Nanosys and DuPont Central Research & Development to Collaborate in the Development of Nanotechnology-Enabled High-Performance Thin Films

Palo Alto, CA - (February 18, 2004). Nanosys, Inc. and the DuPont Central Research & Development (CR&D) organization have agreed to jointly research the use of Nanosys’ nanotechnology-enabled high-performance thin-film technology for applications in electronics. Under the research agreement, DuPont CR&D will help support activities with Nanosys to explore the incorporation of Nanosys technology into specific products.

Nanosys’ technology uses a proprietary nanostructured thin-film approach to allow the formation of high-performance electronics without the need for many of the complex and costly processing steps common to traditional thin-film transistor manufacturing.

About Nanosys

Nanosys, Inc. is a rapidly growing advanced technology company, and a world leader in the development of systems powered by nanotechnology – the science of using nanometer-sized particles to create and control materials with revolutionary new properties. Founded in 2002, Nanosys has built one of the broadest technology platforms in the industry with over 100 patent and patent applications covering the fundamental elements of nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, California, Nanosys partners with industrial leaders including DuPont, Intel and Matsushita Electric Works to co-develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance applications for information technology, communications, renewable energy, defense and the life and physical sciences.