Ottawa, Ontario - May 6, 2008. Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc, one of the industry's leading wireless semiconductor design companies, announced today the it was chosen by the Selection Committee of the 2008 Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) as "One of Canada's Hottest 20 Innovative Companies". CIX is an action-packed two-day conference event that showcases Canada's hottest new and innovative technology companies while providing a nexus of multiple meeting and networking opportunities designed to enable investors to discover Canada's next great companies.
Canada's 20 Hottest Innovative Companies have been chosen! Coming from across the country and ranging from web to wireless, software to hardware, gaming and everything in between, the finalists for CIX Hot 20 Presenting Companies were adjudicated by the Selection Committee and presented live at CIX in Toronto on April 29-30, 2008.
"Innovation is a cornerstone of Kaben's growth and success. Over the past several years, Kaben has invented and successfully pioneered key elements of the reconfigurable transceiver technology, that enables Next Generation wireless communications based on multiple standards such as Bluetooth, FM, GPS, Wi-Fi, W-USB, and WiMAX", said Dr. Paul Slaby, President & CEO of Kaben Wireless Silicon. He continued, "KABEN is now poised to capitalize on this technology by bringing a range of intelligent radio microsystem products to the market. We are pleased to see CIX Selection Committee acknowledge our achievements and be selected as one of the country's leaders in technology innovation."
"The committee had the impossible job of selecting just twenty companies from well over a hundred candidates from across the country", stated Robert Montgomery, Co-Chair of CIX. "We were impressed by KABEN's achievement and proud to feature the company among the country's "Hot 20".
ABOUT KABEN Founded in 2000, Kaben is a leading developer of wireless microchips that enable Next Generation wireless communications based on multiple standards (Bluetooth, FM, GPS, Digital TV tuners,Wi-Fi, W-USB, WiMax). Kaben is also a leading provider of specialized, high performance RF component cores, such as on-chip tunable Filters and Frequency Synthesizers, for embedded and stand-alone use. Kaben delivers high-performance, proven designs to manufacturers in the wireless communications market, that significantly reduce risk, cost, and time to market. For more information, please visit our website at
www.kabenwireless.com
