CoWare(C) Inc., the leading supplier of system-level electronic design automation (EDA) software and services, will showcase its electronic system-level (ESL) design solutions at the Electronic Design and Solution Fair (EDSFair) in Yokohama, Japan, January 27 and 28. At the exhibition, CoWare experts will offer insights into ESL technology and market trends through product demonstrations and technical seminars as well as highlight a newly released integration with Forte Design Systems' Cynthesizer behavioral synthesis product.

According to Jan Goodsell, president of CoWare Japan K.K., "Because EDSFair is co-located with the FPGA/PLD Design Conference, University Plaza and ASP-DAC, attendees have a great opportunity to see product demonstrations, attend technical seminars, and learn about new trends and technologies, all in one place. CoWare is pleased to be a part of this annual event to share with attendees our latest solutions, including the first demonstration of the ESL design to implementation flow created by CoWare ConvergenSC and Forte Cynthesizer."

Product and Solution Flow Demonstrations in CoWare Booth 703

In the CoWare booth, number 703, attendees can view demonstrations of CoWare's leading ESL design tools, including SPW, the most comprehensive DSP application solution that bridges the gap from DSP algorithm exploration to implementation into hardware and software. The new CoWare SPW 5-XP for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) will also be demonstrated.

The demonstration of ConvergenSC(TM) system-on-chip (SoC) design tools will focus on SoC platform development, showing how an SoC design team can create an optimal platform architecture in SystemC at the transaction level -- using AMBA and other interconnect buses, and ARM, MIPS, LSI Logic and other cores. It will also show how they can provide a "programmer's view" of that platform to their customer for embedded software development many months ahead of implementation, and reuse the system-level design IP and embedded software in a highly efficient flow into verification using ConvergenSC and Cadence Incisive.

The latest releases of the LISATek(TM) suite of tools for embedded processor modeling, design, and software tool generation; and PowerEscape tools for low power and high performance design will also be demonstrated.

Debut of Integrated Flow Between ConvergenSC and Forte Cynthesizer

For system designers developing platforms and SoC architectures in SystemC, this demonstration -- also in booth 703 -- will show how ConvergenSC users can automatically generate RTL for targeted subsystem blocks using Forte Cynthesizer behavioral synthesis, and then validate candidate RTL implementations in the system with embedded software. With this automated path to implementation, system designers can avoid manual re-work and prevent divergence between their SystemC model and the optimal RTL implementation.

Technical Seminars Focus on Industry Trends

During the exhibition, CoWare will host two technical seminars: "SPW 5-XP: A Strong Weapon for the Algorithm Designer," and "ConvergenSC: Leading-edge SystemC-based Design Environment Dramatically Reduces SoC Design Time."

For more information, including dates and times of CoWare's activities at the conference, and to register for CoWare's technical seminars, visit http://www.coware.co.jp/edsf/index.html.

About EDSFair

In its 5th year, the Electronic Design and Solution Fair 2005 (EDSFair 2005) is Asia's Leading Exhibition of Essential Design Solutions for SoC Technologies. The Fair will be held Thursday, January 27 and Friday, January 28, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center, in Yokohama, Japan. Admission is free with registration. For more information and to register, visit www.edsfair.com/e/.

About CoWare

CoWare is the leading supplier of system-level electronic design automation (EDA) software tools and services. CoWare offers a comprehensive set of electronic system-level (ESL) tools that enable SoC developers to "differentiate by design" through the creation of system-IP including embedded processors, on-chip buses, and DSP algorithms; the architecture of optimized SoC platforms; and hardware/software co-design. The company's solutions are based on open industry standards including SystemC. CoWare's customers are major systems, semiconductor, and IP companies in the market where consumer electronics, computing, and communications converge. CoWare's corporate investors include ARM Ltd.(LSE:ARM)(Nasdaq:ARMHY), Cadence Design Systems (NYSE:CDN), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), and Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE). CoWare is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices around the world. For more information about CoWare and its products and services, visit http://www.coware.com.

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