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CATC Introduces PETracer EML X16 PCI Express Protocol Analyzer CATC 16-Lane PCI Express Analyzer Debuts at PCI-SIG Developers Conference SAN JOSE, Calif., PCI-SIG Developers Conference, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) (NASDAQ:CATZ), a leading communications protocol expert company, today announced the next generation of its industry-leading PETracer family of products, the PETracer EML, a 16-lane PCI Express Analyzer. It is built on CATC's newest and most advanced Universal Protocol Analyzer System (UPAS) platform to date, the UPAS 100K. The PETracer EML analyzer system captures, analyzes and displays bidirectional 16-Lane PCI Express traffic to allow semiconductor, motherboard and add-in card manufacturers to bring their PCI Express solutions to market faster. The PETracer EML will be shown at the CATC booth, #26, at the PCI-SIG Developers Conference in the San Jose McEnery Convention Center through June 15th. CATC will also demonstrate the capabilities of the other members of its PCI Express product family including the PETracer and PETracer ML protocol analyzers and the PETrainer ML bus exerciser. "The PCI Express industry is seeing rapid growth with the introduction of many new high-speed applications by our member companies," said Tony Pierce, PCI-SIG chairman. "We are pleased to see CATC's contribution to provide PCI Express protocol verification systems to analyze traffic, diagnose problems, and test for interoperability which enables manufacturers to bring innovative, compliant products to market faster." "We are extremely proud of the new PETracer EML which represents CATC's third generation PCI Express protocol expert analysis system. We are excited to be in a position to accelerate the industry's adoption of PCI Express by leveraging our close working relationships with key PCI Express technology leaders to deliver the advanced functionality built into the PETracer EML," said Carmine Napolitano, president of CATC. "We have worked hard to gain our market leadership in this industry and remain committed to retaining this leadership position by delivering premier development tools for our demanding PCI Express customers." "The PCI Express industry is on the verge of taking off -- increasing the demand for high-speed development and debug tools," said Jim Pappas, director of technology initiatives for Intel's Enterprise Platform Group. "To accelerate product development and foster innovation, it is important for platform designers, add-in card manufacturers and system integrators to have the latest protocol analysis and advanced verification systems." The PETracer EML is the first protocol analyzer to utilize CATC's UPAS 100K platform. The UPAS 100K is specifically designed for high-speed serial protocols such as PCI Express. The expanded memory buffer of 8 GB allows users to capture deeper traces over longer time periods. The platform also provides future scalability with expanded hardware capabilities and the capacity for additional plug-in modules in the same chassis, significantly reducing the lifecycle cost of ownership. The PETracer EML captures bus traffic from the target system non-intrusively by using a slot interposer card. The PETracer EML utilizes the unique and intuitive CATC Trace expert analysis software, giving users the power to logically group events in a hierarchical display. It also incorporates CATC's Link Tracker time-synchronized display. This chronological view of DWORDs moving upstream and downstream across each lane provides precise timing context for analyzing PCI Express traffic. The combination of these two methods of viewing and analyzing the bus creates a uniquely powerful approach to facilitating product time to market for PCI Express developers. The product also features sophisticated controls, powerful triggering conditions, and advanced search capabilities to further enhance users' abilities to solve engineering and production problems. Availability CATC is accepting orders for the PETracer EML with delivery beginning in June 2004. For further information, please contact CATC at http://www.catc.com/ or its worldwide network of distribution partners. About CATC Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC) is a global communication protocols expert company, providing test and measurement solutions for Computer I/O, Storage and Networking protocols, enhancing productivity and time to market. CATC develops, manufactures and markets advanced protocol analysis expert systems for established and emerging digital communications standards including Bluetooth, Fibre Channel, IEEE 1394, InfiniBand, PCI Express, SCSI, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA and USB. Semiconductor, device, system and software companies use CATC's products during each phase of their products' lifecycles from development through production and market deployment. CATC's expert protocol analysis systems allow customers to monitor communications traffic, diagnose design and operational problems and confirm interoperability and standards compliance. Technicians also use CATC's test and analysis products on production lines and for maintenance of deployed systems and networks. CATC was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information regarding CATC and its products, please visit http://www.catc.com/. Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on CATC's current expectations, such as availability of product, market acceptance and competition, management capability and experience, levels of growth, profitability and shareholder value. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, such as CATC's production of new products, market acceptance of its products, competitive pressures, management performance, success of growth, profitability and increased shareholder value. These and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in CATC's Annual Report on Form 10K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2004, Form 10-K/A filed March 3, 2004, Form 10-Q filed May 13, 2004, and subsequent filings CATC may make with the SEC, as amended, which can be viewed at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/ . NOTE: CATC, CATC Trace, Computer Access Technology Corporation, Link Tracker, PETracer, PETrainer, Universal Protocol Analyzer System and UPAS are proprietary trademarks of Computer Access Technology Corporation. All other company names and marks may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. DATASOURCE: Computer Access Technology Corporation CONTACT: Heike Stabenow of CATC, +1-408-727-6600, or Web site: http://www.catc.com/

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