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AmeriChip International Inc. Appoints New Directors

Monday September 15, 11:20 am ET

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 15, 2008 -- AmeriChip International Inc. (OTC BB:ACII.OB - News) announced today that it has appointed Mr. William P Conlin, Mr. John Rehfeld and Mr. Drew Mouton as Directors.

The appointments of Mr. Rehfeld and Mr. Mouton as Directors, is the first step in securing a qualified independent board.

Mr. William P Conlin is a seasoned businessman whose 48-year career in the computer technology industry has included appointments as President of the International Division of Burroughs Corporation of Detroit, MI during which he grew the business into a $1.2 billion organization with 33 overseas subsidiaries. Mr. Conlin was appointed CEO of CalComp Inc. in 1983, and a Vice President of Sanders Associates, its parent company. He served as CEO for 10 years during which time CalComp grew from an unprofitable $90 million company to a profitable $700 million world leader in the computer graphics and distribution industry.

In 1993, Mr. Conlin joined the board of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, became non-executive Chairman in 1995, and guided the sale of the company to EDS in 2001, for $950 million.

Mr. Conlin has served of the Boards of several corporations including but not limited to Syntellect Inc. Archive Corp, Ampad, Micom and MAI Systems.

John Rehfeld, who currently serves on the Company's Advisory Board, is a seasoned visionary, marketing-driven CEO advisor with 30 years of software, content and hardware experience in the PC, digital imaging and multi-media industries. Mr. Rehfeld has a strong record in launching and commercializing technical innovations through third party distribution channels into the business and consumer markets. He has long experience in international strategic relationships, especially with senior level management in Asian companies. Mr. Rehfeld also has significant Board of Director experience as an outside board member of four public companies and 12 private companies; he was involved actively in the sale of six of these companies. His professional background includes wide-ranging experience and numerous accomplishments, many of which are directly applicable to AmeriChip International. As Vice President and General Manager, Mr. Rehfeld established Toshiba's PC printer and laptop business in the United States, and grew sales from start-up to $450M. Mr. Rehfeld began his career in systems engineering at IBM, and subsequently earned a Harvard M.B.A

Drew Mouton is a serial entrepreneur, strategy consultant, investment manager and private equity investor. Since 2002, he has provided start-up and strategic growth consulting for businesses in the financial services, Internet, science and technology, advertising, real estate, equities and retail sectors, while acting as managing director for a closely-held private equity firm.

He has been involved as a founder and c-level manager or acquirer of over a dozen companies, primarily in the technology industry, and has provided transaction oriented consulting on many more.

He has been personally responsible for the acquisition of tens of millions of dollars in contracts with clients ranging from large enterprise to the Federal government and United States military. Currently an active Board member of several growing companies, he was recognized by CitiBusiness Magazine as a Power Generation Award recipient, by K∑ with a national Leadership award, and is a graduate in both the liberal arts and sciences from Tulane University..

"The addition of Messrs. Conlin, Rehfeld and Mouton to the Board of Directors brings to the Company a wealth of experience from which AmeriChip will benefit as the Board seeks to take the Company in a new direction," said Kenneth Mann, Interim President and CEO. "I am confident that with their combined expertise that AmeriChip will be able to focus on commercializing the Company's patented Laser Assisted Chip Control technology."

Headquartered in Clinton Township, MI, USA AmeriChip International Inc., a patented technology company, holds a patented technology known as Laser Assisted Chip Control, which can be used to re-engineer the manufacturing process for industrial metal machining applications.

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