Aeroflex Gaisler announces new LEON3 licensing agreements

Gothenburg, Sweden -- April 28, 2009 -- Aeroflex Gaisler AB, the leader in System on Chip (SoC) design, today announced new licensing agreements with Ulis (France) and Versatile Silicon (Japan). They have selected the LEON3 processor and the GRLIB IP-library for their new products. These companies now join the rapidly growing base of customers that use the LEON processor. Today, more than 80 companies worldwide rely upon LEON processing solutions to reduce the design cost of next-generation chip development.

“We are pleased that these companies have adopted the LEON3/GRLIB for their new products. The LEON3 has proven to be very versatile and is now used in numerous Consumer as well as Aerospace products. The steadily growing customer base and the variety of applications is a clear recognition of the LEON3 as the best choice for System on Chip designs, said Per Danielsson, Managing Director of Aeroflex Gaisler.”

The LEON3 is a high-performance 32-bit SPARC V8 processor that provides computing capabilities to cost-sensitive embedded microcontroller applications at a cost equivalent to legacy 8- and 16-bit processors. The processor is available as a soft core for instantiations into both FPGAs and ASICs. The LEON3 processor is targeted at space, military, industrial and consumer electronics applications, such as satellites, digital set top boxes, and industrial power control devices.

About Aeroflex Gaisler AB
Aeroflex Gaisler AB is a provider of SoC solutions for exceptionally competitive markets such as Aerospace, Military and demanding Commercial applications. The Aeroflex Gaisler's products consist of user-customizable 32-bit SPARC V8 processor cores, peripheral IP-cores and associated software and development tools. Aeroflex Gaisler solutions help companies develop highly competitive customer and application-specific SoC designs. Please visit www.aeroflex.com/Gaisler for more information

About Aeroflex
Aeroflex Incorporated is a global provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communications markets. The Company’s diverse technologies allow it to design, develop, manufacture and market a broad range of test, measurement and microelectronic products. Additional information concerning Aeroflex Incorporated can be found on the Company’s website: www.aeroflex.com.