Synaptics Creates Music Control Interface for New Samsung Mobile Phone

Synaptics Creates Music Control Interface for New Samsung Mobile Phone

MobileTouch Solution Provides Music on Demand Interface Controls for the Samsung SPH-B3100 Mobile Phone

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA), a leading developer of interface solutions for mobile computing, communications and entertainment devices, has created a custom MobileTouch(TM) interface which provides music controls for the Samsung SPH-B3100 mobile phone. The integration of the MobileTouch solution in the Samsung design illustrates the ongoing trend toward thinner, more stylized form factors, as well as the focus on delivering music-on-demand (MOD) services that give consumers instant access to digital music.

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The elegant three button MobileTouch interface provides MOD controls on the outside the clamshell phone. The interface modules were custom designed by Synaptics to be exceptionally thin, approximately 0.8mm, meeting Samsung's requirements for compact phone design. Additionally, the sensor is mounted beneath the plastic of the phone, lending to its sleek design and durability.

"Synaptics is pleased to support Samsung's ongoing efforts to deliver music on demand by designing intuitive interface controls," explains Clark Foy, Synaptics vice president of marketing. "As multimedia content on mobile phones increases, intelligently designed interface controls become increasingly critical. With our MobileTouch solutions, Samsung has created a convenient and easy to use interface for mobile music."

"Samsung continues to design phones that illustrate our values for quality, extraordinary design, and essential multimedia features," explains Samsung's Mobile Communications Division. "The Synaptics interface allows us to create sleek and thin designs that also improve the user experience, enhancing Samsung's reputation for award-winning design."

The Samsung SPH-B3100 is available in Korea.

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. www.synaptics.com

NOTE: Synaptics, MobileTouch and the Synaptics logo 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 MobileTouch 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 the MobileTouch solution (b) market demand for the Samsung SPH-B3100 mobile phone using Synaptics' MobileTouch 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. 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:
Mandi Mena
amena@synaptics.com
408-454-5100

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CONTACT: Mandi Mena of Synaptics Incorporated, +1-408-454-5100, or
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