Adiabatic Logic voted 'Best Newcomer' at UK Electronics Industry Design Awards

Sister company, XJTAG, also recognised for boundary scan test system.

CAMBRIDGE, England, October 8, 2004

– Adiabatic Logic Limited (www.adiabaticlogic.com) has been voted 'Best Newcomer' at the prestigious 2004 Electronics Industry Design Awards as a result of its unique power saving technology. The company's patented Intelligent Output Driver (IOD) uses an energy recycling technique proven to deliver up to 75% dynamic power savings in chip I/O for portable devices such as laptops, smartphones, handheld computers, digital cameras and MP3 players.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have won this 'Best Newcomer' award for our power saving technology," said Geoff Harvey, Adiabatic Logic's chief technology officer. "Our team has worked very hard over the past 18 months to commercialise IOD and this award, coupled with our recent £500k funding boost from the DTI, makes all the hard work worthwhile."

Adiabatic Logic's sister company, XJTAG, was also recognised by the Awards' judges. It was a finalist in the Test Solution of the Year category for its XJTAG boundary scan development system. Both Adiabatic Logic and XJTAG are spin outs of the Cambridge Technology Group, and are based at Dry Drayton, Cambridge.

The Electronics Industry Design Awards, now in its third year, continues to recognise innovation and celebrate the achievements of companies, large and small, working within the dynamic and creative electronics design/manufacturing arena. The Awards represent the interests of the entire British electronics market. Their aim is to formally recognise professional excellence; acknowledge the achievements of leading companies and individuals; and to emphasise innovation, efficiency and best practice. Over 120 companies entered this year's awards.

About Adiabatic Logic (www.adiabaticlogic.com)

Founded in 2002, Adiabatic Logic Limited is part of the Cambridge Technology Group and was set up to exploit a portfolio of secured patents in the low power technology arena. Adiabatic Logic has a patented technique with the potential to significantly reduce the power consumption of digital computer chips, such as those found in today's laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phones. The design team's focus is on creating and applying intellectual property (IP) to exploit the concept of 'loss-less' processes. An adiabatic process is one in which no heat is gained or lost. It is a concept normally associated with the behaviour of gases but can be applied in other physical domains, such as electronics. The company is based at Dry Drayton, on the outskirts of Cambridge, England.

About XJTAG (www.xjtag.com)

XJTAG Limited is a specialist design and test tool developer. Its JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) development system offers a competitive solution for designers and developers of electronic circuits. Utilising XJTAG allows circuit development and the prototyping process to be shortened significantly by facilitating early test development, early design validation, fast development of functional tests and test re-use across circuits that utilise the same devices.

About the Cambridge Technology Group (www.cambridgetechgroup.com)

Cambridge Technology Group is a holding company with three wholly owned subsidiaries - Adiabatic Logic Limited, Cambridge Technology Consultants Limited and XJTAG Limited. Cambridge Technology Consultants (www.camtechconsultants.com) offers its clients a broad range of services from high-end applications to innovative product development and technical consultancy skills. For ten years, its multi disciplinary team of hardware and software engineers have provided cost-effective solutions from concept through to pre-production. XJTAG Limited (www.xjtag.com) is a specialist design and test tool developer. Its JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) development system offers a competitive solution for designers and developers of electronic circuits.