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SAN JOSE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--DigitalOptics Corporationa", a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA), will showcase its OptiMLa" Micro Optic solutions at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, April 23-26, 2012. DigitalOpticsa advanced Micro Optics technology enables the fabrication of precision diffractive & refractive optics a" a perfect complement for Head-Up Displays, thermal imagers and todays most advanced optical systems.

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This document contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected, particularly with respect to the features, characteristics, performance and benefits of DigitalOptics Corporation (DOC)as OptiML micro optic solutions, DOCas participation at the SPIE Photonics West conference, as well as the subject matter of DOCas presentations at the conference.Material factors that may cause results to differ from the statements made include changes to the plans or operations relating to Tessera Technologies, Inc.as (the aCompanya) businesses; market or industry conditions; the future expiration of license agreements and the cessation of related royalty income; the failure, inability or refusal of licensees to pay royalties; delays, setbacks or losses relating to the Company's intellectual property or intellectual property litigations, or any invalidation or limitation of key patents; fluctuations in operating results due to the timing of new license agreements and royalties, or due to legal costs; changes in patent laws, regulation or enforcement, or other factors that might affect the Company's ability to protect or realize the value of its intellectual property; the risk of a decline in demand for semiconductor and camera module products; failure by the industry to adopt technologies covered by the Company's patents; the future expiration of the Company's patents; the Company's ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions of businesses, including the pending acquisition by DigitalOptics Corporation of Flextronics's camera module business in Zhuhai, China; the risk of loss of, or decreases in production orders from, customers of acquired businesses; financial and regulatory risks associated with the international nature of the Company's businesses; failure of the Company's products to achieve technological feasibility or profitability; failure to successfully commercialize the Company's products; changes in demand for the products of the Company's customers; limited opportunities to license technologies and sell products due to high concentration in the markets for semiconductors and related products and camera modules; the impact of competing technologies on the demand for the Company's technologies and products; failure by DigitalOptics Corporation to become a vertically integrated camera module supplier; and the reliance on a limited number of suppliers for the components used in the manufacture of DigitalOptics products. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this medial alert. The Companyas filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, include more information about factors that could affect the Company's financial results.The Company assumes no obligation to update information contained in this media alert. Although this medial alert may remain available on the Companyas and DOCas website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that the Company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.

About DigitalOptics Corporation

DigitalOptics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSRA), delivers innovation in imaging and optics with products and capabilities that enable expanded functionality in increasingly smaller devices. DigitalOptics Corporationas miniaturized camera module solutions provide cost-effective, high-quality camera features, including extended depth of field (EDoF), zoom, image enhancement, optical image stabilization and MEMS-based auto-focus. These technologies can be applied to consumer electronic products as well as vertical markets such as, automotive, medical and security. The group also offers customized micro-optic lenses from diffractive and refractive optical elements to integrated micro-optical subassemblies.DigitalOptics Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California. For information call 1-408-321-6000 or go to [ www.doc.com ].

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