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DALLAS (June 15, 1998) -- Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIMD) and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN) announced today that Diamond Multimedia will utilize TI's ADSL chipset in its upcoming implementations including splitterless digital modems. The second largest customer-side modem provider will leverage TI's fully-programmable solution to bring high-speed Internet connectivity to the consumer and SOHO markets.

"We conducted an extensive evaluation of TI's ADSL chipset architecture and found it to be the most robust, flexible solution available in the market today," said Jim Cady, vice president and general manager of Diamond Multimedia's Communication Division. "Their solution allows us to offer a broad range of capabilities now, with room to build on the platform for future applications."

TI's ADSL chipset combines TI's TMS320C6000 core technology, the world's fastest DSP, and precision mixed-signal components with DMT echo cancellation software technology from Amati Communications. With more than 10 times the performance of any other DSP technology, the core 'C6000 technology provides the performance and flexibility that allow manufacturers such as Diamond to meet multiple DSL protocol requirements with a single platform. The new software-driven splitterless implementation will utilize some of the 'C6000 generation's performance headroom to move splitter functionality into the core chipset and achieve loop lengths up to 18,000 feet.

"Texas Instruments has had a long-standing position in analog modems utilizing our programmable DSP," said Bill Eversole, director of marketing for TI's Worldwide Broadband Access Group. "We believe this new relationship with Diamond Multimedia enables Texas Instruments to bridge the gap between voiceband and broadband modem applications. Diamond will be a leader in digital modems and we look forward to speeding the deployment of ADSL together."

For more information on TI's access products, please visit http://www.ti.com/sc/access