santa barbara, ca, may 20, 2003

Innovative Micro Technology, a world leader in MEMS manufacturing, announced the recent addition of Dr. Amir (Andy) R. Mirza as a Project Manager to its family of highly reputed technical staff. Dr. Mirza joins IMT from GE NovaSensor, where he served as Director of Advanced Technologies responsible for R&D for both MEMS design and process development. He has over 17 years experience in the design and development of silicon micromachined devices including accelerometers, actuators, pressure sensors, and optical MEMS. Dr. Mirza has held engineering and management positions with Fortune 100 companies including Honeywell and Motorola. He also served as Technology Manager for EV Group a leading capital equipment supplier of MEMS-specific wafer processing systems.

"Amir is a great addition to our organization. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in MEMS manufacturing, perfectly complementing IMT's extensive capabilities, and helping our growing reputation as the premier MEMS manufacturing service provider," said Dr. John S. Foster, CEO and President of IMT.