Pulse Expands Wireless Communications Portfolio With Acquisition of LK Products; Pulse Now World's Second Largest Supplier of Handset Antennas.

SAN DIEGO -- Pulse, a Technitrol (NYSE:TNL) Company, one of the world's largest electronic component manufacturers and a leader in passive, magnetics-based components, announced it has expanded its wireless communications product offering through the acquisition of LK Products Oy, Kempele, Finland, a leading global producer of cellular and non-cellular antennas and integrated modules for mobile handsets. This positions Pulse as the world's second largest supplier of handset antennas, building on its already comprehensive line of RF magnetic components for use in wireless and RF applications. E[acute accent]LK is a leader in both internal antennas and integrated antenna modules. They also design and manufacture external cellular antennas and ceramic chip antennas for narrow band communication applications such as GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth. E[acute accent]LK's product line complements Pulse's line of antennas that are compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (WiFi), Bluetooth and ZigBee applications and devices that utilize industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) frequency bands. Pulse's antennas also perform with GPS, RFID and the newer wideband technologies. Pulse's RF magnetic components are used in mobile communications, cable television, hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) equipment, cable modems, set-top boxes, home networking and RF medical and industrial equipment. Platforms include wirewound chip inductors, transformers/baluns, low-pass filters, diplex filters, directional couplers and RF splitter/combiners. E[acute accent]"The acquisition of LK makes Pulse a major player in the wireless communications market," said Alan Benjamin, Senior Vice President of Pulse's Signal Products Group. "Our antenna business is poised to grow significantly in the next few years. LK is now the cornerstone of the newly formed antenna products division in Pulse's Signal Products Group." E[acute accent]"LK has an innovative product portfolio and a team of extremely talented people. Pulse's global infrastructure and manufacturing expertise will help grow LK's business beyond handsets into a wide variety of devices and applications," said Pulse's President John Kowalski. "In addition, we can supply our customers with a full range of wireless technologies, and they can benefit from the economies of scale of Pulse's and LK's combined global sales, marketing, manufacturing and management teams." E[acute accent]The LK team will continue to be led by its current management under Jouni Anttila, who becomes Vice President, Antenna Products at Pulse. The group will remain in Kempele, Finland.

E[acute accent]About LK

E[acute accent]LK is a leading global producer of antennas and integrated antenna modules for mobile handsets. They design and manufacture internal antennas, integrated antenna modules, ceramic chip antennas and external antennas. LK employs more than 100 research and development personnel and holds 250 active and pending patents. Its patents span the areas of RF technology, manufacturing processes, mechanical characteristics and component integration strategy. LK, based in Kempele, Finland, has additional production operations in Finland, China and Hungary as well as offices in South Korea and San Diego, Calif. For more information on LK, visit www.lkproducts.com.

E[acute accent]About Pulse

E[acute accent]Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Pulse, a Technitrol (NYSE:TNL) Company, is one of the largest magnetic component manufacturers in the world. Pulse primarily serves OEMs in the data networking, telecommunications, high-speed Internet access, power conversion and military/aerospace and consumer electronics industries -- recognized as experts in interference (noise) reduction, miniaturization, power management and signal conversion. In addition to offering an extensive line of custom and standard magnetics, Pulse designs and manufactures connectors and antennas for commercial and consumer electronics. As an ISO 9000-2000 registered manufacturer, Pulse is fully engaged in joint development programs with key customers to ensure they receive high-performance, high-quality and high-reliability products at competitive prices. Pulse is a member of and actively participates in IEEE, ANSI, T1/E1, the DSL Forum and the San Diego Telecom Council. E[acute accent]To contact Pulse directly, call the worldwide headquarters in the United States at 858-674-8100, the European headquarters in the United Kingdom at [phone] or the Asian headquarters in Chang An, Dongguan, China at [phone]. Visit the Pulse website at www.pulseeng.com.

E[acute accent]Cautionary Note: This message contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially. This release should be read in conjunction with the factors set forth in Technitrol's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2005, in Item 2 under the caption "Factors that May Affect Our Future Results (Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the 'Safe Harbor' Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)."

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