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[Staff]

<p>Nvidia ha rilasciato questa mattina una clamorosa press release con la quale annuncia di aver
acquistato ULi Electronics,tra i principali costruttori di chipset del mercato mondiale e grande
innovatrice nel suo campo,conosciuta fino a poco tempo fa come ALI.
Il costo dell'operazione è stato di 52 milioni di dollari,acquistando il pacchetto di maggioranza
della società a 19 dollari ad azione. </p>
<p> Sotto il comunicato stampa</p>
<p><em><br />
TAIPEI, TAIWAN and SANTA CLARA, CA, DECEMBER 14, 2005--NVIDIA Corporation
(Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor
technologies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
ULi Electronics Inc. (ULi), one of the PC industry’s most highly-regarded core logic developers. Headquartered in Taipei, ULi also has offices in Hsinchu; Shanghai; Shenzhen; and San Jose, California.</em></p>
<p><em><br />
ULi is recognized for its innovative core logic technology as well as other multimedia
and embedded products. The acquisition represents NVIDIA’s ongoing investment in
its platform solution strategy, which leverages the acclaimed NVIDIA nForce® media
and communications processors (MCPs) and NVIDIA® GeForce® and NVIDIA
Quadro® graphics processing units (GPUs). Additionally, the acquisition is expected
to strengthen the Company’s sales, marketing, and customer engineering presence in
Taiwan and China.</em></p>
<p><em><br />
Under the terms of the agreement, NVIDIA will pay 19 New Taiwan Dollars in cash for
each outstanding ULi share and stock option, for a total of approximately $52 million
(USD). The acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of the
Company’s fiscal year 2007, remains subject to the satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions.</em></p>
<p><em><br />
Alex Kuo, president and chief executive officer, ULi, will join NVIDIA as a senior executive responsible for MCP sales, marketing, and support functions in Asia.<br />
NVIDIA intends to supply ULi customers with current products for the foreseeable future.</em></p>
<p><em><br />
Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer, NVIDIA, stated: "Alex and his
team have built a company admired for creating innovative products in the core logic arena. The acquisition provides an opportunity for NVIDIA to leverage a very talented
engineering team in order to expand our MCP initiatives while building closer relationships with customers in Asia."</em></p>
<p><em><br />
"At ULi, we have always believed that the opportunities in the MCP space are
tremendous," added Mr. Kuo. "The strength of the NVIDIA world-class engineering<br />
and marketing organizations will enable the ULi team to take product design and
development to the next level."</em></p>
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