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XEMICS announces that it has received a 7.8M Swiss francs investment (approx. 5.7M USD) from five new shareholders ...     Neuchâtel, Switzerland and Mountain View, CA January 15, 1999       XEMICS announces today that it has received a 7.8M Swiss francs investment (about 5.7M USD at current exchange rate) from five new shareholders who now held 44% of the total shares, the other 56% remaining with CSEM - Centre Suisse d'Electronique de et Microtechnique SA in Switzerland. The company was established 15 months ago as a spin-off from CSEM. In the field of microelectronics, XEMICS specializes in ultra low-power integrated circuits for European and US industry leaders such as Phonak in Switzerland, Schlumberger Industries in France, Endress&Hauser in Germany and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation in USA. Thomas Hinderling, XEMICS' Chairman of the Board and CEO of CSEM said ''this news gives me great pleasure and justifies the strategic decisions we have made. In addition, this capital increase with new shareholders correspond to our initial objectives set out when the company was created. In the short term, CSEM will keep no more than a minority share holding in XEMICS.'' ''With this capital increase XEMICS can continue to implement its growth strategy'' said Roland Heer, CEO of XEMICS. ''This is a first step and we are already anticipating a second round of financing at the end of 1999 or the beginning of the year 2000''. To sustain a targeted 25% growth this year the company has several positions open for senior IC design engineers as well as marketing & sales opportunities.