M. Essam “Sam” Badawi joins Akros Silicon Board of Directors as Observer

Internationally-renowned networking business pioneer
brings valuable expertise for fast-growing semiconductor company

Folsom, CA – October 14, 2005 -- Akros Silicon Inc., a developer of highly integrated and innovative mixed signal and digital processing ICs for converged Ethernet networking and power appliances, today announced that M. Essam “Sam” Badawi has joined the company’s Board of Directors as an Observer. Mr. Badawi’s 35-year career includes extensive work guiding leading-edge, early-stage technology companies through critical development phases.

“Akros Silicon presents an incredible opportunity where unique technology meets a high-volume market need, and I see effective growth management as the key to their success,” said Mr. Badawi. “As an Observer on the Board of Directors, I can help accelerate their success by connecting them with key market players and focus them on the fastest growing segments of the networking world.”

“Sam has a solid and broad experience in advising some of the most successful networking companies in the world, and we are honored to have him join our team,” said Akros Silicon President and Chief Executive Officer J. Francois Crepin. “His longstanding association with fast-growing companies, state of the art marketing and sales programs, and advanced networking systems will help Akros move quickly from concept to product to high-volume sales.”

About M. Essam “Sam” Badawi

Mr. Badawi has over thirty-five years of executive business experience in sales, marketing, finance and general management in both the United States and Europe. Mr. Badawi is the founding President of MEB International, a private investment and management consulting company. MEB International clients included Crescendo Communications which was Cisco Systems’ first acquisition in 1993. Other clients included SQP, a successful manufacturer of add-in memory boards for the Apple and PC markets and EgyNet, the first private data communication carrier in Egypt, for which Mr. Badawi served as Chief Executive Officer.

Previously Mr. Badawi was Managing General Partner, of Equity Venture Management, an organization that managed two venture capital funds focused on High Technology semiconductor and communication companies. Mr. Badawi was also founding President of DAVID Systems, Inc.

Prior to the above involvements Mr. Badawi spent twelve years with National Semiconductor Corp. in both the US and Europe, where he held a variety of highly successful business executive management positions. Mr. Badawi graduated with honors from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He taught at his alma mater for three years, and completed course work for an MS degree in Electrical Engineering at San Jose State in California.

About Akros Silicon Bringing Intelligence to the Network Edge

Akros Silicon Inc.,(“Akros” is Greek word for “edge”), a developer of highly integrated and innovative mixed signal and digital processing ICs for converged Ethernet networking and power applications, enables intelligent appliances on the edge of the network in the fast growing internet appliance arena.

A fabless semiconductor company located in Folsom, California, Akros Silicon Inc. focuses on developing highly disruptive and innovative integrated circuits using advanced mixed analog and digital signal processing, digital signal processing and algorithmic techniques.

Akros’ highly differentiated and IP-protected integration, using standard high volume CMOS process technology, opens a huge opportunity for new silicon solutions for use in the fast growing Internet and network appliance marketplace. For more information, please visit www.AkrosSilicon.com