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Silicon Line announces CEO appointment

Mr. Juergen Ruprecht joins Silicon Line as Chief Executive Officer

Munich, Germany, April 04, 2008:  Silicon Line GmbH, a provider of ultra-low powers analog ICs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Juergen Ruprecht as Chief Executive Officer.

Juergen brings more than 25 years experience in the semiconductor business driving profitable growth in competitive markets. Prior to joining Silicon Line, Juergen served as Vice President, Systems Development at Silicon Image. Prior to this assignment, Juergen held the position of the chief executive officer at sci-worx (formerly: Sican), where he was responsible for the major overhaul of company into Europe's leading IP and Design Service provider. Prior to sci-worx, Juergen served in various high level management positions, including several years Philips Semiconductors/USA.
Juergen holds a Master Degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kiel.

"Juergen's appointment as CEO comes at a time when Silicon Line is looking at major international opportunities for its world class PHY-Layer chipset," said Holger Hoeltke, founder and member of the board of directors at Silicon Line. "We are delighted to have someone of Juergen's calibre joining Silicon Line's team. His strong track record in leading analog semiconductor companies will be of great benefit to Silicon Line."

"I'm very excited to join Silicon Line. The ultra-lower power ICs of Silicon Line open up new applications and markets for optical data communication, "said Juergen Ruprecht. "Silicon Line has an exceptional team and I look forward to leading Silicon Line as it becomes an established player in the analog semiconductor market of ultra-low power ICs."


About Silicon Line GmbH
Silicon Line is a Germany based fabless analog IC company, specialized in providing innovative, ultra-low power IC solutions in standard CMOS-technology. Silicon Line is located at Elsenheimerstrasse 48, D-80687 Munich, Germany.

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