Newfield Technology Joins CoWare CoTeam Partner Program as a Service Provider

Newfield’s ESL Modeling, Design and Verification Expertise Adds to CoWare’s Asia-Pacific Presence

SAN JOSE, Calif., and BEIJING, China -- April 12, 2005 -- Newfield Technology, a China-based professional engineering group, announced it has joined the CoWare CoTeam™ partner program as a service provider. CoWare is a leading supplier of electronic system-level (ESL) design software and services. With extensive expertise in ESL design and verification environments and qualification in CoWare's technologies, Newfield will develop SystemC and LISA 2.0 models for CoWare's extensive ConvergenSC™ IP Model Library.

"Advanced ESL tools need the right IP models to be effective," said Seyul Choe, vice president, Asia Pacific, CoWare. "Our ConvergenSC Model Library is the world’s largest SystemC library, containing advanced models for IP from a wide spectrum of vendors. As CoWare continues to expand its Asia-Pacific presence, we are pleased to add Newfield Technology, an experienced and reliable local service provider, as a CoTeam partner. Its engineers are experts in CoWare tools, and can provide fast simulation models and platforms for our processor and DSP partners."

"Companies who adopt ESL technologies are seeking solutions to simultaneously reduce engineering costs and accelerate time-to-market," said John McNally, president and general manager, Newfield Technology. "Newfield provides ESL design and verification services that enable system and semiconductor companies to gain significant competitive advantage. We are pleased to partner with industry leader CoWare to develop models for its extensive IP model library."

About the CoWare CoTeam Partner Program

The CoWare CoTeam partner program aligns CoWare with electronic design automation (EDA), embedded software, IP, services and training providers offering customers integrated solutions that ease their design process. CoWare works with more than 35 CoTeam partner companies in support of integrated, easy to use solutions enabling truly interoperable ESL design solutions. Information about the CoTeam partner program can be found at http://www.coware.com/partners/.

About CoWare
CoWare is the leading supplier of system-level electronic design automation (EDA) software tools and services. CoWare offers a comprehensive set of electronic system-level (ESL) tools that enable SoC developers to "differentiate by design" through the creation of system-IP including embedded processors, on-chip buses, and DSP algorithms; the architecture of optimized SoC platforms; and hardware/software co-design. The company's solutions are based on open industry standards including SystemC. CoWare's customers are major systems, semiconductor, and IP companies in the market where consumer electronics, computing, and communications converge. CoWare's corporate investors include ARM Ltd. [(LSE:ARM);(Nasdaq: ARMHY)], Cadence Design Systems (NYSE:CDN), STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), and Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE). CoWare is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices around the world. For more information about CoWare and its products and services, visit http://www.coware.com.

About Newfield Technology
Newfield Technology is the first professional engineering group in China to service the global SoC outsourced design and verification demand. Since its founding in Beijing, China in 2000, Newfield has developed its expertise in outsourced electronic design services by working with leading EDA software companies and their multinational customers across the globe. With a deep background in the China electronics market, Newfield employs a wide array of highly specialized technical resources and knowledge to assure project success. Newfield has in-depth experience in all the major aspects of system level design, both hardware and software. For more information, visit www.newfield-tech.com.


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