Featuring the best performance-per-watt operation and the smallest footprint in the industry, the VIA C7-M ULV mobile processor will power the “SmartCaddie” Ultra Mobile PC from PBJ, Inc., on show at CeBIT 2006

Taipei, Taiwan, 10 March 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced the VIA C7-M ULV processor with unprecedented power efficiency that enables an exciting range of ultra compact, ultra portable devices to be showcased at CeBIT 2006.

As users look for a new breed of devices that fuses communication, content support, and computing all in one easy to carry package, VIA C7-M ULV processors are enabling radically small form factor designs that still retain the performance and flexibility of a full PC. Working together with leading industry partners the VIA C7-M ULV processor is creating exciting opportunities for entertainment, productivity, and communication products with a portability never before thought possible.

Paving the road for a new range of VIA C7-M ULV processor devices is PBJ, Inc., a Japan-based OEM, with their compact “SmartCaddie” UMPC device that together with Microsoft® Windows® XP with Microsoft Touch Pack software is aimed at enabling a revolutionary entertainment experience in the home.

To see and learn more about the VIA C7-M ULV processor, please stop by the VIA booth at CeBIT (Hannover, Germany, March 9-15) Hall 23, D04, or visit the VIA website at: www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7-m_ulv/.