SYNA Synaptics Incorporated

Synaptics Designs Custom Interface Solution for the LG JM50 HDD Music Player LG Taps Synaptics' Interface Design Expertise to Enhance Aesthetics and Usability SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA), a leading developer of interface solutions for mobile computing, communications and entertainment devices, has announced a new LightTouch(TM) capacitive interface solution for the JM50, LG's first hard disk drive (HDD) music player. The custom LightTouch interface solution provides nine capacitive buttons for quick and easy access to critical functions, such as Play/Pause, directional controls, volume, menu, and song information. Through a unique LED array, users can personalize their device by choosing one of seven colors for their buttons and LCD display. Mounted underneath stylish embossed plastic, the LightTouch interface, with its customizable lighting options, creates a fun and unique design. "Synaptics has developed a user interface that delivers a compelling and differentiated industrial design for LG's entrance into the hard drive-based MP3 market," explains Clark Foy, Synaptics vice president of marketing. "The custom LightTouch interface in the LG JM50 is another example of how innovative interface design can help define device brand identity." "For our first hard disk drive MP3 player design, we wanted to create a device that would excite users while providing an attention-grabbing alternative to boring, cold designs," explains Kyung-Soo Park, LG Electronics' executive vice president, DAV Division. "Synaptics' technology affords us the flexibility to focus on design and aesthetics, creating a revolutionary user interface that is both fun and easy to use." The LG JM50 HDD music player is a 5GB HDD music player with FM radio and recording, voice recording and line-input recording that supports MP3, WMA, and OGG formats. The JM50 also boasts a battery life of approximately 10 hours and will be available in March 2005 in Korea, China, Taiwan, Europe and surrounding areas. For more information on the JM50, visit the LG Web site, http://www.lge.com/ About Synaptics Incorporated Synaptics is a leading developer of interface solutions for the mobile computing, communications and entertainment industries. The company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad(TM), Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into more than 50 percent of today's notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality and industrial design. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California. http://www.synaptics.com/ NOTE: Synaptics, the Synaptics logo, and LightTouch are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains "forward-looking" statements about Synaptics, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Synaptics intends such forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe-harbor created by those laws. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to expectations of the market acceptability of the LightTouch product. Synaptics cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (a) market demand for Synaptics' custom interface solution (b) market demand for LG products using Synaptics' solution, and (c) the failure of Synaptics' products and OEM products to deliver commercially acceptable performance, and other risks as identified from time to time in Synaptics' SEC reports, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Synaptics on the date hereof, and Synaptics assumes no obligation to update such statements. For more information contact: Amanda Mena Khyati Shah Synaptics Incorporated Edelman 408-434-0110x178 650-429-2769 DATASOURCE: Synaptics Incorporated CONTACT: Amanda Mena of Synaptics Incorporated, +1-408-434-0110, ext. 178, or ; or Khyati Shah of Edelman, +1-650-429-2769, or , for Synaptics Web site: http://www.lge.com/ Web site: http://www.synaptics.com/

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