Immersion appoints David Habiger to the Board of Directors

– USA, CA – Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that seasoned technology executive David Habiger will join the Company’s Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to welcome Dave Habiger to the Immersion Board,” said Victor Viegas, chief executive officer and director of Immersion. “Dave’s strong background in growing successful technology companies and his extensive board expertise combined with his over 20 years of work in digital media and entertainment is an asset to the Company as we expand our business into mobile content.”

Currently, Mr. Habiger is a Senior Advisor to Silver Lake Partners and a Venture Partner at the Pritzker Group. He also serves on the boards of DTS, RealD, Control4, Echo Global Logistics and Textura. Mr. Habiger, who also served as the Chief Executive Officer of NDS Group and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Solutions, brings a wealth of experience in the digital media and entertainment space.

“It’s a pleasure to join the Immersion board at such an exciting time for the Company,” said Mr. Habiger. “I have spent much of my career bringing innovative new technologies to the digital media and entertainment industries, and I look forward to contributing to the success of Immersion as it brings its unique and engaging tactile feedback technology to mobile content.”

Habiger becomes Immersion’s fourth independent board member, joining Chairman Carl Schlachte, chairman, president and CEO of Ventiva, Jack Saltich, former chairman and chief executive officer of Vitex Systems, and David Sugishita, chairman of Atmel.

About Immersion

Founded in 1993, Immersion (NASDAQ: IMMR) is the leading innovator in haptics, or tactile effects; the company’s touch feedback solutions deliver a more compelling sense of the digital world. Using Immersion’s high-fidelity haptic systems, partners can transform user experiences with unique and customizable touch feedback effects; excite the senses in games, videos and music; restore “mechanical” feel by providing intuitive and unmistakable confirmation; improve safety by overcoming distractions while driving or performing a medical procedure; and expand usability when audio and visual feedback are ineffective. Immersion’s TouchSense technology provides haptics in mobile device, automotive, gaming, medical and consumer electronics products from world-class companies. With over 1,700 issued or pending patents in the U.S., China and other countries, Immersion helps bring the digital universe to life.

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