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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2001--Silicon Valley Research, Inc. (``SVR'' or the ``Company'') (OTCBB: SVRI), a leading provider of affordable Auto Place and Route (``APR'') products, announced today that it has released another product offering on e*ECAD. The Linux version of GARDS(TM), its production-proven, fast, high capacity (over 1 million gates) place and route system for cell-based designs using deep submicron technology, is now available on e*ECAD's Web service on a pay-per-use basis.

``There was such a demand for Linux on e*ECAD that we had customers calling asking for it well before the release date,'' said Ian Benouis, SVR's Director of Sales and Marketing. ``We have been very pleased by the feedback of these early customers and feel they portray an accurate representation of what the design community's needs are.''

Following a review of the product, James Rollins, CAD manager from Prominent Communications, a rapidly growing startup company specializing in RF communications, stated, ``First, let me say that the GARDS tool is by far the fastest I've worked with.'' He added, ``e*ECAD/GARDS is a very cost effective solution. We would need to run the tool pretty much full time before the lease costs would approach the outright purchase price. Add to that the cost savings that comes from using Linux vs. a typical UNIX workstation; the dual-processor Linux/PC-based workstation I used for the GARDS review is both faster and cheaper than comparable offerings from Sun and HP.''

``SVR and e*ECAD seem to have a winner on their hands here,'' said Mr. Rollins. ``This service will make high-end CAD tools available to many smaller design shops that would never have been able to afford them before. The price-performance level of this service seems to be pretty much unbeatable.''

SVR began offering its tools on-line through e*ECAD (www.eecad.com) in November 2000 and reported in April that the Company already had 30 new customers from e*ECAD. In addition to the Linux version of GARDS, SVR currently offers its Solaris-based versions of GARDS and SC(TM) on e*ECAD. The distribution and pricing model offered by e*ECAD allows SVR customers to download, install and run the tools they need and only be charged for the actual usage time, which can be billed in .01 second increments.

Phillip Southard, a member of the technical staff at Sarnoff Corporation also participated in the early evaluation of Linux - GARDS. ``The Linux evaluation ran remarkably faster! I found that using garout to route a 40,000 gate design for a UMC .25 process that GARDS 9.2.1 for Linux running on a 1.5 Ghz Pentium 4 with 1 Gb of Ram ran four to five times faster than GARDS 9.2.1 for Solaris on a Ultra 60 360Mhz 2 Gb Ram. I see the unique combination of a Linux platform and the e*ECAD licensing model as a perfect match to enable smaller design teams or consultants to compete and provide services in the IC design arena. The Internet licensing capability provided by e*ECAD allows great flexibility in building an IC design team. I currently have a consultant team on the West coast that works with a design team on the East coast. Using SVR's GARDS tool for Place and Route saved me time. Since SVR is an Artisan partner, they provided the necessary backend files. This way I didn't have to spend valuable engineering resources on NRE. We could instead focus on the design!''

Mr. Southard went on to add, ``The support team at Quality IC was very helpful. I found them to be extremely knowledgeable about IC design and the customization of design flows. I am confident with support from Quality IC, I will make my design deadline.''

The Company recently expanded its Austin, Texas facility to support new users of its on-line tools by adding space and support personnel. The Austin facility serves as the Internet support center for both e*ECAD and existing customers. SVR offers web-based training, demos and interactive on-line support.

In addition, SVR has initiated a promotion to encourage customers to visit the e*ECAD website (www.eecad.com) and download SVR's affordable place and route tools. Anyone who downloads one of SVR's tools from e*ECAD and runs the built-in demo will be entered to win a Palm V(TM) personal organizer. Palm V winners will be determined by a weekly drawing of eligible participants. Please go to SVR's website, www.svri.com, for more details.

About e*ECAD

e*ECAD, located in Santa Clara, California, is a Web portal that delivers EDA tools on a pay-per-use basis. e*ECAD's unique purchase and delivery system has distinguished the portal as the first company to offer EDA software from multiple vendors in a pay-for-time or pay-for-use model. e*ECAD is committed to providing value to customers by offering high-quality tools with a pricing structure that makes them affordable.

About Silicon Valley Research

Founded in 1979, Silicon Valley Research, Inc. develops, markets and supports innovative IC physical design software for floorplanning, placement, routing, custom layout and parasitic extraction of deep submicron Integrated Circuits (ICs). SVR's products are used by integrated circuit vendors, integrated circuit manufacturers, large electronic systems manufacturers and major aerospace, automotive and consumer electronics companies to create the physical design of their ICs. SVR also provides design consulting services and support to its customers. The advanced technology in SVR's production-proven tools results in dense, high yielding, high performance chips. Headquartered in San Jose, California, SVR has sales representatives in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Information on potential factors, which may affect the Company's financial results, are included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

The preceding paragraphs include forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, and actual results of the Company could vary materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of factors including, without limitation, liquidity and capital resources, new products and rapid technological change, dependence on certain customers and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results and lengthy sales cycles. Further information on potential factors which may affect the Company's financial results are included in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.

     Silicon Valley Research, Inc.
     Ian Benouis, 408/361-0338 (Dir. of Sales and Marketing)
     ian@svri.com
         or
     e*ECAD
     Ryan Melius, 408/764-0413 (Marketing Coordinator)
     ryan.melius@eecad.com