Inspiring young people with technology to blow their minds

Edinburgh, 27th March 2008 – Wolfson Microelectronics plc is a major supporter of the 20th annual Edinburgh International Science Festival - the world’s first and Europe’s largest public celebration of science and technology. The 12-day festival, running from the 25th March to the 5th April, offers over 130 events aimed at demonstrating the value of engineering and science and inspiring children and teenagers to take an interest.

Dave Shrigley, CEO of Wolfson commented: “2008 marks the Edinburgh International Science Festival’s 20th birthday. As a technology leader and proud member of the Edinburgh community, we are delighted to be supporting the event once again. Inspirational events like this are crucial in encouraging the future lifeblood of our industry and showing just how much fun science and technology can be.”

As a major sponsor, Wolfson will host several interactive events and shows within the “Wonderama Show Zone”. This includes the hugely popular Jungle Safari. A sell-out last year, this fantastic audio and visual experience takes children on a torch lit sensory journey through the deepest, darkest and densest region of the Amazonian jungle in a night time exploration of nocturnal sounds.

Nat Edington, VP of marketing at Wolfson comments: “The unique Jungle Safari experience really appeals to the human senses and fits perfectly with Wolfson’s passion for great, natural sounding audio.”

Other events during the festival include a world exclusive appearance by Skeletron, the famous rope climbing robot and winner of the robot Olympic Games, who will be bringing along her newest piece of robot technology – the Skelebug. In addition, at Mini Machines, younger children can make gadgets and moving toys; whilst at Face Morph, visitor’s faces will be transformed using the latest advances in facial computer vision and graphics.

Further information is available at http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/

About Wolfson Microelectronics
Wolfson Microelectronics plc is a leading global provider of high performance, mixed-signal semiconductors to the consumer electronics market.

Wolfson is known for its high performance audio and ultra low power consumption, its devices are at the heart of many high profile consumer electronics products, including mobile phones, mp3 players, flat panel TVs and in-car infotainment systems. Wolfson technology enables exciting new end-user experiences by connecting the digital world to the human senses.

Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, Wolfson has sales and engineering offices in the USA, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and India.

Wolfson Microelectronics plc is listed on the London stock exchange (LSE: WLF.L).

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About the Edinburgh Science Festival
Wonderama is open from Tuesday 25th March to Saturday 5th April from 9.30am to 4.30pm (Closed Sunday 30th March). Edinburgh International Science Festival events are also taking place at The Botanic Gardens and The National Museum of Scotland where Discover Science is presented with the University of Edinburgh.

For full event details and online booking visit www.sciencefestival.co.uk

To order a programme or book tickets by phone, please call the Ticket Hotline on 0131 524 9830.


Contacts
Chris King
EML
Tel: +44 (0) 208 408 8000
Email: wolfson@eml.com

Anne Connolly
Wolfson Microelectronics plc
Tel: +44 (0) 131 272 7000
Email: anne.connolly@wolfsonmicro.com