AmberWave Systems to Support FIRST Robotics Competition
Through Sponsorship of Pinkerton Academy Robotics Team

Salem, N.H. - December 17, 2008 - AmberWave Systems is supporting the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) through the sponsorship of Pinkerton's Academy robotics team, known as Team 241. Pinkerton Academy is located in Derry, N.H. and each year, its high school students compete in the FRC robotics competition.

AmberWave Systems is a 2008-2009 sponsor of Team 241, who began participating in the FRC competitions in 1993.The team meets throughout the year, including the summer months, in order to gain the necessary funds needed to run a robotics team and also to educate new recruits, the community and others about robotics.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique, varsity sport-of-the-mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

The FRC challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions designed by a committee of engineers and other professionals.

Team 241 will receive their "challenge" on January 3, 2009, and immediately begin building their robot for their first competition on February 26-27 in Manchester, N.H. The second competition takes place a month later in Hartford, Conn., and if successful, the team goes on to Atlanta for the national competition. Team 241 is a multi-award winning team and has twice competed at the national level.

FIRST redefines winning for these students because they are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last.

http://www.team241.org/index.php
www.USFIRST.org

About AmberWave Systems
Founded in 1998, AmberWave Systems has become a leader in the research, development and licensing of advanced technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. By funding and guiding university research, AmberWave Systems is bringing new technology developments to fruition through patents and technology licensing. In conjunction with its university research projects, AmberWave Systems conducts its own research, development and limited manufacturing in its semiconductor fabrication facility in Salem, New Hampshire. In addition, AmberWave Systems collaborates with other technology focused companies to further expand and develop its research. For more information about the company, please visit its Web site at http://www.amberwave.com.

About Pinkerton Academy
Pinkerton Academy is located in Derry, New Hampshire where it was incorporated in 1814 by Major John Pinkerton and Elder James Pinkerton. It is the largest independent academy in the United States serving 3,300 students as the high school (grades 9 - 12) for the communities of Derry, Hampstead and Chester. The Academy is a private non-profit corporation administered by Headmaster Mary Anderson. Pinkerton Academy is set on a large New England campus with more than a dozen academic buildings. For more information about the school, please visit its Web site at http://www.pinkertonacademy.net.