Emerging Memory Technologies (EMT), a leading provider of embedded memory technology solutions, appoints Dr. Lluis Paris as Chief Operating Officer

Ottawa - February 21, 2005 –Emerging Memory Technologies Inc. (EMT) a leading provider of embedded memory technology solutions to the semiconductor industry, has announced the appointment of Dr. Lluis Paris, Ph.D., MBA as Chief Operating Officer. Dr.Paris will be responsible for the creation of market strategy, revenue creation and engineering execution for this rapidly growing organization.

Prior to joining EMT, Dr. Paris was responsible for the Competitive Intelligence business at Semiconductor Insights. There he helped grow the business and launched a series of successful new products.

Previously, he has held increasingly senior management roles in MOSAID, including General Manager of the Semiconductor Division. There he successfully launched a family of Ternary Content Addressable Memories, TCAMs.

Dr. Paris has held a series of other management roles in different companies including the National Center for Microelectronics and D+T, in Barcelona, Spain. He is particularly recognized for his capability to analyze market trends, forecast new profitable market niches and lead the creation of products adapted to those market opportunities.

"We are fortunate to have Lluis join EMT at such a strategic time for our company and form part of our executive management team" said Sreedhar Natarajan, Founder and CEO of Emerging Memory Technologies Inc. "His experience on the fast moving memory industry, together with his operational expertise, will help ensure that EMT meets the aggressive goals of revenue and profit growth that we have set for ourselves."

About EMT
Founded in 2004, Emerging Memory Technologies Inc. specializes in the design and licensing of leading-edge embedded memory technology in both bulk CMOS and SOI.

EMT provides DRAM, SRAM and new memory technology design services. EMT products include BIST/BISR memory controllers and the first commercially available embedded DRAM compiler.

EMT is based in Ottawa, Canada For more information, visit www.emergingmemory.com.