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JVC DVD Players Powered by ESS Technology’s Vibratto(TM) II DVD Chips; JVC XV-N315 Model With ESS’s Vibratto(TM) II Chip Achieves DivX Certified(TM) Status

April 6, 2004

Fremont, CA–April 6, 2004 — ESS Technology, a leading provider of silicon solutions for digital imaging, digital video and digital audio consumer electronics, today announced that JVC has selected ESS’s Vibratto II DVD system-on-chip (SOC) to power two of its new DVD players, models XV-N315 and XV-N310.

The XV-N315 model is the first DVD player offered by JVC to play DivX disks and has achieved DivX Certification from DivXNetworks. This DVD player by JVC displays the DivX Home Theater Certified logo, assuring the consumer that it meets DivXNetworks’ stringent requirements for quality, full format compatibility (plays back all versions of DivX video) and interoperability. ESS’s DivX Certified Vibratto II MX DVD SOC powers the XV-N315 model, while the standard Vibratto II DVD SOC powers the XV-N310 model, without DivX support.

The XV-N315 and XV-N310 DVD players both offer highest quality progressive scan video output. Both models also support DVD, VCD, SVCD, and JPEG viewing along with CD or MP3 audio playback from DVD Video, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW and CD Audio formatted discs.

“JVC selected ESS’s Vibratto II DVD SOC for its players because it has the latest features sought by today’s demanding home entertainment consumers,” said Shingo Kawata, executive vice president, AV & Multimedia Company, JVC. “Our new DivX Certified XV-315 model gives these consumers new options in enjoying audio/video content. JVC is delighted to have ESS and DivXNetworks as partners to help us deliver these new and exciting products.”

Patrick Ang, executive vice president and chief operating officer at ESS Technology remarked, “ESS’s superb audio and video technology is again demonstrated with these outstanding new DVD players from JVC. We are pleased to have established a long-term strategic relationship with JVC and DivXNetworks to bring the latest in digital home entertainment to the consumer.”

“We’re pleased that the JVC XV-N315 powered by the ESS Vibratto chip has achieved full DivX Certified(TM) status,” said Jordan Greenhall, CEO and co-founder of DivXNetworks, Inc. “Consumers around the world can now look for the DivX Certified logo on the JVC player and rest assured that their collection of DivX videos will play back at the highest level of visual quality and performance.”

About ESS Technology

ESS Technology, Inc., designs and markets high-performance digital video processor and imaging sensor semiconductors for the consumer digital entertainment, digital photography, camera phones and digital home markets. ESS products include highly integrated chips for DVD players, DVD recorders, VCD players, digital media players, digital audio systems, digital still cameras and camcorders, and camera-enabled cellular phones.

ESS, headquartered in Fremont, California, has approximately 400 employees in North America and over 100 employees in Asia providing R&D;, sales, and technical support worldwide. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at: https://www.esstech.com .

About DivXNetworks

DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX (R) video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 120 million users worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution with a complete Digital Rights Management (DRM) system to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA, Taipei, Taiwan, Guildford, England and Dortmund, Germany. For more information, visit https://www.divxnetworks.com .

DivX is a registered trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.

The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the possible reduction of consumer spending occasioned by general economic conditions, the timely availability and acceptance of ESS’s new products, the dependence on continued growth in demand for consumer multimedia products, difficulties inherent in integrating acquired businesses with ESS, the possible reduction of consumer spending occasioned by terrorist activity and armed conflict, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of ESS, including the reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K (if any) which we incorporate by reference. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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