ASIC Alliance Corporation Appoints Industry Veteran to Manage Company's Personnel Growth.

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--ASIC Alliance Corporation, a leading supplier of design and verification services to companies that produce a broad range of IC-based end products, today announced the appointment of Robert H. Dorion to the position of director of human resources. Possessing extensive industry experience, Mr. Dorion comes to ASIC Alliance from Cadence Design Systems and prepares the Company for continued aggressive growth in 1999.

Leveraging over 20 years of experience in human resources management, Mr. Dorion will be responsible for company-wide human resources activities, including employment, employee relations, benefits, compensation and training and development. He will report directly to Rich McAndrew, ASIC Alliance Corporation's president. Most recently, Mr. Dorion served as director of human resources at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for the provision of human resources services to the Performance Engineering and Logic Design and Verification business units in the Eastern regional area. Mr. Dorion has also held human resources management positions at General DataComm, Inc. in Middlebury, Conn. and Morton International, Inc. in Danvers, Mass.

"In my career, I have worked with both medium and large size companies, but working with an emerging business creates the prospect of unrestricted growth," said Bob Dorion, the Company's new director of human resources. "I chose to continue my career with ASIC Alliance because this was an opportunity to make an impact early in the Company's lifecycle while things are still being put into place."

"We are delighted that Mr. Dorion has joined ASIC Alliance. The design and verification market is increasingly competitive, so the ability to hire and maintain top personnel is a critical component of our success," said Rich McAndrew, president of ASIC Alliance Corporation. "Mr. Dorion brings invaluable high tech human resources leadership to the table - something ASIC Alliance requires as we move forward and continue to expand."

About ASIC Alliance Corporation

Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., ASIC Alliance Corporation is a leading provider of tools, processes and services to companies developing products with complex, sub-micron ASIC and FPGA technologies. The Company provides expert consulting services that enable breakthroughs in the time-to-market delivery of digital systems using a system level verification methodology integrating "best of breed" EDA software with its own unique tools. ASIC Alliance forms a partnership in its customers' success by leveraging a center of excellence grounded in ASIC technology and industry expertise. Information about ASIC Alliance and its services and products is available by phone at 781-932-2442, by e-mail at [e-mail] or on the Internet at http://www.asic-alliance.com.