CENiX Continues To Build World-Class R&D Team With New Director of Research; Leader in Optoelectronic Subsystems Announces Addition of Industry Veteran, Peter Andrekson.

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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2001

CENiX Inc., a leader in the design and automated manufacture of next-generation high-speed optoelectronic interfaces, today announced the addition of Dr. Peter Andrekson as director of Research and Systems Technologies.

Andrekson is well known internationally in the field of photonics research and development with 17 years of academic and industry experience. He is the author and co-author of more than 190 international scientific publications and conference papers in the area of optical communications.

Prior to joining CENiX, Andrekson was professor at the Photonics Laboratory, Department of Microelectronics, Chalmers University of Technology (CTH), Sweden, where he managed a research group working on fiber optic communications.

His research focus has included a significant amount of work on 40 Gb/s line rate transmission, as well as all-optical transmission solutions for hundreds of Gb/s at each WDM channel.

"We are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Andrekson to our team," stated Dr. Melvyn Dixon, president and CEO of CENiX. "His extensive knowledge in the optoelectronics industry makes him the ideal person to help CENiX achieve our goal of becoming the world's premier independent supplier of next-generation high-functionality, highly integrated optical subsystems."

"CENiX has amassed an exceptional team of industry experts, which positions CENiX as the leader in the design and manufacture of integrated optoelectronic subsystems," said Andrekson. "I am excited to be a part of a company that is at the forefront of innovation and execution."

During his career, Andrekson was a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. He is a member of the Optical Society of America, IEEE, European Optical Society and the Swedish Optical Society. He has given 34 invited talks at international conferences and has received many industry awards and recognitions for his contributions to optical technologies.

About CENiX Inc.

CENiX was established in July 2000 to supply next-generation high-speed integrated optical subsystems satisfying the explosive bandwidth requirements of the Internet age. Optoelectronic interfaces are required to seamlessly move data and voice signals between the electrical and optical domains of any optical communications infrastructure.

Early-stage funding was led by the Silicon Valley firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and included Cisco Systems, Dongah Elecomm and other strategic individuals. CENiX has its manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters in Allentown, Pa., and its product development and marketing in Irvine, Calif. For more information, go to www.cenixinc.com.