Aldec, Inc. Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Xilinx® (NASDAQ:XLNX)

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Henderson Nevada, April 9th, 2002-- Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed language simulation and advanced design tools for FPGA and ASIC devices, announced today that it is seeking a preliminary injunction in San Francisco’s Federal Court against Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) of San Jose, California.

Aldec and Xilinx signed an OEM Agreement on January 5th, 1996, which authorized Xilinx to distribute Aldec’s patented and copyrighted software as part of its Foundation Series™ software, used for designing Xilinx field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices. It is believed that over 20,000 customers are using the Aldec software worldwide and their designs created one of the major markets for Xilinx devices.

Despite the fact that the OEM Agreement expired on January 5th 2002, Xilinx continues to distribute Aldec products, acting in violation of Aldec’s intellectual property of those products. All attempts to resolve this issue and cease unlawful shipments of Aldec intellectual property were unsuccessful. “It is a simple case of large guy bullying a small one and thinking that he can get away with it. Our only hope now is in the federal courts,” stated Stanley Hyduke, president of Aldec.

About Aldec
Aldec, Inc. is an 18-year old EDA company specializing in multi-platform design tools for the FPGA and ASIC markets. Aldec products are based on both U.S. and international patents. In the past, Aldec has signed over 10 OEM agreements for its leading edge products. Headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, Aldec continues to evolve as the fastest-growing design verification company in the world. Additional information about Aldec is available at http://www.aldec.com.

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