Teseda Joins Synopsys Milkyway Access Program; Milkyway Design Database Access Promotes Electronic Design Automation Tool Interoperability

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003--Teseda Corp., a provider of design-for-test (DFT) validation systems, today announced that it has joined Synopsys' Milkyway(TM) Access Program (MAP-in(SM)). Through MAP-in, Teseda's Validator 500 and other DFT solutions will have tighter integration with Synopsys' tools and flows through a direct application programming interface (API) into the Milkyway database. Access to Milkyway-based data will enable Teseda to reduce the time associated with electronic design automation (EDA) tool integration and allow interoperability between its DFT validation technology and other tools in the flow.

"Teseda joins more than 25 EDA companies and partners that want to sponsor interoperability efforts throughout the design community," said Rich Goldman, vice president of Strategic Market Development at Synopsys, Inc. "Through MAP-in, Teseda will be able to link its DFT validation solutions with the production-proven Milkyway database, saving its customers time and money."

"Joining MAP-in, including registration, licensing and Milkyway download, was fast and seamless," said Andrew Levy, director of Marketing at Teseda. "We are looking forward to linking our Validator 500 and other DFT solutions with the Milkyway database, which will give our customers an easy path to tool interoperability throughout their Milkyway-based flows."

About Teseda

Teseda Corporation, Portland, Ore., was founded on the idea that adoption of design-for-test is resulting in a disruptive change in the IC test industry that will change the way integrated circuits are tested. Teseda's mission is to provide engineering and production-floor DFT-Focused test solutions that dramatically reduce test cost and accelerate time-to-volume. For more information, visit www.teseda.com.

Note to Editors: Teseda, the Teseda logo, Validator 500, and DFT-Focused are trademarks of Teseda Corporation. Synopsys, Inc. is a registered trademark of Synopsys, Inc. Milkyway is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc. MAP-in is a servicemark of Synopsys, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Teseda Corporation
             Andrew Levy, 503/223-3315 ext. 204
             andrew_levy@teseda.com
                 or
             Armstrong Kendall Inc.
             Bill Toelke, 503/672-4692
             bill@akipr.com