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Kingston Production Facility in China Opens on Schedule
New Facility to Better Support Growing Market as Kingston Worldwide Unit Volume Increases

Fountain Valley, Calif., September 8, 2005 – Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent memory module manufacturer, today announced that the most recent addition to its manufacturing subsidiaries, Kingston Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., is opening on time and within budget in China. This expansion increases Kingston's China operations from producing 1.5 million memory modules to five million modules per month.

"Kingston is investing in the tremendous opportunity that exists in China," said Mike Chen, vice president, operations, Kingston. "Our worldwide unit sales have increased dramatically since 2000 and in establishing a larger manufacturing facility in Shanghai, our strategy is two-fold: we enhance our ability to supply our worldwide customers with quality products at competitive prices while also creating a strategic presence directly in the region, ready to support the local market as it develops," added Chen. Additional global growth is planned: Kingston facilities in the United States and Taiwan will be expanding; manufacturing will continue in Malaysia.

Equipped with the most advanced SMT assembly lines and superior testing equipment, the new Kingston Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. facility is located in Shanghai's Pudong ‘Silicon Harbor,' China's bustling center for high-tech business operations. Kingston relocated from its original 50k square foot plant to the nearby facility which is approximately 250k square feet and includes an option for an additional 150K square feet available for future expansion. Construction of the new plant began in January 2004

Kingston's significant growth rate over the past several years prompted the need for additional capacity in growing markets. The surge in the ValueRAMä product line, targeted at the white-box market, has been a driving force behind Kingston's increase in module demand. Like many global high-tech companies, Kingston realized the opportunity in supporting China's growing market and began cultivating production capabilities to support future memory product demand.


About Kingston Technology Corporation

Kingston Technology Corporation (Kingston) is a California corporation, founded in 1987 by John Tu and David Sun. Kingston, through its various subsidiaries, is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory and flash memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif. Kingston's back-end processing facility supports memory test and logistics. Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, call (800) 337-8410, or go to kingston.com.

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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Corporation, 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, (714) 438-1817 (Voice).

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