Silecs Appoints Former Intel Vice President/General Manager to Board of Directors

Business Wire, Dec 19, 2006

Rob Eckelmann Joins Materials Manufacturer Serving Semiconductor and Flat Panel Display Industries

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Silecs, Inc., a manufacturer of enabling materials for the microelectronics industry, today announced that Rob Eckelmann has joined its Board of Directors. Eckelmann is a former senior executive of Intel Corporation and currently serves on the boards of several public and private technology companies.

Formerly, Eckelmann was vice president of Intel's sales and marketing group and general manager for European (EMEA) Operations. He also opened Intel offices in Asia-Pacific, including China, India and the emerging markets of Southeast Asia. Eckelmann began his business career at Intel managing international strategy in the office of then-President Andy Grove. Earlier, he served in the United States government, managing international trade policy and development in the technology sector.

"We are delighted to welcome Rob to our board of directors," said Dr. Steve Kirtley, chairman of the board of Silecs. "Rob brings invaluable strategic insights, as well as an impressive executive management record within the semiconductor industry, and we look forward to working with him to build on our success."

"Silecs has impressed me with its experienced and talented team as well as its state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing capabilities. Its siloxane solutions bring unique advantages to memory and logic chip production, as well as new generations of image sensor chips and flat panel displays," said Eckelmann. "I look forward to working with Silecs through its next phases of growth."

Eckelmann holds degrees from Princeton University, the University of Chicago and Williams College. He is on the board of directors at various public and private technology companies, including Wolfson Microelectronics (LSE:WLF.L), Xaar (XAR.L), Visiware, and Emulation & Verification Engineering (EVE).

About Silecs, Inc.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Silecs, Inc. provides enabling materials for the microelectronics industry. Silecs' products are used primarily in semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing, giving customers improved performance, density and yield for their devices, and reduced overall production costs. Silecs is committed to supplying high purity materials that consistently meet its customers' stringent requirements. Silecs, Inc. is a privately held company backed by leading institutional investors. Additional information on Silecs can be found at www.silecs.com.