The advisory board members are: Douglas Chu formally of Credit Suisse (finance and aerospace); Richard T. Williams of Summit Analytic Partners (enterprise software); Marios Zenios, president and CEO of ALTO Consulting Inc. (automotive and consumer electronics); Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli of the University of California at Berkeley (semiconductor and systems design); and Ryuichi Hiraide, CEO and Chairman of Gaia Systems (automotive electronics), and Yu “Duke” Hirano (Asian markets and systems integrations).

(EDITORS: Full biographies on the advisory board members are available from VaST Systems)

"The electronics industry is rapidly changing shape and facing new challenges driven by pervasive and inexpensive compute capability. Software is increasingly the driver and point of differentiation for new products across all verticals in the electronics industry. We sought out advisors with deep experience, matching that of our customers, which improves our ability to comprehend customer business challenges. These advisors complement VaST's management team and enable us to anticipate the needs of our end customers and grow the company," said Alain Labat, president and CEO of VaST.

About VaST

VaST provides tools and models for embedded system design. Users create a cycle-accurate software model of a system that operates at near real-time speeds under actual software loads. VaST’s solutions are OSCI SystemC-compliant and are used for software development, architecture analysis and system verification. VaST solutions dramatically improve time to market and quality while reducing 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