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Maestro3.COMM Solution Provides High-Performance, Cost-Effective Solution to OEMs

The audio portion of the Maestro3.COMM solution consists of the Maestro3, an addition to the Maestro digital accelerator family. The modem (.COMM) portion consists of ESS' industry leading 56kbps (V.90) data, fax, HSP SuperLink(TM) modem. The tightly-coupled Maestro3.COMM architecture also addresses the needs of the new industry-standard module form-factors MDC and Mini-PCI.

``Besides its price/performance benefits, the Maestro3.COMM is a compelling solution to OEMs because of the combined audio-modem driver architecture, which significantly reduces the OEMs' resources for system validation and Microsoft WHQL submission,'' states Bill Windsor, director of PC product marketing for ESS Technology. ``We are very pleased to have already secured over five major OEM designs with this solution.''

SuperLink Test Results

ESS Technology's audio/modem chipsets have been tested by Henderson Communications Laboratories, the international leader in data, PCM, Fax, Cellular, ISDN and xDSL testing. When compared to modems from other modem suppliers including Lucent, Rockwell and US Robotics, the ESS audio/modem chipsets -- both DSP and HSP -- ranked the highest in both connect speed and throughput compared to all other modems tested by Henderson.

ESS Technology's PCI Audio Accelerator

The Maestro3 audio accelerator consists of a powerful audio signal processor featuring full ACPI support, complete DOS legacy compatibility and support for two additional PCI bus masters. With complete Microsoft DirectSound 3D support, the Maestro3 accelerates the DirectSound API by digitally mixing up to thirty-two PCM streams of any frequency into a single output. The Maestro3 also features S/PDIF out for digital audio and MIDI, an EEPROM interface for subsystem vendor identification and proven digital docking support.

ESS Technology

ESS Technology, Inc. supplies Internet, modem, PC audio and digital video solutions for the Internet, PC and consumer markets. ESS designs, develops and markets highly integrated mixed signal semiconductor, hardware, software and system solutions for Internet, PC and multimedia applications. ESS, headquartered in Fremont, California, has sales and technical support offices in Austin and Houston, Texas; Irvine, California; Bellevue, Washington; Beijing and Shenzhen, China; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, Korea; and Hong Kong. ESS Technology is listed on the Nasdaq Market System under the symbol ESST. World Wide Web site: http://www.esstech.com.

The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, not limited to, the timely availability and acceptance of the Company's new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the dependence on continued growth in demand for PC and consumer multimedia products, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of ESS, including the reports on Form 10-K and Form 10Q. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

    Maestro3 and Maestro3.COMM is a trademark of ESS Technology, Inc.
    Other brands and names are trademarks of their respective companies.

SOURCE: ESS Technology, Inc.