O2Micro Cardbus Controllers NSTL Certified
Tuesday, August 4, 1998
Contact: Grace Louh, O2Micro
408-987-5920
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Santa Clara, CA - Tuesday, August 4, 1998 - O2Micro International, Ltd. is pleased to announce that its OZ6860 and OZ6833 family of CardBus host controllers are the first in the industry to have been awarded National Software Testing Laboratories (NSTL) Compatibility Certificate. O2Micro enlisted the services of NSTL to provide additional independent CardBus compatibility testing. NSTL is a leading independent testing organization in the microcomputer and workstation industry, dedicated to providing high quality testing capabilities to the information technology community. NSTL's proficiency and thoroughness provides organizations with a high quality means to assess, evaluate, differentiate, procure and implement products and technologies.
A major concern for notebook manufacturers today is compatibility with existing PCMCIA devices. NSTL's thorough testing procedures include compatibility testing of nearly 100 of the industry's leading PCMCIA 32-bit CardBus and 16-bit PC Card devices.
"We are proud to announce that your OZ6860 and OZ6833 CardBus controllers meets NSTL Interoperability Test Standard and are able to carry the NSTL Compatible Certificate Report," Vice President NSTL Asia Pacific Summer Chien said.
The OZ6860 controller supports a dual PCMCIA slot with an integrated triple zoomed video port while the OZ6833 supports a dual PCMCIA slot.
O2Micro designs integrated circuits for portable applications which maximize the notebook's system power. Product lines include battery-management ICs, CCFL backlight inverter ICs and modules, CardBus controller ICs, GPIO and CDPlay ICs. O2Micro's products address the system designers' increasing requirements for high-performance, low power solutions that are easy to use.
Additional company and product information can be found on the O2Micro website at www.o2micro.com.
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