PortalPlayer building facility in India

PortalPlayer Inc., a supplier of semiconductor, firmware and software solutions for personal media players and secondary display-enabled notebook computers, announced that its Indian operations will soon be housed in a dedicated facility in Hyderabad.

Designed to support up to 300 employees, the new facility will be located on five acres of land the company recently purchased from Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corp., and is expected to be ready by October 2006.

The company plans to recruit about 100 employees for the Hyderabad facility within the year. These new jobs, along with the new facility will support the local economy with a total investment of approximately $5.2 million, excluding land cost.