Business development veteran joins Microbridge Technologies

Montréal, Québec, December 22, 2003 - Microbridge Technologies Inc., a privately held technology company announced the appointment of Nick Tasker to the position of vice-president of Business Development.

Mr. Tasker has over 20 years business development experience in the semiconductor and high technology fields, having worked in semiconductor process, assembly and packaging, marketing and sales, venture capital financing and corporate management for both large corporations and entrepreneurial ventures.

"This novel technology has far-reaching and diverse application in the analog world and implementing it will be an exciting challenge" said Nick. "We are seeing immediate, very positive reactions as we begin to introduce the technology to the industry".

Most recently, Nick was manager of Strategic Marketing of MEMS technologies at DALSA Semiconductor, consultant with SGF, president and executive VP Marketing and Sales of Goal Semiconductor, and founder and president of Task Microelectronics.

"We are very pleased to have access to Nick's experience and his broad network of business contacts as we bring our electronically adjustable micro-resistor technology to the market," said Mike Foster, president and CEO of Microbridge. "Nick is a key hire in the building of a management team to support the introduction and exploitation of this disruptive technology."

About Microbridge Technologies
Microbridge Technologies, Inc. is an early stage technology company specializing in micro-systems technology for electronics, micro-devices and sensor-based systems. Microbridge uses micro-thermal devices based on conventional silicon integrated circuit technology to create solutions in a variety of industries. The devices involve a micro-membrane with embedded micro-heater, suspended over a cavity in a silicon chip. These structures form the basis for a broad family of products in the form of electronically adjustable resistive micro-devices that provide an unprecedented combination of high precision, price, and ease of use.