AUSTIN, Texas – March 13, 2001 – eAudio opened its online eCommerce audio store to coincide with its participation in the SXSW (South By Southwest) music conference and festival in Austin, Texas.

eAudio is a dedicated audio-only Internet eCommerce portal carrying a variety of MP3 players, sound cards, peripherals, drivers, audio software and games, with more products and features planned.

eAudio is built around a revenue and income-generating business plan that includes low overhead and customer-acquisition costs, carefully combining the best of traditional brick and mortar business methodologies with Internet efficiencies.

eAudio is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), a leading supplier of audio integrated circuits for Internet entertainment electronics. eAudio leverages Cirrus Logic’s semiconductor channel and customers with the goal of creating a comprehensive consumer audio portal.

About eAudio

Based in Austin, Texas, eAudio focuses exclusively on audio, with the goal of becoming the Internet’s most comprehensive source of audio products and information. eAudio is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS), the world’s leading supplier of audio chips.

Cirrus Logic

Cirrus Logic is a premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP chip solutions for Internet entertainment electronics. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets high-volume audio, storage and communications applications. Cirrus Logic sells its products under the Crystal®, Maverick™ and 3Ci™ brands as well as its own name. Founded in 1984 in Silicon Valley, Cirrus Logic operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas and major sites located in Fremont, California and Broomfield, Colorado, as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.

Safe Harbor Provision

Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Factors that could limit eAudio’s success include its ability to introduce new products and features on a timely basis and the cyclical nature of the industry.

Please refer to Cirrus Logic’s current Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. The foregoing information represents information as of the date of this news release, and Cirrus Logic undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

Cirrus Logic, Crystal® and Maverick™ are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc.

eAudio - Your One Stop Audio Shop

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