| Rich Geruson, NexOptic Chairman, Announces Global Sales Distribution Agreement with NTek Device for NexOptic AI 			 		 		 			 			October 13, 2021 
 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, October 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –  NexOptic Technology Corp. (“NexOptic” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:  NXO) (OTCQB: NXOPF) (FSE: E3O1), an innovator in cutting-edge patented  and patent pending Artificial Intelligence (AI) announced today that it  has entered a commercial partnership with NTek Device (“NTek”) of South  Korea.
 
 NTek Device is an indispensable partner to a vast array of clients  in mobile cameras, surveillance cameras, and automotive cameras.  Today’s announcement has NexOptic joining the likes of some of the most  respected and influential imaging solution companies as chosen by NTek  for their overwhelming quality and reliability in the image enhancement  sector for CMOS image sensor (“CIS”) based solutions.
 
 “A key to our success is discovering the next big solutions in  imaging early, and so we’re very excited to be able to now bring  artificial intelligence solutions as impactful as Aliis to large  segments of the imaging industry,” said Hyun-Chul Kim, CEO of NTek  Device. “Aliis is a major breakthrough that will deliver enormous value  to us by allowing us to immediately provide effective artificial  intelligence integration directly to our clients.”
 
 NTek is partnered with virtually all Korean camera image  development firms and module manufacturers. It is a leading  semiconductor supplier to the mobile, video security, and automotive  industries as well as a provider of embedded solutions for internet and  data communication equipment throughout the Asia Pacific region and  beyond. NTek has significant product distribution centres in Korea and  Hong Kong and partnership distribution networks in Shenzhen, China and  Taipei, Taiwan. Its voluminous list of customers includes Partron and  Powerlogics, as well as Korean leaders in video security with global  reach. It delivers CIS hardware and software to its vast customer  network which includes Hanhwa Techwin, IDIS, CPRO, and Truen in addition  to key automobile imaging companies like Thinkware, Finedigital, and  NC&.
 
 CIS, “the eyes of a camera,” is a keystone product in the imaging  tech industry and is key to NTek and NexOptic’s plans for positioning  themselves into expanding roles in the 5G ecosystem. NTek customer firms  in the CIS sector include Sony, Samsung, Omnivision, Onsemi, Hynix,  Galaxycore, Lexar, Harvetek and others. NTek provides customized  solutions to client firms by cross-checking available CIS products; this  is part of what makes NTek so successful and why they’ve been able to  sustain their robust 20% growth rate year over year.
 
 “It is exciting to be able to introduce a company with the  influence and reach of NTek as our first ‘ALIIS™ Certified  Distributor,’” said Richard Geruson, Chairman of NexOptic. “NTek’s  impeccable reputation for selecting best in breed partnerships, and its  strong relationships with some of Asia’s largest and most respected  corporations in imaging, speaks volumes as to what Aliis can deliver to  NTek’s global customer base.”
 
 For more information, visit  www.ntek-device.com
 
 ALIIS™ in a Nutshell
 
 ALIIS™ (All Light Intelligent Imaging Solutions)  is a machine-learning AI suite providing instant enhancement to images  and videos in the areas of edge processing, shutter speed, resolution  and sharpness, image-noise and motion-blur, and image colour and detail.  These patented and patent pending solutions can be integrated with  imaging devices such as smartphones, smart security cameras, Internet of  Things (IoT) devices, automotive platforms, medical imaging  technologies, DSLR cameras and more. Additionally, Aliis does all of  this while compressing data and reducing media file size, making it  ideal for the storage and transmission of image data.
 
 Qualcomm featured Aliis in its 5G Summit 2021 press kit announcing  the new 700-series chipset for mobile devices: the Snapdragon 778G, and  a recent webinar hosted by ARM and their Senior AI Ecosystem Manager  set a live global audience attendance record. For more information,  visit  www.nexoptic.com/aliis.
 
 What You Need to Know About NexOptic
 
 NexOptic is an innovative imaging AI company headquartered in  Vancouver, Canada with operations in Seoul, South Korea, offering  world-leading patented and patent pending AI solutions for imaging known  as ALIIS™ (All Light Intelligent Imaging Solutions). NexOptic  simultaneously influences the imaging and AI industries and is a  Preferred Partner in the NVIDIA Partner Network, a member of the Arm® AI  Partner Program, and a member of the Qualcomm® Platform Solutions  Ecosystem. For more information, visit  www.nexoptic.com
 
 What You Need to Know About NTek Device
 
 NTek Device is a global supplier and distributor of CMOS Image  Sensor (CIS) technologies to the mobile, automotive and security imaging  industries, as well as a provider of embedded internet and data  communications equipment. NTek is headquartered in South Korea, with  operations in Hong Kong, Taipei and Shenzhen, and has partnered with  some of the most respected names in imaging. For more information, visit   www.ntek-device.com
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