RAmos Digital Technology Launches New Tablet Product Featuring Actions Semiconductor's OWL Series ATM7029 Chipset

ZHUHAI, China, January 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, and Shenzhen RAmos Digital Technology Co., Ltd., a leading brand Consumer Electronics (CE) company based in Shenzhen, China, announced earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the introduction of the RAmos W41, 9.4" Tablet PC product featuring ATM7029, the first chipset of the OWL Series high performance multi-core tablet SOC, from Actions Semiconductor.

"As a leading Consumer Electronics brand in China, we are pleased to partner with Actions Semiconductor to be one of the first companies to deliver products integrating Actions' ATM7029 chipset," stated Mr. Hungpo Ho, President of RAmos. "By adopting Actions' ATM7029 chipset, we believe our W41 product will deliver an exceptional user experience to our customers," concluded Mr. Ho.

"We are proud to collaborate with RAmos and we believe that Ramos' adoption of our chipset indicates broader acceptance of our new OWL Series SOC within the tablet market," commented Dr. Zhenyu Zhou, CEO of Actions Semiconductor. "Actions is one of the first companies in China to provide the multi-core CPU SoC beyond dual CPU solution to the Tablet market and ATM7029 is the first chipset of Actions' OWL Series. RAmos' decision to utilize our ATM7029 chipset for the W41 Tablet PC affirms their confidence in the integrity and performance of our products. We are excited to see continued recognition by leading brand name customers in China and we are focused on expanding our customer base and continuing to gain market share," concluded Dr. Zhou.

About RAmos Digital Technology

Shenzhen RAmos Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading brand Consumer Electronics (CE) company in Shenzhen, China. RAmos Digital Technology Co., Ltd. is a venture company founded by excellent semi-conductor professionals. Since its inception in 2001, RAmos has been recognized as the top CE brand company for many years in China. RAmos is focused on offering innovative, feature-rich products and solutions that are consistent market share leaders. RAmos is a leader in supplying turnkey solutions and major components for the Tablet PC, Digital Video and Audio consumer electronics markets. Additional information can be found at http://srdtcl.en.china.cn/.

About Actions Semiconductor

Actions Semiconductor is one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics. Actions Semiconductor products include SoCs, firmware, software, solution development kits, as well as detailed specifications of other required components. Actions Semiconductor also provides total product and technology solutions that allow customers to quickly introduce new portable consumer electronics to the mass market in a cost effective way. The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, China, with offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. For more information, please visit the Actions Semiconductor website at http://www.actions-semi.com.

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