>> Tyco Electronics and SynQor Form Alliance to Drive Standardization of High Performance DC-DC Converters

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Contact: James Saunders
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Dallas, TX –Feb. 2, 2004-Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc.andSynQor, Inc.have formed the Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA) to ensure future DC-DC product compatibility and standardization within the increasingly fragmented power converter market. Ultimately, the alliance will be the vehicle that establishes standards over a broad range of power converter form factors, footprints, feature sets and functionality for both non-isolated (POL) and isolated applications, including intermediate bus converters. Alliance membership is open to qualified companies per the alliance charter. DOSA converters will be geared towards wireless infrastructure, optical switching, networking, storage and industrial systems.

“The past two years have seen a sudden proliferation of new power architectures, package sizes, pin-outs and functionality, leading converter manufacturers to announce products that are increasingly incompatible,” said Sabi Varma, Vice President, Marketing and Business Operations at Tyco Electronics Power Systems. “The alliance addresses this concern and aims to facilitate market competition by developing product standards to ensure our customers have multiple sourcing options.”

Joe Coupal, SynQor Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales adds, “Our major customers view the DC-DC market as too fragmented, and they have encouraged us to take the lead in promoting greater standardization. Our goal with the alliance is to ensure compatibility among the market leading converter products and offer our customers secure second sourcing and competitive pricing.” Both Tyco and SynQor have design facilities in Dallas, Texas, which will facilitate the development of future standards.

Under the terms of the alliance, the members will independently develop DC-DC converters with pin-for-pin compatibility, identical form factors and functionally equivalent feature sets, thereby guaranteeing end users the benefits of true second sourcing options. Tyco’s recently announced Austin Lynx II POL converters will be the first product addressed by the alliance. DOSA will also align future product roadmaps, including a new sixteenth brick converter, while developing other requirements, including high current quarter brick pin-out designs, output voltage sequencing for POL modules in the Austin SuperLynxTM module form factor and consensus for standards on surface-mount technology and lead-free initiatives.

Members of the alliance will jointly announce future product offerings that are compatible as drop-in replacements.

For additional information, contact Tyco Electronics via phone at 800-526-7819, or the web atpower.tycoelectronics.comor SynQor via phone at 888-567-9596, or the web atwww.synqor.com.

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