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Synaptics Capacitive TouchStyk(TM) Selected as the Interface for a Range of Windows Platform Ultra-Mobile PCs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 28, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading developer of interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today announced the adoption of its capacitive TouchStyk(TM) solution in a number of recently announced Ultra-Mobile portable computer (UMPC) devices, utilizing Microsoft's Windows platform. Synaptics possesses more than 50 percent market share in notebook computers.

The UMPC is a fully functional computer with complete PC and internet capabilities that offer location adaptability, allowing the UMPC to interact with other digital devices in the user's lifestyle in the home, at the office, or on the road. Synaptics' TouchStyk provides consumers with simple one-handed cursor navigation on the UMPC display.

"It was an exciting challenge for Synaptics to create an interface solution for many of the flagship devices in this exciting new category of PCs, aiming to provide complete PC capabilities on the go," said Mariel van Tatenhove, Synaptics' senior product line director, PC/PC Peripherals. "The superior accuracy and performance, combined with the 3D sensing capabilities of Synaptics capacitive TouchStyk solution keeps pace with users' need for a reliable and simple interactive experience."

UMPCs aid in securely and easily connecting, collaborating, and sharing information no matter where the user is in the world and they are known for their small, lightweight and portable hardware designs. Synaptics' capacitive TouchStyk solution combines all the necessary sensing components into a single, self-contained module. The result is a complete and integrated solution that provides modularity and design flexibility. Capacitive sensing technology also offers three-dimensional sensing for features such as press-to-select.

"Synaptics' customized TouchStyk technology creates an interactive solution for our customers while also meeting the industrial design needs of ultra-mobile PC manufacturers," said Otto Berkes, general manager of the UMPC division of Microsoft. "Synaptics' intuitive TouchStyk solution enables UMPC customers to efficiently navigate through multiple menus and file structures, further enhancing the user experience."

Availability:

The new Ultra-Mobile PC models will be available through Asus, Founder, and AMTek.

For more information on Synaptics' TouchStyk interface solutions, visit us at: http://www.synaptics.com/products/posti_faq.cfm#Q5

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, the Synaptics logo, and TouchStyk 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 TouchStyk 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 Synaptics' TouchStyk interface solutions in the Ultra Mobile PC market (b) market demand for Ultra Mobile PCs using Synaptics' 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:

     Amanda Mena                   Khyati Shah
     Synaptics Incorporated        Edelman
     408-454-5178                  650-429-2769
     amena@synaptics.com           khyati.shah@edelman.com

SOURCE Synaptics Incorporated 

Amanda Mena of Synaptics Incorporated, +1-408-454-5178, or amena@synaptics.com; or
Khyati Shah of Edelman, +1-650-429-2769, or khyati.shah@edelman.com, for Synaptics
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