SUNNYVALE, California, January 27, 2006 -- VaST Systems Technology Corporation,
the embedded systems design automation company, today announced that Davan Tech
Corporation will distribute and support VaST technology and services to the growing
Korean semiconductor design market. The agreement with Davan is in response to
increased customer demand for VaST's virtual system prototyping solutions.
"Korea is an important area of growth for VaST," said Alain Labat, VaST's president and
CEO. "Davan Tech is the number one distributor of EDA and SoC design software in
Korea. Davan's reputation for superior customer support will help us meet customer needs
with the level of service that our customers expect."
"The performance of multiprocessor core SoCs is becoming more about the architecture
and communication structure than about the absolute speed of individual processors," said
Sancho Park, CEO of Davan Tech. "VaST's virtual system prototypes enable critical 'what
if' analysis and concurrent design of hardware and software. The combination of VaST
VSPs and Davan Tech's expertise in design consulting will help our customers perform
quantifiable analysis and improve time to market with reduced development costs."
About Davan Tech Corporation
Founded in 1997, Davan Tech Corporation is a leading provider of advanced electronic
design automation solutions for the Korean semiconductor industry including ASIC, SoC
and IP tools, design services and consultation. Davan Tech is also a worldwide supplier of
its own developed TFT LCD, OLED panel analysis product, ExpertLCD. Davan Tech has
exceptionally strong relationships with the high-end SoC design companies and leading
foundries worldwide. Visit Davan Tech at http://www.davan.co.kr.
About VaST
VaST Systems Technology Corporation provides tools and models for embedded system
design automation. VaST's solutions enable architectural exploration and optimization,
allowing users to create a virtual system prototype in software that becomes the golden
reference model for the true concurrent development of hardware and software. VaST's
solutions deliver both high speed and cycle accuracy under actual real-time software loads.
VaST's products dramatically improve time to market and quality, and reduce development
costs and risk.
Current customers include worldwide leaders in semiconductors, automotive electronics,
wireless devices, and consumer electronics. VaST is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California with sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, visit
www.vastsystems.com.
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Media Contacts:
VaST in the USA: VaST in Europe:
Linda Marchant, Cayenne Communication Peter van der Sluijs, Neesham Public Relations
phone: 919-451-0776 phone: +44 1442 879222
e-mail: Email Contact
Davan Tech:
Kenny Seo
phone: +82-31-789-2841
e-mail: Email Contact