Simplex Enables 1st Silicon Success(R) for Sony Computer Entertainment's Newest PlayStation(R)2 Graphic Synthesizer(R) Chip

New Version Silicon-Engineered by Simplex is Smaller and Faster

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Simplex Solutions, Inc., (Nasdaq: SPLX - News) a leading provider of software and services for the design and verification of integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that Simplex's SoC Design Foundry(TM) helped Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) to achieve 1st Silicon Success® for the newest production version of the PlayStation®2 Graphics Synthesizer® chip. The chip, which was built by SCEI and silicon-engineered by Simplex, is faster, smaller, and uses less power than the previous version.

"Simplex SoC Design Foundry's depth of experience and expertise played an important role in the design of our newest version of Graphics Synthesizer®," said Terushi Shimizu, vice president of the semiconductor business planning and control department of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. "We are pleased with the results of this latest version of our PlayStation®2 Graphics Synthesizer®. This new version of the chip will enable us to continue to fulfill the tremendous market demand for our computer entertainment system."

"Simplex's mission is to enable our to customers achieve first-silicon success, and it is very gratifying to see the results of that mission in action," said Aurangzeb Khan, executive vice president and general manager of Simplex's SoC Design Foundry. "We are honored that Sony Computer Entertainment entrusted Simplex to be their silicon-engineering partner for such a high-profile project as the PlayStation®2 Graphics Synthesizer®, and we are pleased to be able to deliver these results."

About Simplex

Simplex Solutions, Inc. provides software and services for the design and verification of integrated circuits (ICs) to enable its communications, computer and consumer-products customers to achieve first-time production success and rapid delivery of complex systems-on-chip. Simplex's customers use its products and services prior to manufacture to design and verify ICs to help ensure that they will perform as intended, taking into account the complex effects of deep-submicron semiconductor physics. Simplex can be reached at (408) 617-6100 or on the web at www.simplex.com

Simplex Solutions, the Simplex logo, and SoC Design Foundry are trademarks of Simplex Solutions. PlayStation and Graphics Synthesizer are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this press release are the properties of their respective owners.