Customers have been using our solution successfully in their programming centers. We are ready to rapidly meet current and future market demand for 0.5 mm ball pitch devices.”

System General was the first programmer company to pioneer High-Speed Programming (HSP) technology for flash memories. Since its introduction, HSP has set the standard for the rest of the industry. With ultra-fast programming algorithms and a USB interface, the T9600 is the best flash memory programmer available in terms of programming speed and cost of ownership.

About System General
System General (SG) was founded in 1983 as a consulting company specializing in Device Programming and Power Management. In 1985, the company expanded its operations to include the design and manufacture of Device Programmers. Aiming to become the leader in its field of expertise, SG is committed to delivering products and services of the highest quality. It has earned an excellent reputation from customers all over the world. System General significantly expanded its business scope in 1999, after merging with the IC design company ESIC. Armed with a strong R&D team, SG successfully entered the business by delivering its first series of Power Management products. System General's innovative energy-saving power conversion designs were well received by the market.

With the corporate vision of "Innovation for a Better Tomorrow", SG's business goal has always been to provide original products that improve people's lives. SG operates through two strategic business units: Semiconductors and Programming Instruments. Both units have the backing of dedicated and highly skilled R&D, manufacturing, sales, logistics and technical support teams.
SG is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It has branch offices in the USA, China, and Hsinchu Taiwan. System General also works with sales agencies throughout the world.

About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of nonvolatile memory solutions, based on proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. SST's product families include various densities of high functionality flash memory components, flash mass storage products and flash microcontrollers. SST also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees including 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC), IBM, Motorola, National Semiconductor, NEC Corporation, Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson Corp., Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, and Winbond Electronics Corp. TSMC offers embedded SuperFlash under its trademark Emb-FLASH. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at http://www.sst.com.