NewLogic Technologies Names New Head of R&D

Axel Jahnke assigned as VP Research and Development

Lustenau, Austria; March 25th, 2004 - NewLogic Technologies, a leading supplier of wireless intellectual property (IP) cores and design services, named Axel Jahnke as Vice President in charge of Research and Development, effective March 2004.

Axel Jahnke joined NewLogic in January 2003 for heading the design center in Munich, Germany. In his new position he will be responsible for developing and leading the activities of all the company's research and development centers and engineering staff.

NewLogic employs more than 180 highly qualified digital, analog and RF engineers based in Lustenau (Austria), Sophia-Antipolis (France), Munich (Germany) and in the recently opened Design Center in Geneva (Switzerland). The company has also subsidiaries in San Jose/US and Singapore.

Axel Jahnke's background includes more than 11 years executive R&D experience in the global semiconductor industry. Before joining NewLogic Axel held R&D management positions at Infineon Technologies and Multilink Technology. He holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

"Axel's management experience provides significant leadership for our engineering team securing the timely execution of our customer design service projects and our internal IP development", Hans-Peter Metzler, President and CEO, commented."Especially for our WLAN system IP, he will ensure that the company maintains and further expands its technological leadership".

About NewLogic Technologies

NewLogic Technologies, headquartered in Lustenau, Austria, is a leading global supplier of IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth intellectual property (IP) cores and next generation cellular technology. In addition NewLogic offers IC design and IP Integration to help its customers achieve their aggressive time to market goals.