Actis Design Unveils First SystemC-Based Rule Generator; Companion Product to AccurateC Rule Checker Allows Designers to Create User-Defined Rules.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2003

Actis Design LLC today unveiled AccurateC(TM) Rule Generator, the first SystemC-based software that allows designers to create user-defined rules in C/C++ based on project specifications.

AccurateC Rule Generator is a companion product to AccurateC Rule Checker introduced in 2001, a SystemC-based language rule checker. Both increase the quality and consistency of the source code, enabling engineers to produce design-ready SystemC code, while promoting reuse for future projects.

"Actis Design has the goal to provide a complete suite of AccurateC software to enhance SystemC-based hardware designs," remarks Joan Bartlett, president of Actis Design, a spin-off of Willamette HDL's software product and consulting services businesses. "The first product we shipped is a rule checker, which is now followed by its companion product that allows designers to write user defined rules."

AccurateC Rule Generator, Rule Checker for SystemC-based Design

"The further proliferation of SystemC continues to grow momentum with the increasing availability of advanced tools and technologies," said Stan Krolikoski, chairman of the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI). "Actis Design further expands the SystemC tool choices at the system level, the earliest phase of the design cycle at which engineers can more productively design and verify their complex microelectronic systems."

AccurateC Rule Generator allows designers to create user-defined rules tailored to specific project requirements, and lets them write their own rules in C++ using application program interface (API) functions to access design data.

The AccurateC companion product -- Rule Checker -- increases the quality of the source code by producing design-ready SystemC code. It includes source code analysis and debug capabilities, and identifies syntax, semantic and style errors in C/C++ code prior to synthesis and simulation, uncovering errors earlier in the design process.

A graphical user interface (GUI) or command line interface supports interactive or batch modes for system verification and debug. AccurateC Rule Checker includes an integrated text editor to simplify error analysis and correction.

Pricing and Availability

AccurateC Rule Generator is shipping today and supports Sun Microsystems and Linux operating systems. A one-year technology subscription license (TSL) for the AccurateC Rule Generator starts at $8,000. AccurateC Rule Checker is priced from $10,000.

More information on AccurateC can be found at: http://www.actisdesign.com, or send email to [e-mail]. Or, contact Joan Bartlett at [phone] or email her at [e-mail].

About Actis Design

Actis Design was formed in November 2001 as a spin-off of the software product and consulting services businesses of Willamette HDL. It provides software tools and methods to enhance SystemC- and hardware description language (HDL)-based hardware designs. Its software suite includes AccurateC(TM) Rule Checker and Rule Generator and Ten Minute Tutor(TM) (TMT), a computer-based training program that teaches Verilog HDL and VHDL. Actis Design provides a wide range of consulting services to both EDA product suppliers and consumers. Corporate headquarters is located at 515 North West Saltzman Road, Suite 775, Portland, Ore. 97229. Telephone: [phone]. Facsimile: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]. Online information is found at its web site: http://www.actisdesign.com.

AccurateC and Ten Minute Tutor are trademarks of Actis Design. Other products and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.