Heh, yeah I thought the same thing when I first saw the name. Don't want to appear on any government watch lists, nevermind interpol...I'll guess that NC = not critical
Total guess though..
personally I'd pick a different chip.. ISSI is to close to ISIS
I'll probably send them an email about it. Especially the zero-ohm resistor. They apparently make resistors with zero ohms (at least, DigiKey has a few -- I was curious), although I equate it to a left-handed screwdriver in that it's just marketing.