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Mediatek Offers DivX Ultra Certified IC Solutions

December 5, 2005

DVD Decoding Chips from Mediatek will Enable Playback of Advanced Interactive Features

HSIN-CHU, Taiwan and SAN DIEGO, Calif. – December 5, 2005 – Mediatek, a leader in innovative media processing technologies for the digital home, today announced that its new family of 1389 processors is among the first integrated circuit solutions to become DivX Ultra Certified. Specifically, Mediatek is announcing the availability of the 1389DXE, 1389EXE, 1389FXE, and 1389SXE DivX Ultra Certified models. The recently launched DivX Ultra Certified program will bring consumers a fully interactive, cutting-edge digital media experience by enabling consumer electronics devices to support the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.

Key elements of the DivX Media Format supported in DivX Ultra Certification include interactive video menus, multiple subtitles, alternate audio tracks, video tags and chapter points. DivX Ultra Certified devices will support playback of all versions of DivX video, including DivX video-on-demand titles, while offering the premium, interactive experience enabled by the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.

�MediaTek is a valuable partner, and we�re pleased that they are among the first IC companies to offer CE OEMs a DivX Ultra Certified solution,� said Bill Holmes, Vice President of Consumer Electronics at DivX, Inc. �Mediatek recognizes the value of the DivX Ultra Certified program to bring new functionality to a wide range of consumer devices and we believe their OEM customers and ultimately end-consumers will strongly benefit in the end.�

�The DivX Ultra Certified program will enable users to enjoy DivX videos on Mediatek powered devices that take advantage of a wide range of advanced features such as menus, chapters and multiple audio tracks,� said Ching-Jiang, Hsieh, President of Mediatek. �We�re very excited to partner with DivX to help bring this new generation program to market.�

For more information on DivX Certification programs, see www.divx.com/certification/. For more information on Mediatek, Inc. see www.mtk.com.tw/.

About MediaTek Inc.

MediaTek Inc. is a leading provider of total solution for optical storage, digital consumer, wireless communication and digital television semiconductor. Founded in 1997 and headquartered at Hsin-Chu Science Park, Taiwan, MediaTek is now one of the world�s top-tier IC fables companies and the world�s largest chipset supplier of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, COMBO and DVD player. The Company�s common stock is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code �2524�

About DivX, Inc.

DivX, Inc. is a digital entertainment company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 250 million downloads worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers high-quality at 7-10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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