Innoveda Delivers HW/SW Co-Verification Solution for PowerPC-Compliant Motorola Processors

MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2001--Innoveda, Inc., (Nasdaq:INOV - news), a leading provider of innovative software and services for the design of advanced electronic products, today announced a new Processor Support Package (PSP) for Motorola's MPC7450/MPC7451 host processors with Innoveda's V-CPU(TM) hardware/software co-verification tool. Available immediately, this package enables designers to save time in developing systems that incorporate the PowerPC-compliant MPC7450/MPC7451 processors.

World-Class Co-Verification Solutions

``In the fast-paced storage and networking market, time-to-market is critical,'' said Guy Moshe, Innoveda's senior vice president, System-Level Design Group. ``Our relationship with Motorola allows us to provide world-class co-verification solutions so that our mutual customers can ship product in time to take advantage of their market window.''

Competitive Edge

According to Thomas Fehr, director of platform strategy for Motorola's Networking and Computing Systems Group, ``Innoveda's V-CPU co-verification tool has been used successfully by customers to develop systems for imaging, storage, and networking and telecom equipment applications. We are pleased to see Innoveda, a member of Motorola's Smart Networks Alliance, delivering support and tools for our leading host processors.''

Jonathan Adair, president of Ottawa-based Camelot Content Technologies, stated, ``Innoveda's V-CPU co-verification tool is a key element in our design and verification flow for MPC7450/7451-based designs. It has helped Camelot prove algorithms that cannot be tested in SW or HW alone. Our design team has been using co-verification tools for six years, enabling us to produce five first-rev-success ICs in a row. After approximately 18 months of usage, it is clear that Innoveda's V-CPU has and will continue to improve Camelot's combined HW and SW design and verification flow.''

Motorola's MPC7450/MPC7451 host processors are high-performance, low-power, 32-bit implementations of the PowerPC architecture with a full 128-bit implementation of Motorola's AltiVec(TM) technology. Ideal for leading-edge computing, embedded network control, and signal-processing applications, the MPC7450/MPC7451 processors have a seven-stage pipeline and 11 execution units. The L2 cache has been integrated onto the die for greater speed, and supports a large backside L3 cache with a 64-bit datapath. The MPC7450/MPC7451 also offers increased address space and a high-bandwidth MPX bus with minimized signal setup times and reduced idle cycles to increase bus bandwidth to a maximum speed of 133 MHz. Offering full symmetric multi-processing (SMP) capabilities, the MPC7450/MPC7451 host processors are also software-compatible with existing Motorola MPC6XX, MPC7XX, and MPC7XXX processors.

PSP Roll-Out

Innoveda now supplies PSPs for the complete line of PowerPC- compliant processors including the Motorola MPC603, MPC740, MPC750, MPC7400, MPC7410, MPC7450 and MPC7451.

The MPC7450/MPC7451 PSP is priced at $10,000 per seat in the U.S. Each solution supports both target and host modes of verification. Target mode utilizes an instruction set simulator for highest fidelity, while host mode provides the highest simulation speed and ease-of-use for software developers. V-CPU's host mode of operation is tool-chain neutral, meaning it can be used with any software development tool chain. This enables software developers to use state-of-the-art software tools, not just tools developed for a specific processor.

V-CPU Defined

V-CPU is a high-performance co-verification tool used extensively in the storage and networking market for verifying PowerPC-based Systems and SoCs. It offers a complete environment for early firmware co-design and verification by linking standard software debuggers to a simulation model of the embedded system hardware. V-CPU is part of Innoveda's comprehensive set of system-level design tools including Visual Elite(TM) and E-SIM(TM).

About Innoveda

Innoveda, Inc. (Nasdaq ``INOV'') is a worldwide leader in electronic design automation (EDA) technology, software and services for successful businesses in the telecommunications, consumer electronics, computer, automotive and aerospace industries. The company's innovative solutions are intended to empower people for mission-critical areas of the design process. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Innoveda has sales offices and research centers worldwide. Additional information can be found at: http://www.innoveda.com/

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release including, without limitation, statements regarding Innoveda's financial projections for any period, strategy, future operations, financial position, prospects, plans, goals and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words ``will'', ``believe'', ``anticipate'', ``intend'', ``estimate'', ``expect'', ``project'', ``plan'' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future transactions or strategic alliances. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the availability of financial resources, the ability of Innoveda to successfully integrate its business combinations, recent economic uncertainty, weakness in the business of our customers, Innoveda's ability to develop new products and market acceptance of those products, the cyclical nature of the electronics industry, the failure of Innoveda's quarterly results to meet market expectations, the impact of financial charges related to business combinations, the intense competition Innoveda faces, and the other risks described in Innoveda's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2000 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2001, Innoveda's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and the other public filings made by Innoveda with the SEC, which factors are incorporated herein by reference.

Note to Editors: Innoveda, Visual Elite, V-CPU and E-SIM are trademarks of Innoveda, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

     Innoveda, Inc.
     North America:
      Sarah Miller, 508/303-5254
      smiller@innoveda.com
     Europe/Middle East:
      Peter van der Sluijs, +44 1442 879222
      peterv@neesham.co.uk
     Asia Pacific:
      Mieko Takiyama, 011-81-3-5485 8101
      mtakiyama@innoveda.com