Bristol, England, October 4th 2007– Nanotech Semiconductor Limited (“Nanotech”), a fabless IC company specializing in advanced Analog and Mixed-Signal ICs for fiber optic communications, today announced the appointment of David Khalifa as VP Worldwide Sales.

David began his career with ST Microelectronics in 1986 as Sales Engineer and later joined LSI Logic as Key Account Manager. In 1998 David joined Philips Semiconductors as Global Key Account Manager, Alcatel and in 2000, he moved to San Jose, California to lead the Networking Sales & Marketing team and later the Business Development activity for Mobile & Personal Applications across the Americas. His next assignment was in Taipei, Taiwan as ODM Business Director. In this role, he successfully managed the engagement with the targeted ODMs that serve Philips Semiconductors' key OEMs in Communication and Consumer applications.

David graduated from INSA Lyon in France with an Engineering degree in Physics and Semiconductor Materials.

Gary Steele, CEO, commented: “David is the ideal VP Worldwide Sales for Nanotech. Having spent the last 6 years living first in the US, and then in Taiwan, he has an excellent understanding of the key markets for Nanotech and a unique experience of bringing technologies to market. The combination of David's ability to build a comprehensive business plan and drive its execution, and his leadership experience in a large company will be a great asset for Nanotech.”

David added: “I am thrilled to join Nanotech and contribute to the growth ambitions of the company. Nanotech has formed an impressive team with the best talents in engineering, operations, marketing and sales. They have already put competitive products into the market and successfully engaged with strategic customers. I am looking forward to leading the dynamic sales team and building on these tremendous opportunities.”

About Nanotech Semiconductor
Nanotech is a Venture Capital backed, UK based fabless chip company, focused on Analog and mixed-signal ICs principally for fiber-optics based communications.
www.nanosemi.co.uk