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SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRS Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRSL), a leading provider of audio technology solutions, said today that it had recently promoted Sarah Yang, who was previously senior director of engineering, to the position of vice president of software engineering. Ms. Yang will continue reporting to SRS Labs' chairman and chief executive officer, Thomas C. K. Yuen. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060209/LATH156 ) According to Yuen, Ms. Yang's technology leadership and management skills have helped made it possible for SRS Labs to deliver world class audio solutions to top manufacturers of consumer electronics such as HP, LG, NEC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba. "Sarah has been an integral part of the strong success we've achieved in our licensing business in recent years, and in her new role she will be responsible for further building the SRS Labs technology team and expanding our portfolio of innovative audio and voice solutions. "We believe that SRS Labs' technology innovations offer consumers the highest quality sound technology in the market today. With Sarah's continued leadership, we expect to further expand our patented audio and voice technology products to provide an even richer, more realistic listening experience -- whether the product is a flat panel TV, mobile phone, MP3 or DVD player, car audio system or notebook computer," Yuen said. Yang joined SRS Labs in February 2000 and since then has focused on strengthening and expanding the company's technology leadership in the marketplace. During her tenure at SRS Labs, the company has invented more than ten new technologies. Overall, the company currently holds or has pending over 100 patents for its various audio and voice technologies. Yang said that she believes SRS Labs' engineering team now includes some of the most highly skilled technologists and scientists in the audio industry. "It's exciting to see how widely recognized the SRS Labs' brand has become in today's consumer electronics marketplace and the significant impact the company's products have had in the audio industry. I am eager to expand our intellectual property (IP) as well as build even stronger relationships with existing and potential customers. Among the goals I expect to focus on going forward are to continue to provide innovative leading-edge audio and voice solutions while also increasing the base of leading software and semiconductor companies that integrate SRS Labs' technology into their platform solutions so electronics manufacturers can quickly and easily include SRS Labs' audio and voice features in their consumer products," Yang said. Prior to joining SRS Labs, Yang was a senior consultant at CSC, a leading global IT services company, and has held senior software engineering positions at Vicor Corporation and National Instruments. Yang holds a master's degree in physics from Texas A&M University, a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Institute of Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Science and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the prestigious University of Science and Technology of China. About SRS Labs, Inc. SRS Labs develops advanced audio and communications technology that optimizes and improves the listening experience through techniques based on the latest research into the human auditory system. With over 600 million products shipped worldwide, SRS Labs is a leader in audio. Incorporated in products ranging from HDTVs and mobile phones to PCs and automotive entertainment, SRS Labs audio and speech signal processing provides the best possible sound on every form factor and in every environment. SRS Labs surround sound solutions enable the professional broadcast and recording industries with high-performance production, back-haul, storage, and transmission capability. SRS Labs supports manufacturers worldwide with offices in the US, China, Japan, and Korea. Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release, including those by Mr. Yuen and Ms. Yang may constitute forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. While the company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the company's goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect the company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. Some of these factors include the acceptance of new SRS Labs' products and technologies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and release of technologies by the company, general business and economic conditions, especially in Asia, and other factors detailed in the company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. SRS Labs specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Media Contact: Investor Contact: Chris Locke Connie Chandler (949) 442-5514 (714) 573-1115 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060209/LATH156 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SRS Labs, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Chris Locke of SRS Labs, Inc., +1-949-442-5514, ; or Investors, Connie Chandler, +1-714-573-1115, , for SRS Labs, Inc. Web site: http://www.srslabs.com/

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