Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C. April 20th, 2004 - Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. ("Sunplus" or "the company") (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) today held a meeting of the Board of Directors and Supervisors, at which the Board adopted a proposal recommending distribution of cash dividend from profits as NT$1.5 per common share and stock dividend from profits as 20 shares per 1000 shares and from capital surplus as 80 shares per 1,000 shares. According this proposal, GDR holders will get 10% stock dividend and cash dividend NT$3 per GDR share for each GDR share represents 2 common Sunplus shares.

The BOD also proposed of new shares for capital increase from 2003 profits for employee stock bonus program. The proposed total shares for employee stock bonus are 20,000,000 shares at par value, which are equivalent to NT$200,000,000.

The proposal will be discussed and voted on at the regular annual shareholders' meeting scheduled on June 1st 2004. The lock-up period shall be notified on the invitation to the shareholders' meeting.

Sunplus net sales (parent company only) for 2003 were NT$11.098 billion, and net income after tax was NT$2,007 million, with earnings per share of NT$2.58 based on outstanding shares 777.504 million shares.

Sunplus Annual shareholders' meeting will be held in Room 101 of The Association of Allied Industries in Science Park at 9:00 AM on June 1st, 2004. Invitations to the shareholders will be sent 30 days prior to the date of the shareholders' meeting by mail.

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