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Innovation Filed more than 300 patent applications, up from 60 applications just five years ago. Manufacturing Continued more than $1.3 billion in construction of new facilities around the world. Sold the assets of Dyna-Craft, Inc., a lead frame products supplier, to Malaysia Pacific Industries. Customer Service Opened full service World Wide Web site: http://www.national.com. Acquisitions and Partnerships Internet products: Created strategic partnership with California-based InfoGear to develop low-cost internet access telephones. Wireless telecommunications products: Purchased SiTel Sierra, a Netherlands-based wireless and cellular products supplier; with this acquisition, National now provides complete Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone (DECT) systems. Announced joint ventures with SMegga and the Postal and Telecommunications Industry, China, to build DECT software, handsets and base stations in China. Acquired assets of Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics package technology division from Hughes Microelectronics. Power management products: Joined with Chartec of Denmark to create new battery charging algorithms. Corporate Restructuring Announced plans to segregate family logic, memory and discrete businesses in a separate organization, Fairchild Semiconductor. Top Management Named Brian L. Halla Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. webmaster@national.com Copyright © National Semiconductor Corporation. National is ISO 9000 certified. 9 October 1996