Press Release

Horten, Norway & Enschede, The Netherlands - November 2001

SensoNor ASA and Lion Photonix Technologies BV have entered into an agreement to combine the expertise of both companies in the area of design, development and volume production in the field of micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS/MOEMS) for OEM customers.

Lion Photonix mission is to provide OEM customers with high added value components and (sub) systems, based on micro system technology, for their next generation products. Lion Photonix is strongly linked to the University of Twente, which is world famous for its excellent research in the fields of MOEMS/MEMS/MST.

SensoNor ASA, a founder member of the Nordic Micro Systems Manufacturing cluster, is a Norwegian public company offering foundry services on a flexible technology platform tailored to the MEMS market. The company owns and operates a fully equipped MEMS production facility and several assembly and test facilities.

Under the terms of the agreement the companies will collaborate together in the design, development and volume production of micro systems.

Mr. Stein Ivar Hansen - Vice President SensoNor MEMS Foundry Service states "Our experience with Lion Photonix and its expertise give SensoNor reason to expect that this collaboration will greatly increase our ability to support customers seeking a development and manufacturing solution for MEMS-based products."

Mr. Hans van den Vlekkert - CEO and co-founder of Lion Photonix Technologies states "Our relationship with SensoNor strengthens our design for manufacturing capabilities and allows us to offer our customers a straight forward manufacturing strategy for their MEMS/MST based products".

For more information, please contact:

SensoNor AsA
Stein-Ivar Hansen
Phone +47 33 03 5000
Fax +47 33 03 5105
E-mail: stein-ivar.hansen@sensonor.no
www.sensonor.com

Lion Photonix
Hans van den Vlekkert
Phone: +31 53 489 3827
Fax: +31 53 489 3601
E-mail: h.h.vandenvlekkert@lionixbv.nl
www.lionixbv.nl