Motia Adds Industry Veterans to Board of Advisors; Dr. John Choma of USC and Dr. Tatsuo Itoh of UCLA Bring Years of Experience in Electronics and Engineering to Motia.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Motia, Inc. (www.motia.com), a fabless semiconductor company focused on enabling smart antennas with RFICs, today announced that it has added two of the nation's foremost electronics and engineering professors to its board of advisors. Dr. John Choma, professor and chairman of electrical engineering-electrophysics at the University of Southern California (USC) and Dr. Tatsuo Itoh, professor and holder of the TRW Endowed Chair in microwave and millimeter wave electronics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have both agreed to join Motia's advisory board.

"John and Tatsuo are excellent additions to our technical advisory board," said Paul Sun, CEO and president of Motia, Inc. "Their years of experience in pioneering leading edge RF, Microwave and smart antenna technologies will greatly benefit Motia."

In addition to being the professor and chairman of electrical engineering-electrophysics at USC, Dr. Choma is an IEEE Fellow and has been awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal. In his career he has served as president of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and previously was a member of its board of governors, as well as its vice president for administration. He is currently an associate editor of the Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, and has served as both editor-in-chief and associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems. Dr. Choma also consults in the areas of broadband analog and high-speed digital integrated circuit analysis, design and modeling.

"Motia has already proven the benefits of smart antenna technology with their Javelin(TM) Wi-Fi and Cross Country(TM) mobile DBS products," added Dr. Choma. "I look forward to helping the company continue to develop innovative products that keep the company at the forefront of the market."

Dr. Tatsuo Itoh has been with UCLA since 1991 as professor and holder of the TRW Endowed Chair in microwave and millimeter wave electronics. He serves on the administrative committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and has been the editor-in-chief of both the IEEE's Microwave and Guided Wave Letters and the IEEE's Microwave Theory and Techniques.

"I'm excited to have the opportunity to help guide this company to its next level of maturity," said Dr. Itoh. "Motia's product and technology strategy gives the company an advantage over other approaches and will help ensure its success in the long run. I know I will enjoy being part of this team"

About Motia

Motia is a fabless semiconductor company focused on enabling smart antennas with RFICs. The Company's standards-compliant adaptive beamforming technologies easily integrate into wireless systems providers' products to enhance overall functionality and performance. Motia was founded in 2000 and is backed by Axiom Venture Partners, Carrot Capital, Intel Capital, Kodiak Venture Partners and Prism Venture Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.motia.com or call (866) IC-MOTIA.

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