Toshiba to Participate in Gartner Dataquest Semiconductor Industry Summit Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. and Its Memory Business Development Director Scott Nelson Included in Lineup of Presenting Companies and Speakers; Summit Set for Sept. 13-14 at The Fairmont San Francisco IRVINE, Calif. and STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC) and Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:ITNYSE:ITB), the world's leading technology research and advisory firm, today announced that TAEC's Memory Products Business Development Director Scott Nelson and many executives of other major companies will participate in the year's most important event for the global semiconductor industry. The program will also feature new Gartner Dataquest forecasts for the next phase of semiconductor industry growth. Gartner Dataquest Semiconductor Industry Summit will attract high-level attendees from across the semiconductor industry -- including executives from chip manufacturers, equipment suppliers, design firms, OEMs, and government -- as well as institutional investors. The Summit will identify near term growth opportunities in sustaining technologies and how the industry participants can position themselves to respond to the opportunities in established and emerging technologies. Nelson will participate in the session, "Removable Solid State Storage: Capitalizing on the Boom." The company presentations will enable Summit participants to hear from a wide range of semiconductor market leaders. Strict selection criteria have been utilized to determine which companies are invited to present, defined by their influence on the industry and the opportunity associated with their product and position in the market. Every company speaker will be a senior executive. Presenting companies include: Altera, ASAT Holdings, Broadcom, CoWare, Hynix Semiconductor America Inc., Intel, KLA-Tencor, MEMC, Mentor Graphics, MicroDisplay Corporation, Micron Technology, M-Systems, Nanya Technology Corp., Nokia, Novellus Systems Inc., Philips Semiconductor, Renesas Technology Corp., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., SanDisk, Silicon Border, Silicon Laboratories, SiRF Technology, Inc., STMicroelectronics, Tandberg TV, Texas Instruments, Toshiba America Electronics Components, Inc., Verisity and Xilinx. "These strictly regulated presentations are from the companies that will define the next wave of semiconductor market leadership," says Jim Tully, Gartner Vice President & Chief of Research. "For semiconductor industry executives as well as institutional investors, this is an opportunity to hear presentations in a no-hype environment, gauge each company's product and market positioning, and be in a much stronger position to build industry partnerships and target investment opportunities." To register for the event, go to http://www.gartner.com/us/semicon. Please forward to a colleague who would be interested in attending. About Gartner Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:ITNYSE:ITB) the world's leading provider of research on the semiconductor industry and analysis on the global information technology industry. Gartner serves more than 10,000 clients, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The Company focuses on delivering objective, in-depth analysis and actionable advice to enable clients to make more informed business and technology decisions. The Company's businesses consist of Gartner Intelligence, research and events for IT professionals; Gartner Executive Programs, membership programs and peer networking services; and Gartner Consulting, customized engagements with a specific emphasis on outsourcing and IT management. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and has 3,700 associates, including more than 1,000 research analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.gartner.com/. *About TAEC Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC brings a breadth of advanced, next-generation technologies to its customers. This broad offering includes semiconductors, flash memory-based storage solutions, and displays for the computing, wireless, networking, automotive and digital consumer markets. TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba, one of the five largest semiconductor companies worldwide in terms of global sales for the year 2003 according to Gartner/Dataquest's Worldwide Semiconductor Market Share Ranking. Toshiba is a world leader in high-technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For additional company and product information, please visit TAEC's website at chips.toshiba.com. For technical inquiries, please e-mail . Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications. In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information is available at http://www.chips.toshiba.com/, or from your TAEC representative. All trademarks and tradenames held within are the properties of their respective holders. DATASOURCE: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. CONTACT: Jan Johnson of Multipath Communications, +1-714-633-4008, , for Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.; or Lisa Nemec of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., +1-949-455-2293, ; or Lisa Lovett of Gartner, Inc., Web site: http://www.gartner.com/ Web site: http://www.chips.toshiba.com/

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