Immersion Promotes Christophe Ramstein to Chief Technology Officer

Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology (http://www.immersion.com/corporate/), announced today that Dr. Christophe Ramstein has been promoted to chief technology officer (CTO).

“As CTO Christophe will drive Immersion’s technology leadership in haptics and innovation around the world, enabling groundbreaking new applications for our technology and solutions,” said Clent Richardson, Immersion president and CEO. “Christophe is an authority and dynamic force within our engineering, research, and development groups and has been leading development and research during his 8 year tenure with the company. He has forged a culture of innovation and fostered the world’s premier portfolio of haptics-related intellectual property. His new role reflects his passion for evangelizing Immersion’s vision for the future of user experiences in digital devices as well as his charismatic approach to influencing global business alliances and building and motivating teams.”

Previously senior vice president of research and engineering for Immersion, Ramstein has been designing, developing, and evangelizing haptic systems since 1988. In 1995, he founded Haptic Technologies, Inc., which was acquired by Immersion in 2000. He has since led the development of Immersion’s breakthrough solutions, including its touch feedback innovations for touchscreens, mobile phones, and rotary controls. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the Institute Joseph Fourier and a PhD in computer sciences from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France.

“My experience and inexhaustible passion for haptics prepares me for this opportunity to enable the design community to think differently, to break out of the conventional sight and sound box and create the next-generation of digital user experience — more tangible, intuitive, and lively,” said Ramstein. “It will be my great pleasure to unleash the full potential of Immersion’s technology to elevate today’s products and inspire the most forward-thinking designers.”

About Immersion (www.immersion.com)

Founded in 1993, Immersion Corporation is the recognized leader in developing, licensing, and marketing digital touch technology and products. Using Immersion’s advanced touch feedback technology (http://www.immersion.com/corporate), electronic user interfaces are more compelling, entertaining, and in many applications, safer and more productive. Immersion’s technology has helped manufacturers develop innovative and creative solutions for products such as hundreds of video games and leading video console gaming systems, medical training simulators installed around the world, driver controls for automotive manufacturers, and mobile phones, such as those from LG and Samsung. Immersion’s patent portfolio includes over 700 issued or pending patents in the U.S. and other countries.

Forward-looking Statements

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For a more detailed discussion of these factors, and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially, interested parties should review the risk factors listed in our most current Form 10-Q, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect our beliefs and predictions as of the date of this release. We disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of financial, business, or any other developments occurring after the date of this release.

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