Tundra Mails Information Circular for Special Meeting

Ottawa, Ontario and Burlington, Ontario – April 16, 2009 –Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX: TUN) and Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) today announced that Tundra has mailed to its shareholders a management proxy circular (the "Circular") and other materials, in connection with the special meeting of shareholders of Tundra (the "Special Meeting") to be held on May 8, 2009 at which Tundra shareholders will be asked to vote on a special resolution to approve a proposed plan of arrangement, pursuant to which Gennum will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tundra (the "Arrangement"). The proposed Arrangement was announced on March 19, 2009.

The Special Meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Friday May 8, 2009 at The Marshes Golf Club, 320 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. Tundra shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. (EST) on April 8, 2009 will be entitled to vote in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting.

On April 9, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an interim order providing for the calling and holding of the Special Meeting and certain other matters related to the Special Meeting and the Arrangement. A copy of the interim order is included in the Circular.

The Circular includes the unanimous determination of Tundra's Board of Directors (other than Mr. Fred Shlapak, who is a director of both Tundra and Gennum and did not participate in the decision) that the Arrangement is fair to Tundra shareholders and in the best interests of Tundra and the unanimous recommendation of Tundra's Board of Directors (other than Mr. Shlapak) that Tundra shareholders vote FOR the special resolution approving the Plan of Arrangement.

The Board of Directors of Tundra provides detailed reasons for its recommendation in the Circular, which may be accessed under Tundra's profile at www.sedar.com. The Board of Directors of Tundra encourages Tundra shareholders to review the Circular when it is received or to access the Circular at www.sedar.com or on Tundra's website at www.tundra.com.

Tundra shareholders with questions about the Arrangement or submitting proxies are encouraged to contact Georgeson Shareholder Communications Canada Inc., toll-free, at 1-866-413-8829.

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

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