ADVISORY/ 39th Design Automation Conference Provides Learning and Networking Opportunities for Financial Community.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (June 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The 39th Design Automation Conference

What:      The 39th Design Automation Conference (DAC)--the premier
           annual event for the electronic design automation (EDA)
           industry, focusing on the design of cutting-edge
           semiconductors and electronic products.
Who:       More than 200 global EDA, semiconductor and embedded
           systems companies that will be exhibiting and presenting
           more than 160 technical papers on new technologies and
           design methodologies. Attendees include worldwide top-level
           executives, developers, engineers, university researchers
           and investors.
When:    June 10-14, 2002
Where:   Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Highlights:

-- Panel: Wall Street Evaluates EDA - Tuesday, June 11th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00
p.m., Auditorium B Aart de Geus, CEO of Synopsys, will moderate a discussion
between the constituencies who play a role in shaping Wall Street's opinion of
EDA: financial analysts, portfolio managers, venture capitalists, CEOs and the
press.

-- Introduction to Chips and EDA for a General Audience - Monday, June 10th,
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Room 288 Intended for the non-technical and
business-focused attendees at DAC, Introduction to Chips and EDA for a General
Audience is a basic, hands-on explanation of how chips are designed using EDA
tools.

-- EDA Business Forum - Tuesday, June 11th, 12:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m., Room
271-272 The sixth-annual EDA Business Forum at DAC is an exclusive luncheon
event for financial and market analysts, editors, venture capitalists, and
executives. The event--Leveraging Change to Build Momentum in EDA--is moderated
by Lucio Lanza of Lanza techVentures and features a panel of industry
luminaries who will discuss how to leverage recent developments to find new
avenues of growth and opportunity for the industry. They will focus on recent
positive attention from the world's capital markets, shifting design
technologies and business models, and changes in semiconductor manufacturing.

-- Panel: Knowing your exit strategy: Acquisition vs. IPO - Monday, June 10th
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., DAC Pavilion - Booth #1035 Erach Desai, principal,
Desaisive Technology Research, moderates a panel with Penny Herscher, CEO,
Simplex Solutions and Mike Tsai, CEO, Axis Systems to explore the strategies
behind an emerging technology company's battles to position itself for a
successful IPO. Panelists will discuss what drives a company's direction toward
an IPO or an acquisition.

-- Keynotes: Tuesday, June 11, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Hajime Sasaki, chairman
of the board, NEC Corp.    Paradigm Shift in Semiconductor Design: Challenges
on the CAD System

Thursday, June 13, 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Jerry Fiddler,

chairman and founder, Wind River Software and Silicon:

Where's the Equilibrium?

To Register: To register for DAC, visit www.dac.com or call 1-800-321-4573 in the U.S. to request registration materials. The advance registration deadline is May 13, 2002.