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Verisity Awarded Patents for Functional Verification Automation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001--Verisity
Ltd. (Nasdaq: VRST), the leader in functional verification automation,
today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has awarded
the Company three patents: U.S. Patent number 6,182,258 entitled
``Method and Apparatus for Test Generation During Circuit Design,'' U.S.
Patent number 6,141,630 entitled ``System and Method for Automated
Design Verification,'' and U.S. Patent number 6,219,809 entitled
``System and Method for Applying Flexible Constraints.''
All three patents are broad patents in the area of functional
verification automation. U.S. Patent 6,182,258 covers technology that
automates a functional verification environment using a verification
language, automatic generation of tests and constraint solving. U.S.
Patent 6,141,630 covers technology that automatically generates tests
to stimulate untested areas in a design based on coverage feedback and
U.S. Patent 6,219,809 covers technology for constraint based
pseudo-random stimulus generation, which is fundamental for
simulation-based verification. All of the patents are for key
technology developed by founding members of Verisity Ltd. and SureFire
Verification, which was acquired by Verisity in November 1999.
``We at Verisity have always prided ourselves in having the leading
technology and the inhouse expertise that allows us to continually
innovate verification solutions,'' said Yoav Hollander, founder and
chief technical officer for Verisity. ``These patents are further
evidence of that expertise and confirm our leadership position.''
About Verisity
Verisity is a leading provider of proprietary technologies and
software products used to efficiently verify designs of electronic
systems and complex integrated circuits that are essential to the
communications and other high growth segments of the electronics
industry. The Company's products automate the process of detecting
flaws in these designs, enabling customers to deliver higher quality
products, accelerate time-to-market and reduce overall product
development costs.
Verisity Design, Inc.'s principal executive offices are located in
Mountain View, CA. The Company's principal research and development
offices and the corporate headquarters of Verisity Ltd. are located in
Rosh Ha'ain, Israel. For more information, see Verisity's web site at
www.verisity.com.
Note to Editors: Verisity is a registered trademark of Verisity
Design, Inc.
Contact:
Verisity Design, Inc.
Jennifer Bilsey, 650/934-6823
jen@verisity.com
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