CMOSCHIPS JOINS VERISITY'S VERIFICATION ALLIANCE CONSULTING PROGRAM.

CMOSchips Inc. an ASIC/SOC/FPGA design center and services company based in Santa Clara, Calif., recently announced it has joined the Verisity (NASDAQ:VRST) Verification Alliance partnership program. Through this alliance, CMOSchips can provide verification-consulting services using Verisity's market-proven solutions, including Specman Elite testbench automation, SureCov code coverage and the e verification language. CMOSchips will use Specman Elite as part of its standard verification flow for the execution of its customer projects.

"CMOSchips is excited to incorporate Verisity tools in its design flow as we have seen more customers migrating towards Verisity's methodology. This alliance takes us to the next step of updating ourselves to the latest verification technology provided by Verisity" said Chandru Rajan, Sr. Director of Business Development at CMOSchips Inc. CMOSchips is also involved in creating e Verification Components (eVCTMs) for next generation interfaces, which will be announced shortly.

"We're delighted to welcome CMOSchips to the Verification Alliance program and look forward to working with them to ensure our joint customers' success," said Dave Tokic, Director of Strategic Marketing at Verisity. Their background is a perfect blend with Specman Elite's high-level approach to address today's verification challenges." [sections]