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Frontier Silicon strengthens management team and opens new Cambridge R&D centre

London, 19th November 2003 - Frontier Silicon today announced the appointment of senior semiconductor and consumer electronics industry executives to its management team. Martin Jackson, formerly CTO of leading ADSL semiconductor company GlobespanVirata Inc, joins Frontier Silicon as Chief Technical Officer. Also joining the company are Steve Evans (formerly VP Marketing at ARM), who joins as VP Sales, and Paul Clark (formerly Director of Digital products at Alba Group) who joins as VP Operations.

Frontier Silicon's Board was recently strengthened with the appointment of three senior Non-Executive Directors: Pete Magowan (formerly VP of Sales and Marketing of ARM), Jonathan Brooks (formally CFO of ARM) and Michael Risman (Director of Apax Partners and Non-Executive Director of Dialog Semiconductor).

Frontier Silicon further announces the opening of its dedicated Research and Development centre in Cambridge, England, which will focus on the development of IC design and application software for its multimedia products. This expansion will provide Frontier Silicon with complete solutions for digital broadcast and multimedia products.

Said Anthony Sethill, CEO and founder of Frontier Silicon: "The appointment of these world-class executives to the management team will help Frontier capitalize on its market leading position in digital radio semiconductor products, as it enters its next phase of growth. Under the guidance of Martin Jackson, who is considered one of the UK's leading technologists, our new R&D centre will keep Frontier Silicon at the forefront of digital broadcast technology."

The announcement follows the recent investment in Frontier Silicon by Apax Partners' Funds and Alta Berkeley, two of the world's leading technology private equity investment groups.

Frontier Silicon digital radio (DAB) chips and modules account for over 80% of DAB sales worldwide and its customers include leading brands such as Bush, Goodmans, Grundig, Ministry of Sound, PURE Digital, Roberts Radio, Cambridge Audio and TEAC. Frontier Silicon has shipped over 400,000 DAB modules and Chorus chips to date. The advanced capabilities of its Chorus DAB processor include DAB, digital audio, MP3 and MPEG-4 video decoding.

About Frontier Silicon

Operating at the frontiers of the digital revolution Frontier Silicon is a fabless semiconductor business whose core products include System-on-Chip (SoC) devices and RF baseband modules for digital TV, digital radio and other emerging consumer multimedia products. Frontier's key customers include consumer electronic, automotive entertainment and PDA/mobile phone manufacturers.

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Anthony Sethill, CEO
Frontier Silicon
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