Fabless IC company Sunplus is listed on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) under the symbol "2401" on Jan.27th 2000 with a current capital size of NT$2.69billion and 269 million shares. It is the 100th electronics company listed on TSE.

As a fabless IC company and the largest in Taiwan consumer electronics sector, Sunplus was founded in 1990 and had a compound annual growth rate of 30% for the last 5 years. It had its Initial Public Offering in the Over The Counter Stock Exchange on Sep.1997.

The product and marketing strategy of Sunplus is developing high quality, value added Application Specific Ics (ASICs) and Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs). There are many product applications and around 250 IC products in the company that are steadily increasing with time. The company not only provides the best cost - performance products with the latest technology, but also offers the full commitment and technical support to customer.

In 1999, Sunplus' sales reached NT$4.17billion. Earning after income tax was around NT$1,300 million. EPS was NT$4.74.

About Sunplus

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 2401, LSE: SUPD), established in 1990, is a leading chip provider for multimedia and automotive applications such as DVD player, portable DVD player, home entertainment audio products, car infotainment and advanced driving assistance system(ADAS). Meanwhile Sunplus is offering high-speed I/O IP, high performance data conversion IP, and analog IP for a broad range of applications on consumer, portable, and connected devices for Sunplus has been accumulating strong IP technologies on consumer and multimedia segments. Sunplus is headquartered in Taiwan and has service offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. For more information, please visit Sunplus website at www.sunplus.com.

Sunplus Contact

Spokesperson

Wayne Shen
Vice President
+886-3-5786005#2350
wayne@sunplus.com

Deputy Spokesperson

Joseph Chuang
Administration Div. Director
+886-3-5786005#3120
pr@sunplus.com