SGTL Sigmatel (MM)

SigmaTel, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGTL) today announced it will be showcasing its latest portable multimedia player (PMP) technology, the STMP3700, at Computex in Taipei, June 5-9, 2007. The ARM-based, 90 nanometer, STMP3700 is a highly integrated PMP processor which will enable customers to develop feature rich consumer products with superior video and audio quality and industry leading battery life. SigmaTel will also release a highly flexible Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows OEMs to design differentiated PMPs with custom user interfaces for the consumer electronics market. �The 3700 offers customers a comprehensive next generation PMP solution with the highest level of integration, performance and lowest power available in the industry today,� said Pat Kelly, Vice President and General Manager of the Portable SoC Group. �We are currently ramping production with our solution and consumers can expect to see players on the shelves for the 2007 holiday shopping season.� SigmaTel�s STMP3700 features include: Industry-standard 90nm, ARM processor for high performance, robust video playback Superior video quality: 30 fps QVGA MPEG4, H.264, WMV Excellent audio quality Flexible memory and LCD support Industry leading video and audio battery life High level of integration allows for low system cost, no external power management or audio CODECs needed �Our goal is to capitalize on the growing PMP market, which according to iSuppli is expected to double by 2011 to 269 million units. SigmaTel�s core technologies allow customers to deliver great video players, while continuing to improve audio performance,� added Kelly. SigmaTel�s STMP3700 product family gives consumers over 4 hours of video playback and 60 hours of audio playback using a small 400mAh Lithium Ion battery. Popular video formats supported by the STMP3700 include MPEG-4 (including Divx� and Xvid support), H.264 and WMV at 30fps QVGA for robust video playback. Additionally, the STMP3700 supports Microsoft PlaysForSure version 2.2x and Vista. The STMP3700 product family allows for the widest range of NAND Flash solutions on the market and continuously adds new flash technologies as they become available. General availability of the complete family of 3700 products, the feature rich software development tools and comprehensive line-up of SigmaTel trained and certified design houses and ODMs, is scheduled for the second half of 2007. SigmaTel enables customers to go to market more rapidly and economically by providing complete turn-key systems for short development cycles. For more information on SigmaTel, please visit www.sigmatel.com. About SigmaTel: SigmaTel is a fabless semiconductor company which designs, develops, and markets mixed-signal ICs for the consumer electronics market. The Company�s target market segments include portable media players, printers and digital televisions. SigmaTel provides complete, system-level solutions that include highly-integrated ICs, customizable firmware and software, software development tools and reference designs. The Company's focus is on enabling customers to rapidly introduce and offer electronic products that are small, light-weight, power-efficient, reliable, and cost-effective. SigmaTel is ISO 9001:2000 certified and is committed to providing customers with high performance, quality products along with superior, worldwide customer service. Cautionary Language: This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current SigmaTel expectations. The words "expect," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "project," "outlook," "believe," "intend," and similar phrases as they relate to SigmaTel or future events are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of SigmaTel, but are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and there will be events in the future that SigmaTel is not able to accurately predict or control. For a more detailed discussion of factors that could impact SigmaTel's financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to recent SigmaTel filings with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-K that was filed on March 16, 2007.