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To: Sergio H who wrote (28387)	4/1/2002 3:46:59 PM
From: Crossy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29382

re: DSA.TO (Dalsa) - News Out (Imaging Silicon Solutions) This is rather significant. Dalsa (Canada) .. around Can-$11, no debt, PSR around 1 .. maker & designer of CMOS and CCD image acquisition elements News Out today .. Philips CCD business acuqisition (in fact they are quite "leading edge" in the CCD arena in pixelcount) DALSA Completes Transaction to Acquire CCD Image Sensor Business of Philips biz.yahoo.com Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DSA WATERLOO, ON, April 1 /CNW/ - DALSA Corporation (TSE: DSA - news) announced today that it completed the transaction to acquire the CCD Image Sensors Business of Royal Philips Electronics, located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. As previously announced DALSA paid $9.7 million for the division. This transaction was paid for in full from cash drawn from an existing credit facility. DALSA will assume control of this facility immediately. Terms of the transaction are as previously disclosed in the press releases dated January 23, 2002 and March 19, 2002. DALSA's CEO Dr. Savvas Chamberlain commented "The Philips technology is an excellent complement to DALSA's existing capabilities and products. This technology will help DALSA to gain market share in areas such as professional photography as well as to increase market share in the life sciences market." Dr. Chamberlain continued. "The acquisition not only strengthens our traditional market spaces, it helps to strengthen those gained in the acquisition of the semiconductor wafer foundry in February. The Philips CCD Division has an advanced 0.5 micron wafer process for image sensor semiconductors. We plan to move this technology to the DALSA semiconductor wafer foundry over the next 12 - 18 months." About DALSA Corporation DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high value semiconductors, digital imaging solution products, and wafer foundry services. DALSA's core competence is in specialized integrated circuit design, electronics, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products include image sensors; electronic digital cameras; and semiconductor wafers for use in MEMS, power semiconductors and mixed signal CMOS chips. DALSA's digital imaging products are designed to replace human vision and act as high performance "electronic eyes" in machine vision. DALSA's semiconductor products steer telecom traffic, sense and actuate the environment in automotive and fiber-optic telecom, manage power in electronic systems, and are the heart of the silicon chips used in many other applications. DALSA's continually expanding markets include Vision for Machines, Semiconductors, Life Sciences, and Digital Cinema, with the majority of revenue coming from the semiconductor and electronics industry. DALSA sells to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), fabless semiconductor manufacturers, end users, and to the scientific and research communities in Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia Pacific. Based in Waterloo, Canada, with operations in Bromont, Colorado Springs, Tucson, Munich, and Tokyo, DALSA is a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA". This press release contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions, uncertainties and management's best estimates of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. DALSA has no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For further information please contact: Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, Chief Executive Officer, DALSA Corporation, (519) 886-6000, (519) 886-0185 (fax), E-mail: investor@dalsa.com, Internet: www.dalsa.com