Tessera CTO Robert Yung Recognized by Chinese Government

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA) announced today that the government of China has named Tessera’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Robert Yung, as one of its Top 60 World Chinese. As part of this honor, Yung will appear on a special-edition Chinese postal stamp designed and circulated by the People’s Republic of China’s Postal Ministry.

The Top 60 World Chinese award celebrates China’s 60th anniversary, honoring Chinese around the world who have made substantial contributions in their field and advanced China’s cultural and economic growth. Yung is a leading advocate for Chinese-American relations, and was named to the National Committee of U.S.-China Relations Fellows during the inaugural Young Leader Forum in 2002. In 2000, he was also named to the World Economic Forum's ‘Top 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow’ in Davos, Switzerland.

At Tessera, Yung is responsible for the company’s vision for innovation of miniaturization technologies for wireless, consumer and computing electronic devices. He earned his B.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley. He is a named inventor on more than 70 issued patents and more than 20 pending patent applications.

"We are very pleased that the Chinese government has recognized Robert with this prestigious honor,” said Henry R. "Hank” Nothhaft, president, chief executive officer and chairman, Tessera. "An important part of Tessera’s tradition of innovation can be seen in team members such as our CTO, through his inventiveness and leadership.”

About Tessera

Tessera Technologies, Inc. invests in, licenses and delivers innovative miniaturization technologies for next-generation electronic devices. The company’s micro-electronics solutions enable smaller, higher-functionality devices through chip-scale, 3D and wafer-level packaging technology, as well as high-density substrate and silent air cooling technology. Tessera's imaging and optics solutions provide low-cost, high-quality camera functionality in electronic products and include image sensor packaging, wafer-level optics and image enhancement intellectual property. The company also offers customized micro-optic lenses, from diffractive and refractive optical elements to integrated micro-optical subassemblies. Tessera licenses its technologies, as well as delivers products based on these technologies, to promote the development of the supply chain infrastructure. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California. For information call 1-408-321-6000 or go to www.tessera.com.

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