Akros Silicon Expands into Silicon Valley

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Folsom, Calif. May 3, 2007 –  Akros Silicon, a fabless semiconductor company bringing power to the Ethernet world by enabling large-scale deployment of network-attached appliances, today announced the opening of their Silicon Valley Center in Sunnyvale, California.

The opening of the Silicon Valley center is in line with the worldwide expansion Akros Silicon has been implementing since securing Series B funding in early March. The investment has enabled Akros to expand and continue to aggressively pursue business opportunities. Akros Silicon Sunnyvale center houses design and applications engineering as well as sales and marketing teams to accelerate the company۪s leadership in the area of advanced power management for network attached devices.

The company is offering highly differentiated integrated circuits (ICs) used for managing power and accelerating the convergence of data, audio and video transmission to network attached appliances such as VoIP phones, wireless LAN access points, RFID tag readers, point-of-sale terminals, security cameras, remote access and home networked systems.

“The Power over Ethernet market for devices in the enterprise, digital home and industrial setting has tremendous growth potential,”said J. Francois Crepin, president, CEO and chairman of Akros Silicon. Being first in the industry to develop a mixed-signal IC solution that provides seamless integration of Power over Ethernet control, power management and interface to the Ethernet world puts us in a unique position to realize the abundant business opportunities for this technology. With our new Silicon Valley office we have effectively positioned ourselves to grow a client base in the Bay area one of the world۪s most coveted markets for our industry. The decision to open this office also signals our commitment for continued growth.

The new address for the Silicon Valley Center۪s is:

1296 Kifer Road, Suite 603
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: (408) 746-9000
Fax: (408) 746-9391
E-mail :info@akrossilicon.com

Akros Silicon۪s headquarters is located in Folsom, Calif.
275 Turnpike Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: (916)351-8100
Fax: (916) 351-8102

About Akros Silicon

Headquartered in Folsom, California, Akros Silicon (Akros is a Greek word for edge) is a leading provider of highly differentiated system-level integrated circuits that provide advance power management to the edge of the network. Akros Silicon۪s disruptive silicon technology enables large scale deployment of network-attached appliances, such as VoIP phones, wireless LAN access points, RFID tag readers, point-of-sale terminals, networked cameras, remote access and home-networked systems accelerating the convergence of data, audio, and video applications.

Akros Silicon Inc. Wins FSA Start-Up to Watch Award

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Folsom, Calif.  Dec. 11, 2006 – Akros Silicon Inc., a fabless semiconductor company bringing power to the Ethernet world by enabling large-scale deployment of network-attached appliances, today announced that it has won the prestigious 2006 FSA Fabless Start-up to Watch Award.

Through an exhaustive nomination process by the FSA Venture Capital Advisory Board, Akros Silicon was identified as the most promising fabless semiconductor company that demonstrated the potential to positively change its market or the semiconductor industry through the innovative use of or new application for semiconductor technology.

“We are thrilled to be awarded for our commitment to innovation and strategic vision,” said J. Francois Crepin, Akros Silicon۪s President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. “Along with John Camagna and Sajol Ghoshal, co-founders of Akros, I am very proud to receive this award, which honors the significant achievements of Akros Silicon and of our incredibly talented engineering team.”

In less than 18 months, Akros Silicon has developed the industry۪s first mixed signal system-level IC solution that provides a unique seamless integration of Power over Ethernet (PoE) control, power management and interface to the Ethernet world. The company is sampling two highly integrated and differentiated ICs used for bringing power to network attached appliances such as voice over IP phones, wireless LAN access points, RFID tag readers, point-of-sale terminals, security cameras, remote access and home networked systems which will accelerate the convergence of data, audio and video transmission.

“Akros Silicon, who joined FSA this year and has exhibited great promise in bringing innovative solutions to networking and broadband communications, has been honored with this year۪s Fabless Start-Up to Watch by the FSA Venture Capital Advisory Board,” said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and executive director of FSA. “The company provides chips for the network appliance marketplace, an industry sector with strong growth potential. We commend Akros Silicon on its achievements and look forward to watching what impact the company will make in the future.”

About Akros Silicon

Headquartered in Folsom CA, Akros Silicon develops highly differentiated system- level ICs using proprietary technology on a standard, high volume CMOS process. The Akros Silicon architecture creates a significant opportunity for new silicon solutions in the fast growing network appliances marketplace.

About FSA

FSA is the voice of the global fabless business model. Incorporated in 1994, FSA positively impacts the growth and return on invested capital of this business model to enhance the environment for innovation. It provides a platform for meaningful global collaboration between fabless companies and their partners; identifies and articulates opportunities and challenges to enable solutions; and provides research, resources, publications and survey information. Members include fabless companies and their supply chain and service partners, representing more than 21 countries across the globe.