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eSilicon Named Fastest-Growing Private Company in Silicon Valley

Top Fabless Chipmaker Ranked 3rd in Nation by Inc. Magazine

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - October 24, 2005 - eSilicon Corporation, the leading fabless supplier of custom integrated circuits, announced today that the company has been ranked #3 by Inc. Magazine in the renowned annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America. Posting a 3-year sales growth rate of over 7,000%, eSilicon® ranked as the fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley, and outperformed all other companies in the “Computers & Electronics” category.

“I’m delighted that eSilicon has been recognized again for outstanding performance,” said Jack Harding, eSilicon’s chairman, president and CEO. “It’s a special honor to be ranked so highly based on purely objective criteria. Our explosive growth has been the direct result of a focused commitment to helping our customers get new products to market, quickly and cost-effectively.”

About eSilicon Corporation

eSilicon designs and manufactures custom integrated circuits for the world’s leading electronics companies. The company serves both system OEMs and fabless semiconductor companies who apply custom silicon to create innovative new products. eSilicon designs and ships custom chips for a wide variety of markets and applications, including high-volume MP3 players, home gateways, complex storage networks, and high-speed communications devices.

Established in 2000 and led by a team of industry veterans, eSilicon is a pioneer and award-winning market leader, widely recognized for innovation and operational excellence. The company combines in-house design and manufacturing expertise to provide customers with a low-risk, low-cost path to the best technology available in the semiconductor industry. eSilicon is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with offices in Allentown, PA, New Providence (Murray Hill), NJ, Shin Yokohama, Japan, and Bucharest, Romania. For more information, please visit www.esilicon.com.

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