Microbridgetech

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March 19, 2007

Future Electronics Distributes Microbridge's Rejustor Family of Precision Calibration and Compensation Resistors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Montréal, Québec - March 19, 2007- Microbridge Technologies, Inc., the leader in passive, analog precision calibration products (Rejustors), announced a new distribution agreement with Future Electronics. Future will promote, supply and support Microbridge's products on a global basis, expanding product access and support options for customers everywhere.

The partnership blends Microbridge's industry-leading line of Rejustors, with Future's regional strength, technical resources and portfolio of complementary product lines, such as those from Fairchild, National Semiconductor and ON Semiconductor. Microbridge's portfolio of Rejustors are the industry's leading companion chips for high performance Linear IC compensation and calibration, so customers can now benefit from the ability to source Microbridge products as part of comprehensive system solutions supported by Future and their extensive portfolio of relationships.

"We are confident of the potential surrounding this partnership with Microbridge," said Frantz Saintellemy, Corporate VP of Worldwide Engineering at Future Electronics. "Our broad base of customers, including those in high-growth markets using precision analog products, will benefit from Future Electronics' strong engineering alignment and Microbridge's industry-leading calibration products. With Microbridge's successful new products that span across virtually all market segments, we believe that Microbridge is a great fit for our global customer base," Saintellemy added.

"Microbridge is continually evaluating ways to better serve its customers as well as to meet its business growth objectives, by reaching out to new customers," said Tom Riedl, Vice President, Sales of Microbridge. "By forging this new relationship with Future to provide support around the globe, we have teamed with a strong partner to ensure continued growth of our Rejustor family of calibration products across a wide customer base," said Riedl.

About Future Electronics
Future Electronics, a global leader in electronics distribution, ranks 3rd in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has emerged as one of the most important entities in the electronics distribution industry and today, is recognized around the globe as one of the industry's most innovative organizations. This position is built upon Future's commitment to maintain close business partnerships with both suppliers and customers, coupled with the strength of its commercial and technical competencies through all stages of the design-production cycle. The company employs 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 39 countries around the world.

About Microbridge
Microbridge is the leading manufacturer and licensor of next step electronic calibration products and solutions in the consumer, automotive, medical and other industries that need to improve manufacturing yields and productivity, and enter new markets. Microbridge's resistor calibration products (Rejustor™) and enabling technology are the first integrated calibration and temperature compensation systems for analog resistor design and production. The firm enables manufacturers to: cut scrap up to 50%; reduce in-line manufacturing process steps; eliminate binning, work-arounds, laser trimming, hand-sorting and trim-pots; decrease calibration costs by a factor of 10 without sacrificing performance; and return millions of dollars in production savings.

Microbridge's technology enables product designers to achieve one-step calibration and passive adjustment, is adaptive and adjustable in circuit, and it allows calibration in the analog domain to improve the design of current and future products.

For more media inquiries, contact Joe Romano, Partner, HighGround, Inc., +1 781-279-1320 x 208, jromano@highgroundinc.com or visit http://www.mbridgetech.com. Companies with product inquiries can contact Microbridge at sales@mbridgetech.com and licensing inquiries can be answered at license@mbridgetech.com.