ReShape Joins Synopsys Milkyway Access Program

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003--ReShape, Inc. today announced it has joined Synopsys' Milkyway(TM) Access Program (MAP-in(SM)). By joining MAP-in, ReShape gains access to the Milkyway database, Scheme interpreter, and application programming interface (API) to achieve multi-vendor interoperability. Through its new GDS Builder(TM) chip implementation system, ReShape creates production quality GDSII layouts in 24 hours or less using best-in-class commercial physical design tools from leading vendors.

"Milkyway is a proven technology in extensive use worldwide," said Rich Goldman, vice president of Strategic Market Development at Synopsys, Inc. "Access to Synopsys' Milkyway Scheme API enables multi-vendor hierarchical physical design flows that leverage Milkyway and commercial physical design implementation and verification tools."

"The Milkyway database provides a rich environment for design manipulation," said Margie Levine, ReShape's director of software engineering and ReShape co-founder. "We use it in our chip implementation system to complement the Synopsys tools with other industry-standard design and verification tools."

Levine continued, "Scheme effectively opens the Milkyway database for us, allowing us to add value at many stages in the physical design flow. While automatically tuning Scheme scripts, we use our expert knowledge of both hierarchical physical design and commercial physical design tools to create production quality GDSII layouts in 24 hours or less."

About ReShape

ReShape, Inc. provides chip implementation tools and services to companies designing systems on a chip (SoCs) in nanometer process technologies. Using patented technologies such as Action Oriented Flow(TM) and Design Aware(TM) technology, along with best-in-class commercial physical design tools, ReShape's GDS Builder(TM) converts gate-level netlists into production quality GDSII layouts -- in less than 24 hours. More information is available at www.reshape.com.

Note to Editors: Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys, Inc. Milkyway is a trademark of Synopsys, Inc. MAP-in is a service mark of Synopsys, Inc. GDS Builder, DesignAware, and Action Oriented Design are trademarks of ReShape, Inc. All other trademarks are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

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             Bob Dahlberg, 650/230-3221
             bob.dahlberg@reshape.com
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