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LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001--Simon Davidmann, chief executive officer (CEO) of Co-Design Automation, the electronic design automation (EDA) company focused on efficient creation, implementation and verification of system-on-chip (SOC) designs, is profiled on the EDAToolsCafe.com ``View From the Top'' series.

Davidmann's interview includes a discussion of the Co-Design corporate strategy and product roadmap, along with the state of the industry. It can be heard online at www.edatoolscafe.com.

Having been a researcher on co-simulation in the late 1970s, Davidmann has 20 years of relevant experience in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. In 1988, he became the first European employee at Gateway Design Automation, responsible for the technical support of Verilog-XL. After the acquisition of Gateway by Cadence® Design Systems Inc. (NYSE: CDN), he became a founding member of the Cadence Spectrum services organization.

In 1993, Davidmann opened the European office of Chronologic Simulation. Following the acquisition of Chronologic by Viewlogic -- now Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) --, he founded Virtual Chips, now part of Phoenix Technologies (NASDAQ: PTEC), in Europe. Most recently, Davidmann opened the Ambit Design Systems European office and ran its European operation until its acquisition by Cadence.

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About Co-Design Automation

Co-Design Automation is an electronic design automation (EDA) company focused on the efficient creation, implementation, and verification of system on chip (SOC) designs. It is privately held and funded by investors from within the EDA developer and user communities. The staff includes notable simulation experts Phil Moorby, creator of the Verilog HDL and the first fellow at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDN), and Peter Flake, creator of the HILO HDL. In 1999, Co-Design announced the SUPERLOG(TM)system design language, now utilized by 15 partner companies. Its products -- SYSTEMSIM and SYSTEMEX -- are achieving success throughout the electronics industry worldwide in system platform and advanced verification applications. Corporate headquarters is in Los Altos, Calif. Telephone: (877) 6 CODESIGN. Facsimile: (408) 273-6025. Email: info@co-design.com. On-line information is found at its Web Sites: http://www.co-design.com and http://www.superlog.org.

SUPERLOG is a registered trademark and SYSTEMSIM, SYSTEMEX, CBlend are trademarks of Co-Design Automation, Inc. Verilog is a trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Co-Design Automation acknowledges trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services.

     For Co-Design Automation      Co-Design Automation
     Nanette Collins               David Kelf
     (617) 437-1822                (617) 571-9883
     nanette@nvc.com               davek@co-design.com