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PortalPlayer Names Gary Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer

Santa Clara, Calif. – April 7, 2003 – PortalPlayer, Inc., a leading supplier of platform solutions for consumer electronics digital audio devices, today announced the appointment of Gary Johnson as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Johnson brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry to PortalPlayer, including leading S3 Inc. to revenue of nearly $450 million as a global leader in multimedia accelerators.

“Gary’s proven ability to develop and execute sound business strategies in fast-growth, competitive environments make him an ideal leader for PortalPlayer,” said Dick Sanquini, Chairman of the Board at PortalPlayer, Inc. “We became the leader in digital audio by working closely with customers to implement truly innovative products. Gary’s skill set helps to build on that success across the entire digital media solutions market.”

“PortalPlayer’s business and engineering teams have defined the platforms for the most dynamic segment of the digital audio market today, and we are just getting started,” said Johnson. “I am really looking forward to helping the company achieve its full potential by continuing to design and deliver platforms that connect people to a full range of digital entertainment content.”

Johnson has a successful track record in building profitable businesses in both start-ups and multinational market leaders. Most recently, he was CEO of Z-force, a company he co-founded in 2000 to develop a new category of network attached storage solutions. From 1994 – 1999, Johnson served in executive positions at S3, Inc., including President & CEO. During his tenure, he developed several industry-first product lines for the mobile and gaming markets, implemented consumer focused marketing programs, raised more than $100 million in a secondary public offering, and increased annual revenue by more than 400 percent.

Prior to S3, Johnson held general manager, operations and marketing positions at National Semiconductor, where he created two product lines in the wireless communications space, including pioneering work developing chips for the Wi-Fi (802.11) market. At British Telecom (BT), where he started his career, Johnson was an engineering department manager and headed engineering teams developing products such as digital feature phones and digital switches.

Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering with First Class Honours from DeMonfort University in the United Kingdom. He has served on the advisory boards of several technology companies, including TuneTo.com (acquired by Listen.com), Silicon Valley Networking Lab (acquired by Agilent), and Proquent Systems.

About PortalPlayer, Inc.

To meet the growing demand for digital-audio-capable entertainment products, leading manufacturers use PortalPlayer’s platforms to design and develop complete product families for the pocket, home and car - from portable jukebox devices to stereo components and systems that can record and playback digital media. PortalPlayer’s platforms are based on a fully customizable and scalable architecture that includes a system on chip, firmware, and a PC-based digital media manager application.

PortalPlayer and the PortalPlayer logo are trademarks of PortalPlayer, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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