Exhibit 99.9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INDUSTRY VETERAN JEFF WALLIN APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PATRIOT
SCIENTIFIC

SAN DIEGO--March 12, 2002--The Board of Directors of PTSC (Patriot Scientific
Corp.)(OTCBB: PTSC - news) has appointed industry veteran Jeff Wallin as its new
President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Wallin will relieve Donald Bernier of his interim Chief Executive
responsibilities. Mr. Bernier retains the position of Chairman of the Board.

In addition to his current roles as Executive Vice President and CFO, Lowell
Giffhorn will assume the role of Secretary.

"Jeff brings extensive experience in business development, patent enforcement
including supervision of patent infringement actions, strategic planning and
product development in rapidly developing markets including wireless, cable
interactive and embedded processor technologies," said Donald Bernier, Chairman
of the Board. "His talents are well received as PTSC continues its growth
strategy which includes the intended acquisition of Aspect SemiQuip
International."

Prior to joining PTSC, Mr. Wallin served as President of SDMC, Inc., since 1999.
SDMC is a multimedia systems integration and communications technologies
business development and consulting organization with international and domestic
clients focused on wireless, satellite and cable interactive enterprises. From
1996 to 1999, Mr. Wallin held the post of President and CEO of TV/COM
International, Inc., where he led the development of systems and terminal
products for digital compression, control and encryption systems for domestic
and international operators and providers.


Mr. Wallin has also held senior positions with Snell & Wilcox Ltd., General
Instrument and Teledyne Ryan Electronics in addition to his distinguished career
as a United States Naval officer. He currently serves as a board member for
several multimedia technology companies and holds membership in a number of
telecom industry organizations.

Miklos Korodi and David Pohl who served in the office of the president are
leaving the company to pursue other business opportunities, which simultaneously
complements the Board of Directors strategy to maximize capital and reduce
expenses.

About PTSC

Founded in 1987, PTSC is an Intellectual Property (IP) company that develops,
markets and enables innovative technologies to address demand in fast growing
markets such as: wireless devices, mobile devices, appliances, home gateways,
set top boxes, entertainment, automotive and industrial controllers. PTSC's
innovative IP licensing approach allows for rapid product introduction with
exceptional power, performance and cost characteristics that are crucial to next



generation mobile and Internet devices - a $39 billion dollar a year market. For
more information on PTSC, visit http://www.ptsc.com.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: Statements in this news release looking forward in time involve risks and
uncertainties, including the risks associated with the effect of changing
economic conditions, trends in the products markets, variations in the company's
cash flow, market acceptance risks, technical development risks, seasonality and
other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission
filings.


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