Sonics Partners With Maojet Technology Corp.

Addresses Growing Taiwanese SoC Market

MILPITAS, Calif., March 25, 2014 -- Sonics, Inc., the world's foremost supplier of network-on-chip (NoC) technologies and services, today signed a new representation agreement with Maojet Technology Corp. to deliver and distribute Sonics' full line of on-chip network products and services for the growing Taiwanese market.

Maojet's mission is to offer best-in-breed customer service by partnering with the most talented and experienced technology partners. The company is an electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) solution provider to the growing Taiwanese market. The addition of Sonics' portfolio of on-chip network products extends Maojet's portfolio and will address the functionality, performance, power, security, and cost requirements of system on chip (SoC) for architects and designers.

"As we continue to expand our global sales organization to support plans for aggressive growth," said Grant Pierce, president and CEO of Sonics, "Sonics is looking at companies who mirror our high quality standard. Maojet is a stellar example and shares our values in delivering high quality SoC solutions in the growing Taiwanese market. They will be a major asset in meeting our customers' SoC interconnect design requirements."

"We recognize that Sonics is the clear leader in on-chip network technologies worldwide," said Ted Tsai, founder and CEO of Maojet Technologies Corp. "Maojet Technologies is excited to partner with Sonics to address the SoC market in Taiwan and provide the best NoC design experience for our mutual customers."

About Maojet

Maojet Technology Corporation was established in May 1992 and is headquartered in Taipei. Maojet is Taiwan's leading distributor of high-quality and hi-tech products, EDA, IP and professional consulting solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.maojet.com.tw.

About Sonics, Inc.

Sonics, Inc., headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., is a pioneer of on-chip network (NoC) technology. Sonics was the first company to develop and commercialize on-chip interconnect to accelerate volume production of complex systems-on-chip (SoC) containing multiple processor cores. The company offers SoC designers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnect technologies that deliver the communication performance required by today's most innovative consumer digital, communications, and information technology devices, and electronic products. Sonic's global customers have shipped more than two billion SoCs and the company holds more than 138 patent properties. For more information, visit sonicsinc.com( http://www.sonicsinc.com ).