1st Silicon Names Vice President of Sales.

KUCHING, SARAWAK, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999--

Claudio G. Loddo, President and CEO of 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. today announced the appointment of Andrew V. Brown as the company's Vice President of Sales.

Brown reports to CEO Claudio G. Loddo. He will be based in the USA, and responsible for developing new accounts and strategic relationships with customers worldwide.

"With the significant progress that we have achieved in our facility construction and technology transfer as well as business development, we are taking the next step forward to establish a strong sales and marketing infrastructure to support the demand of our services," said Claudio G. Loddo. "We are delighted to have Andrew join 1st Silicon's seasoned management team. Andrew's management and operational experience will substantially strengthen the company's thrust to become a significant global foundry supplier in the expanding semiconductor market."

Brown, a veteran in semiconductor foundry, brings over 16 years of experience in semiconductor sales and operations to 1st Silicon. He was most recently Director of Foundry Development with Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, based in San Jose, California. Earlier affiliations include executive sales and operational positions with Newport Wafer Fab, ST Assembly Test Services, Chartered Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices.

"I am very excited to be joining such a fine and seasoned management team from around the world," said Andy Brown. "My first priority is to establish a strong field organization to serve the growing semiconductor demand and establish long term relationships with customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia."

Brown received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a Masters in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

About 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

1st Silicon is a dedicated semiconductor foundry founded in 1998 by the Malaysian State of Sarawak. 1st Silicon's 200mm wafer fab with an ultimate capacity of 30K wafers per month will be operational in Q3 2000. The facility will commence production with 0.25um digital and mixed signal CMOS technology, followed by 0.18um and below. Sharp is 1st Silicon's technology partner as well as first customer. The company is headquartered in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. A sales and marketing office in Silicon Valley will be announced soon. Homepage: www.1stsilicon.com

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1.   "1st Silicon" and the 1st Silicon logo are trademarks belonging
     to 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

2.   U.S. press inquiries should be directed to Kim Alfaro, The
     Leapfrog Group,1812 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
     Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone],
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3.   All International press inquiries should be directed to Allen R.
     Sangco, 1st Silicon, Level 2, Riverbank Tower, Jalan Tunku Abdul
     Rahman, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia; telephone
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