SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Scintera, Inc., the developer of industry leadingGigabit Signal Processor™ (GSP™) semiconductor solutions for 10 Gigabit EthernetLRM and other high-speed communications announced today that it has namedDhammika Perera as its vice president of operations. Mr. Perera brings over 20 years ofsenior management experience in all aspects of worldwide manufacturing operations forhigh-speed analog and mixed signal integrated circuits from Sipex Corporation, AnalogDevices, and National Semiconductor. Mr. Perera will be responsible for all areas ofboth domestic and international manufacturing operations.

“Dhammika’s appointment will significantly strengthen Scintera’s ability to quicklymeet the volume demands of our customers,” said Art Reidel, chief executive officer ofScintera. “We are pleased to welcome Dhammika to the Scintera team and I amconfident that with his extensive and successful background in worldwide manufacturingoperations, we will be well prepared to deliver our world class signal processing productsand enable our customer’s to ramp low cost 10 gigabit Ethernet modules based on10GBASE-LRM.”

“I am impressed with Scintera’s leading edge technology and its significant marketpotential,” said Dhammika Perera. “I’m very excited to join the company and its talentedteam to transition the company from early production to a world class volumemanufacturing center.”

Scintera Networks Inc.