Silicon Wave's Terry Bourk Selected to Serve On Bluetooth Architecture Review Board for an Additional Term.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Silicon Wave One of Four Associate Members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Represented on BARB Silicon Wave Inc., a leading designer and provider of RF communication system components, Monday announced that their senior director of advanced products, Terry Bourk, has been selected to serve a second term on the Bluetooth(TM) Architecture Review Board (BARB). Silicon Wave is one of four associate members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. (SIG) represented on the BARB. As a member of the BARB, Dr. Bourk will provide input that will assist in setting the future direction of the technical aspects of Bluetooth, including how Bluetooth specifications are created and implemented. "I am honored to be re-elected to serve on this committee while representing Silicon Wave and feel there is much to be accomplished during what is sure to be an exciting year for the Bluetooth industry," said Dr. Bourk. "Silicon Wave has solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. a place as an expert in Bluetooth RF solutions and we take seriously the opportunity to provide input on Bluetooth specification creation and implementation. The excellent implementation of Silicon Wave's SiW1502(TM) Radio Modem also allows me to impart knowledge to the board that will influence considerations in future Bluetooth radio development." The Bluetooth SIG has nine promoter A person who devises a plan for a business venture; one who takes the preliminary steps necessary for the formation of a corporation. Promoters are the people, who, for themselves or on behalf of others, organize a corporation. companies that select four associate companies to sit on the BARB after a lengthy review and consideration process. The BARB has 13 councilors, nine from the promoter companies and four from associate companies. The associate councilors are appointed for a one-year term. "Silicon Wave continues to be a company on the forefront of Bluetooth industry developments and we are proud that Terry has been selected to serve a second term on the Bluetooth Architecture Review Board," said David Lyon, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Silicon Wave. "As one of the four associate members of the Bluetooth SIG on the board, we will be working to help set the direction for Bluetooth wireless technology and Terry will bring extensive knowledge and expertise to the BARB." Silicon Wave is also one of the five associate members selected to serve on the Radio1 Improvements working group defining the new features for the lower layers of Bluetooth and the Bluetooth Test and Integration (BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information ) group. Radio1 Improvements is involved in defining enhancements to the Bluetooth Specification for basic Bluetooth radio components and the addition of a new medium data transmission rate to the specification. BTI supports the development of test specifications for Bluetooth products. About Silicon Wave Inc. Based in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Silicon Wave designs and produces RF communication system components that consistently deliver superior user experience. Silicon Wave products include baseband, radio modem and software solutions for Bluetooth wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. and a complete line of silicon tuners for cable modems cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. and digital set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. . Founded in 1997, the company was the first to deliver a fully qualified, single-chip radio modem for Bluetooth communications and first to achieve Bluetooth Specification Version 1.1 qualification for its products. Silicon Wave is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The company's Web site is located at www.siliconwave.com. The diamond logo design is a registered trademark and Silicon Wave and the SiW product name prefix The beginning or to add to the beginning. To prefix a header onto a packet means to place the header characters in front of the packet. "To prefix" at the beginning is the opposite of "to append" characters at the end. See prepend. 1. are trademarks of Silicon Wave Inc. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. 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