Gennum a Finalist in EDN's 19th Annual Innovation Awards Competition

Pioneering GV8502 Product Delivers Long Reach HDMI Connectivity beyond 20 Meters

BURLINGTON, Ontario – February 13, 2009 – Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) has been selected from hundreds of nominations to be a finalist for this year's EDN Innovation Awards for its ActiveConnect™ multimedia connectivity product. Instituted in 1990, the Innovation Awards honor the people, products, and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry over the past year.

Gennum's ActiveConnect GV8502 receiver product was selected in the Logic & Interface IC category, one of 28 Innovation Award categories, for advances in multimedia connectivity. Specifically, ActiveConnect provides a "clean and restore" function that enables extremely high rates of data to be transported on a cable without losing any of the signal integrity. Thus, disparate multimedia products, such as HDTVs, Blu-ray players and digital video recorders (DVRs), can connect and stream HDMI at the highest specifications available today at distances previously unattainable using standard HDMI cable.

Gennum's ActiveConnect GV8502 is HDMI 1.3b and 1.3c Category 2 certified for full 10.2Gb/s data rate support enabling the entire spectrum of next-generation features. This is a tremendous advantage for cable manufacturers who can "future proof" their designs and gain higher performance from the same architecture. In addition to twisted pair HDMI cable, ActiveConnect can be used as an Inline Cable Enhancer, Extender/Booster Cable or Dongle.

EDN Innovation Selection Criteria
Nominees must have demonstrated innovation that resulted in a significant advance in technology and/or product development during the past 12 months. Additionally. nominees within the Innovations of the Year (product/technology) categories must have shipped in volume in the 2008 calendar year. Nominees in the Best Contributed Article category are selected by EDN's technical editors based on technical depth, relevance, and journalistic quality. "We have our broadest set of categories in the history of our Innovation awards program in 2008," states EDN Editor-in-Chief Rick Nelson. "With specialization affecting everything from components to test equipment, our staff diligently worked to group like technologies for meaningful comparison and delivered an outstanding slate of finalists. The slate includes the range of ICs from analog to processors, development and EDA software, amazing sensors, and modular and system products, including test equipment. The voters will face tough decisions, but without doubt, compelling products will emerge as winners."

During the month of February, EDN's worldwide audience of electronic engineers and engineering managers will use an online ballot to select the ultimate winners from among the finalists. EDN's editorial staff and Editorial Advisory Board also take part in determining the final winners.

You can visit http://www.EDN.com/innovation19 to review each of the nominees and vote. Winners will be announced at a dinner and awards ceremony on March 30, 2009, in San Jose, Calif.

About EDN and EDN.com
EDN serves the vital information needs of design engineers and engineering managers worldwide. EDN.com delivers a three-dimensional view of the electronic industry via news coverage, strategic business information, and in-depth technical content. (www.edn.com) EDN is published by Reed Business Information (www.reedbusiness.com/us), the largest business-to-business publisher in the U.S. and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group Plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL) – a world-leading publisher and information provider.

About Gennum
Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP) cores for the world’s most advanced consumer connectivity, enterprise, video broadcast and data communications products. Leveraging the company’s proven optical, analog and mixed-signal products and IP, Gennum enables multimedia and data communications products to send and receive information without compromising the signal integrity. An award winner for advances in high definition (HD) broadcasting, Gennum is headquartered in Burlington, Canada, and has global design, research and development and sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Germany, United States, Taiwan, India and the United Kingdom. www.Gennum.com.

Gennum Media Contact:
Keri Fraser
Gennum Corporation
613-270-0458 x 2909
keri.fraser@gennum.com

Gennum Investor Relations Contact:
Gord Currie
Senior Vice-President, Finance & Administration and CFO
Gennum Corporation
(905) 632-2999 x3060
gord.currie@gennum.com

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not descriptive of historical matters and refer to management’s expectations or plans. These statements include but are not limited to statements concerning: Gennum’s plans and expectations relating to improvements in profitability and cash flow and the achievement of business model targets and levels, the reduction of corporate and operations costs and capital expenditures and marketing, sales and administration expenses; expected operational expense savings and estimated severance and related costs, and the estimated charges relating thereto and to impairments; and Gennum’s business objectives and future financial performance and prospects. Inherent in forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties beyond Gennum’s ability to predict or control including but not limited to risks associated with: Gennum’s ability to complete the actions referred to in this news release within anticipated timeframes and to successfully realize the expected improvements therefrom; compliance with local employment legislation and requirements and the possible initiation and outcome of legal proceedings; and other risks facing Gennum’s business including competitive and pricing pressures and economic cycles in the semiconductor industry, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and their potential adverse impact upon Gennum’s financial results, and Gennum’s ability to attract and retain key personnel necessary for its business. Please also refer to the sections entitled “Risks and Uncertainties” in Gennum’s 2008 annual report and “Risk Factors” in Gennum’s annual information form dated February 23, 2009. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect including but not limited to the following assumptions: Gennum is able to successfully complete the actions referred to herein within the timeframe and with associated expense savings generally as anticipated and without unforeseen significant costs or delays; assumptions relating to severance and related costs and to charges; customer demand for Gennum’s products remains generally as anticipated; Gennum’s is able to execute its product roadmap without delays or disruptions having a material impact on Gennum; Gennum’s expectations relating to competitive pressures, including pricing pressures, are not materially incorrect; significant fluctuations in foreign exchange rates which significantly adversely affect Gennum’s financial results do not arise; and Gennum is able to continue to retain and attract technical and other key employees. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of important factors and assumptions is not exhaustive. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Events or circumstances could cause Gennum’s actual results to differ materially from those estimated or projected and expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. Gennum disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing list of factors, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.