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Wednesday September 13, 9:31 am Eastern Time
Press Release

NanoPierce Card Technologies GmbH Announces Cooperative Agreement With Elcos AG in the Emerging Market of LED`s
HOHENBRUNN/MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2000--

NanoPierce Card Technologies GmbH, a subsidiary of NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:NPCT and Frankfurt and Hamburg OTC:NPI), today announced it has signed a Cooperative Agreement with Elcos AG of Pfaffenhofen, Germany.

Initial market research has identified, among others, the market for optoelectronic components as a viable, broad-based field for the application of the NCS (NanoPierce Connection System) technology developed by NanoPierce. Along with the market for RFID components such as smart labels or contactless smart cards, the LED market represents a key future market for the application of NCS technology. Following a requisite design-in phase, sales expectations could well compare in magnitude to those of the smart label market.

The aim of this project with Elcos AG, set initially to last for at least two years, is to adapt and further develop applications of NCS technology for use in the LED field. In doing so, the primary focus is not on the individual components, but rather on area arrays comprising 3000 or more LED dies on one substrate. These area arrays are distinguished by their enormous luminous power coupled with substantially lower power consumption (as high as a factor of 10). Under the auspices of this cooperation, diverse components will be manufactured using the new technology and subsequently evaluated and tested under real conditions.

The recently completed NCS system for applying NCS onto various substrates will be an invaluable, flexible tool in the manufacture of such LED area arrays and other components. Interested members of the public can view this system at an open house on October 6, 2000 at the NanoPierce facility in Colorado Springs. In addition, the new application laboratory at NanoPierce Card Technologies in Munich, equipped with state-of-the-art flip chip bonders, testing devices, and measurement equipment such as temperature cabinets and precision microscopes, will allow all of the necessary application developments to be conducted in-house.

Over the next few years, the use of LED`s is expected to experience substantial growth rates averaging from 10 up to 50% per year (Power LED industrial lighting fixtures), depending on the application. The uses of LED`s range from niche applications, such as special miniaturized displays in cameras and airplanes, all the way to mass applications such as automobile lights, traffic lights, and the replacement of conventional means of lighting in business and residential establishments. In addition to their extremely low power requirements, LED`s require virtually no maintenance, generate very low heat and have operating service lives of twenty to fifty years, all of which are significant advantages for applications using this new lighting technology. Moreover, the market has gained considerable momentum due to developments that now allow, for the first time ever, white light to be produced by LED`s. Hence one of the most serious limitations for many applications has been eliminated once and for all and made possible the use of LED`s to replace conventional light bulbs and tubes.

``This step into a further mass application is a definite enrichment for NanoPierce. By targeting distinct markets, such as smart labels and LED`s, we are positioning the use of our technology onto a much broader base, thus significantly increasing the chances for sweeping and sustainable economic success,`` explained Dr. Michael E. Wernle, President & CEO of NanoPierce Card Technologies GmbH. ``In Elcos AG and especially in its Chairman, Mr. Joachim Sieg, we have found an experienced partner who is both internationally acknowledged and highly regarded in the LED field. As a technological leader, Elcos has demonstrated its ability to achieve ambitious solutions, technologically as well as economically, before anyone else in the business. That is why Elcos AG is the ideal partner for us in this initial phase as we enter uncharted territory for NanoPierce.``

``The NCS technology from NanoPierce brings exciting new perspectives to the production of LED components,`` commented Joachim Sieg, Chairman of the Board of Elcos AG. ``We fully expect to be able to put this connection technology to use in our production process once the technical evaluation has been completed.``

With its headquarters in Pfaffenhofen, approximately 30 miles/50 kilometers north of Munich, Elcos AG (www.elcos.de) is an internationally successful manufacturer of special components, particularly in the LED field. Elcos components are not only used in display systems for SLR cameras (Leica) and switch lighting in the cockpit of the European Airbus, but they are also used in Power LED industrial lighting fixtures inside the Agfa-Minilab. Throughout its over 20-year history, Elcos has repeatedly been able to prevail technologically over much larger competitors.

Nanopierce Card Technologies GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. of Denver, Colorado, USA, which is traded on the Nasdaq stock market (OTCBB:NPCT - news) as well as in Frankfurt and Hamburg (OTC:NPI - news). In addition to the 12 patents it owns, NanoPierce has three patent applications pending, two patent applications in preparation, and various other intellectual properties related to NanoPierce`s proprietary NCS (NanoPierce Connection System). This advanced system is designed to provide significant improvement over conventional electrical and mechanical interconnection methods for high-density circuit boards, components, sockets, connectors, semiconductor packaging and electronic systems. To learn more about NanoPierce Technologies, Inc., log on to the company`s website at http://www.nanopierce.com.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements about NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. that may involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors relating to the Company`s operations could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements and are further detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at the SEC website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements are based on information available to NanoPierce Technologies on the date hereof, and NanoPierce Technologies assumes no obligation to update such statements.


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Contact:

Nanopierce Card Technologies GmbH, Hohenbrunn
Dr. Michael E. Wernle, [phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
or
Elcos AG, Pfaffenhofen
Joachim Sieg, [phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
or
Nanopierce Technologies Inc., Denver
Paul H. Metzinger, 303/592-1010
303/592-1054 (fax)
[e-mail]
or
Stock Enterprises Inc., Las Vegas
James R. Stock, 702/614-0003 (Investor Relations)
[e-mail]

[Brem]

Danke für die Info idan. Bin schon neugierig ob sich das auf den Kurs auswirkt (langfristig sowieso). Bei Yahoo ist die Meldung noch nicht zu finden. Die Anzeichen mehren sich, daß Nanopierce hochwertige Technologie zu bieten hat, die auch von der Industrie nach und nach erkannt wird
gruß, brem

[visitor]

Hi

Ja Brem... aber ich glaube wir brauchen noch etwas Geduld....

vis

[Javo]

Hallo,

weiß jemand warum Nanopierce so stark nachgegeben hat?

Die News klingen doch eigentlich ganz positiv.

Gruß

Javo

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Knight-McConnell Information Retrieval Service, Investor To Investor Forums Celebrates First Year Anniversary Since Going Live
Business Wire - September 18, 2000 00:47

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000--Knight-McConnell Information Retrieval Service is proud to announce that Investor to Investor Newsletter and Research Forums has reached its first year since going live and has achieved 1.5 million bits, with more than 100,000 unique visitors from 40 countries around the world. This achievement has been reached mainly through word of mouth and almost no press. We are extremely pleased with the public reception of our unique research and follow-up on some very promising over the counter companies.

While Knight-McConnell Information Retrieval Service has been in business since May of 1998, the forums were a relatively new development that has grown beyond our expectations.

Recently a special section was set up for Nanopierce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:NPCT.OB), a small developmental company that has been growing rapidly and promises to make a name for itself in the electronics industry through their patented Nanopierce Connection System (NCS). NCS was featured on the cover of IMAPS industry publication "Advancing Microelectronics" the July/August 2000 issue. Interested parties will find full color photographs and more than two years of available research (free of charge) at: http://www.investortoinvestor.com/nanopierce.html