The International Automotive Electronic Congress, Paris, France

17-18 november 2009

Optrima NV et Melexis NV to present embedded 3D TOF (Time-of-Flight) Sensor and Camera demonstrators at this year Paris IAEC on booth A4. The International Automotive Electronic Congress will take place from 17 - 18 November in Paris.

Optrima NV has licensed its DepthSense ™ 3D CMOS to Melexis NV

Optrima NV has licensed its DepthSense ™ 3D CMOS Sensor technology to Melexis NV for adaption of the technology to the automotive market.

“Optrima is thrilled to engage with Melexis in the automotive market. Melexis has a proven track record of excellence in this industry where products standards need to meet high level of efficiency, robustness and competitive pricing,” said Andre Miodezky, Optrima CEO.

“Driver assist systems and intelligent vehicle safety systems are emerging rapidly due to their potential to lower many of the negative aspects related to transportation-accidents. We believe that 3D TOF Sensors and Cameras technologies can contribute to enhance automotive safety in the future and save lives”, said Rudi De Winter, Melexis CEO.

About Optrima NV

Optrima is a Brussels VUB spin-off company and a global leader in 3D TOF hardware technology design and production. OPTRIMA hardware solutions include CMOS 3D TOF Imagers, 3D TOF Platforms and 3D TOF Cameras. Optrima is building this hardware on its proprietary and patented technology DepthSense™ 3D Imaging. Optrima DepthSense™ sensors are ideally suited for building low cost (low bill-of-material) 3D modules and cameras. Optrima is delivering hardware solutions to the industrial (automotive, security, automation), health/fitness, consumer, PC and video gaming markets. Please visit www.optrima.com for more information on Optrima. Optrima, DepthSense™ and OptriCam™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Optrima NV. Optrima NV has established a Join Venture with Softkinetic S.A. in Consumer Electronic markers, visit www.softkinetic-optrima.com

About Melexis NV

Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. (Euronext Brussels: MELE) is a mixed signal semiconductor manufacturer. Melexis designs, develops, tests and markets advanced integrated semiconductor devices for the automotive industry. Our core experience supplying ICs for automotive electronics sustains the expansion into Application Specific Standard Products for industrial and consumer product applications. Melexis enthusiastically pursues its role as a component supplier whose innovations, while physically small, are the essential element in nearly every one of our customers’ extraordinary systems. At Melexis we believe that “Small things make a big difference”. Melexis’ products include sensor, communication, actuator ICs and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Further information about Melexis can be found at www.melexis.com.