Trident Announces the Industry’s First Fully Integrated USB2.0 TV-Capture Device – TV Master™ for the Burgeoning Media Center PC Market

Sunnyvale, November 8, 2004:

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRID – News), the worldwide leader in providing cutting-edge digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced the industry’s first fully-integrated USB2.0 TV-capture device, the TV Master™. TV Master™ integrates dual 10-bit high-quality ADCs with a 2D digital comb filter, multi-standard color decoder, dual 16-bit audio ADCs, USB2.0 controller & PHY, and an embedded MPU to provide high quality TV playback on notebook and desktop PCs. TV Master™ also supports digital AV streams in TS format making it the industry’s first USB 2.0 TV capture device to support both analog and digital TVs. These features make the TV Master™ the ideal product to transform ordinary notebooks and desktop PCs into high quality PC/TVs and Media Center PCs.

“Compared with other solutions, our TV Master™ has achieved the highest level of integration in the USB2.0 TV tuner box and add-in card market. Because of this tremendous level of integration TV Master™ leads the competition substantially in video quality and power consumption,” said Frank Lin, President and CEO of Trident Microsystems. Mr. Lin continued, “TV Master™ continues Trident’s long tradition of delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions for the PC and TV markets. Our market-leading expertise in designing highly-integrated digital video processors for TVs allows us to position TV Master™ as a new standard for integration and video quality for USB2.0 TV-tuner boxes and add-in cards. We have received very positive feedback for TV Master™ from notebook and desktop PC OEMs as well as TV-tuner box customers and we have garnered significant design wins. This market is another important piece of our corporate growth strategy and we expect TV Master™ to start production shipments early next year.”

    Trident's TV Master™ integrates:
    -- A worldwide qualified fourth-generation advanced video color decoder
       for NTSC, PAL, and SECAM formats that has been used by leading advanced
       TV OEMs to deliver unrivaled video quality;
    -- An integrated VBI data slicer enabling teletext, closed-captioning, and
       other VBI data capture applications;
    -- Dual 10-bit video ADCs to eliminate quantization errors and minimize
       noise to optimize video quality on even the most advanced video
       displays;
    -- Dual 16-bit audio ADCs to deliver exceptional sound quality;
    -- A USB2.0 controller and PHY to enable a simple interface to any desktop
       or notebook PC.
    -- TS stream pass-through to support digital TV broadcasting playback and
       enable a seamless interface with MPEG video encoders;
    -- An embedded microcontroller supporting I²C master and IR remote decoder
       functions.

Consumers will find TV Master™-based TV boxes and add-in cards extremely easy to use. TV Master™ supports award-winning multimedia applications such as Intervideo’s WinDVR™ and Trident will continue to support other third party applications based on customer requirements.

TV Master™ is now production-ready. Products with TV Master™ will be available from Trident’s OEM partners in early 2005.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the company’s expectations for the TV Master™ market and designs for the TV Master™ product. The forward-looking statements above are subject to certain risks, and actual results could vary materially depending on a number of factors. These risks include, in particular, trends in the notebook and desktop PC and TV-Tuner Box or card industry, the results of Trident’s sales and shipment activities to PC and TV-Tuner Box or card manufacturers, Trident’s ability to timely introduce new or follow-on products, Trident’s success in implementing planned production, competitive pressures, including pricing and competitors’ new product introductions. Additional factors that may affect the Company’s business are described in detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Trident Microsystems, Inc.

Trident Microsystems, Inc., with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, designs, develops and markets digital media for the masses in the form of integrated circuits (ICs) for CRT TV, LCD TV, PDP TV, HDTV, and digital set-top boxes. Trident’s products are sold to a network of OEMs, original design manufacturers and system integrators worldwide. For further information about Trident and its products, please consult the company’s web site: http://www.tridentmicro.com .

NOTE: Trident is a registered trademark of Trident Microsystems, Inc. TV Master™ is a trademark of Trident Microsystems, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.