<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 12.0pt;" align="center"><em>XPG LANCER NEON Illuminates the Future with Sustainability and Innovation</em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 12.0pt;" align="center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Taipei, Taiwan – November 21<sup>st</sup>, 2024 – XPG, the go-to provider for gamers, esports pros, and tech enthusiasts, is pleased to announce the XPG LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory module has been awarded Honoree status by the 2025 CES Innovation Awards presented by the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In line with the annual topics of “Sustainability and Innovation” featured at CES 2025, the LANCER NEON is the world’s first eco-friendly RGB DDR5 memory module and boasts exclusive technology to keep things cool while delivering lightning fast performance. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Leader in cooling technology</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory utilizes an exclusive heat dissipating PCB coating which provides top-notch heat dissipation stability and heat radiation. <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">LANCER NEON RGB memory with this cooling solution runs at an average 8.5°C lower than standard overclocked memory, improving heat dissipation efficiency by up to 10%.</span></span> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Enjoy extreme overclocking while maintaining high performance and never compromise on speed. In addition, this coating broadens the scope of gaming aesthetics available to gamers and overclockers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Powerful and sustainable</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">The </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory’s<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> manufacturing process and production materials are rooted in sustainable ESG concepts. As the first DDR5 RGB gaming memory module on the market produced through eco-friendly processes, the LANCER NEON RGB’s heatsink utilizes 50% PCR plastic, reducing product carbon emissions by 72.5%. In addition, the heatsink surface is embellished with IMR technology which is both environmentally friendly and produces zero waste gases. Furthermore, the </span>LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">’s packaging is also environmentally friendly and carbon-reducing. The outer box is made from sustainable FSC™ certified paper and is paired with an inner tray made of 30% environmentally friendly PCR plastic.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Illuminating the future</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">sports an industry-leading 60% RGB illuminated heatsink and when lit with RGB effects, the heatsink’s multi-angle diamond surface focuses and refracts colors in a splendid visual extravaganza. </span>LANCER NEON RGB DDR5 gaming memory <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">supports Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO, ensuring the module maintains stability when achieving extreme performance at a total of five clock speeds, 6,000, 6,400, 6,800, 7,200 and 8,000MT/s and available in two capacities, 16GB and 24GB.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">CES Innovation Awards®</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The CES Innovation Awards® program is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. The program recognizes honorees in a multitude of consumer technology product categories and distinguishes the highest rated in each. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">CES</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES is the only trade show that showcases the entire tech landscape at one event. CES showcases companies including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more. It also includes a conference program where the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers address the industry's most relevant issues.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-line-break-override: restrictions;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU;">###</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei';">About XPG – XTREME PERFORMANCE GEAR</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">XPG (XTREME PERFORMANCE GEAR) was established by ADATA to provide high-performance products to gamers, esports pros, and tech enthusiasts. We are committed to developing products that deliver extreme performance and therefore work closely with the gaming and esports community to gain insight into the real needs of users. We provide a full range of products from systems, components, and peripherals to full systems, and create them with the highest standards of stability, reliability, and performance in mind. We also develop products with sheer cool designs that have earned us several prestigious international awards, such as iF Design and Good Design. Beyond products, we play an active role in sponsoring and supporting esports events and teams globally to realize xtreme gaming experiences at the highest levels.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Global Media Contact</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Brand Marketing – Media Relations</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">ADATA Technology Co., Ltd.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">T: +886-2-8228-0886</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">F: +886-2-8227-1760</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">E: PRglobal@xpg.com</span></p>