Tripath Chosen for Samsung's Flat Panel TVs Monday May 5, 4:15 pm ET   TA1101B, TA2024 and TA2020 are Featured in LCD, PDP, and DLP TVs 
  SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2003--Tripath Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:TRPH - News), creators of Class T advanced 1-bit Digital Audio Amplifiers, announced today that its TA1101B, TA2024 and TA2020 digital audio amplifiers have been selected to power Samsung's three types of flat panel TV products.  Tripath's Class-T TA1101B digital audio amplifier is featured in Samsung's LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TV, LT15N1 (15-inch), LT17N1 (17-inch), LT15E3 (15-inch), and LT17E3 (17-inch), and PDP (Plasma Display) TV, SPD-42P2S, SPD-42P3S, SPD-50P2H, SPD-50P3H, and SPDP63P3H, the world's largest plasma display TV. In addition, Samsung's DLP (Digital Light Processing) TV's, SVP-50L2HX (50-inch) and SVP-61L2HX (61-inch) feature the TA2020. Samsung is known for its advanced technology in flat panel displays such as LCD and PDP, and offers the world's largest flat panel TV in the market today. 
  "We are very pleased that Tripath's digital amplifiers are featured by Samsung, one of the flat panel TV leaders across a broad spectrum of flat panel display products," said Graham Wright, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Tripath. "Tripath continues to demonstrate its leadership position in the plasma and flat panel market having previously announced design wins with Aiwa, Hitachi, Sanyo, Sharp, and Toshiba. Flat panel TV's will continue to grow in popularity and become mainstream consumer products in the future." 
  About Advanced Class T 1-bit Digital Audio Amplifiers 
  Tripath's advanced Class T 1-bit digital audio amplifiers rely on a fundamentally new approach to amplifier design utilizing semiconductor-based amplifiers that provide significant performance, power efficiency, size and weight advantages over traditional amplifier technology. |