IBM SHIPS FIRST MILLION POWERPC MICROPROCESSORS

Milestone Achieved in Ten Months

FISHKILL, N.Y., June 28, 1994--IBM Corp. today announced that it will ship
its one millionth PowerPC 601 microprocessor in July. Achieved in the
first ten months of production, this accomplishment makes the PowerPC
microprocessor the leading RISC microprocessor in the personal computer
market and represents one of the fastest production ramp-ups of any
microprocessor in the computer market.

"By shipping more than a million microprocessors in less than a year, IBM
has exceeded industry estimates for the ramp-up of the PowerPC processor,
demonstrating both the accelerating demand for high-performance,
industry-standard processors at a reasonable price and the growing success
of the PowerPC family," said Michael J. Attardo, IBM senior vice president
and general manager, IBM Microelectronics Division. "At the same time, we
are broadening our customer base with significant customer wins in an
increasing number of international markets."

According to Andrew Lewis, president and CEO of DayStar Digital, a leading
supplier of Macintosh add-in cards, "Our company is committed to offering
superior products to the marketplace, and we believe that the PowerPC 601
microprocessor fulfills the performance requirements necessary to handle
today's sophisticated digital publishing applications."

Manufactured by IBM and available through IBM and Motorola sales channels,
the PowerPC 601 device has gained international acceptance in the desktop
systems arena. The PowerPC 601 microprocessor is currently offered in
systems from IBM's RISC System/6000 Division and Apple Computer. Over the
past year, a wide range of companies have announced development plans for
PowerPC processor-based offerings, including: Canon, DayStar Digital,
Groupe Bull, Harris, Hitachi, IBM's Power Personal Systems Division,
Parsytec, Powerhouse, Tadpole, Thomson-CSF and YARC. In addition, the
Taiwanese New PC Consortium has announced its endorsement of the PowerPC
architecture and China's Ministry of Electronics Industry has agreed to
help promote the use of PowerPC technology and promote the development of
supporting software in China.

The PowerPC 601 microprocessor is currently offered in 100 MHz, 80 MHz, 66
MHz and 50 MHz versions. Current pricing from IBM for the PowerPC 601
product is $275 for the 80 MHz version, $197 for the 66 MHz version and
$174 for the 50 MHz version in quantities of 25,000. Samples of the 100
MHz version of the PowerPC 601 are available now and production quantities
are planned for the fourth quarter of 1994. Other processors planned in
the family include the PowerPC 603, PowerPC 604 and PowerPC 620. The
PowerPC family is designed to address a wide range of computing
environments from consumer products to supercomputers.

IBM, headquartered in Armonk, N.Y., is a supplier of integrated
microelectronics technologies to a growing number of companies worldwide.
Its products range from semiconductor design and fabrication to complete
and fully tested functional assemblies. IBM Microelectronics,
headquartered in Fishkill, N.Y., is responsible for developing,
manufacturing and marketing these products and technologies.

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