SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2004--Sequence Design, the leader in low-power tools for nanometer design, today announced an agreement to expand its presence in Europe. As a result of the agreement Sequence will add two sales offices in London and Stockholm, complementing its existing sales, engineering and support operations in the region.

The Sequence European operation will be headed by industry veterans Johan Gardelius and Micke Wersall, each with more than 20 years of pan-European sales and marketing experience. Through their leadership, Sequence plans to build on its European success with major customers such as Infineon and ST Microelectronics.

"We are delighted to have Johan and Micke on board selling our tool suite to companies that are interested in a Design For Power (DFP) methodology," said Al Lipinski, senior vice president of worldwide sales. "Their thorough industry knowledge, regional experience, and proven track record of sales, will be key contributors to pervasive adoption of Sequence low-power design tools throughout Europe."

"The ASIC and fabless design houses in the region are rapidly developing a low-power design methodology," said Johan Gardelius. "Sequence's expertise in low-power, low-voltage and leakage power reduction tools has rapidly drawn interest from companies that are moving to 130-nm design and below."

The Sequence European sales group can be reached at:

Micke Wersall, Sequence Design UK
Cherry Tree House
Station Road
Sunningdale
SL5 0QL
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1344 624 970
Fax: +44 1344 624 960
micke.wersall@sequencedesign.com

Johan Gardelius, Sequence Design Scandinavia
Engelska Huset
Trappv 9
132 42 Saltsjo-Boo
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 8 747 17 41
Fax: +46 8 747 17 45
Mob: +46 70 712 41 61
johan.gardelius@sequencedesign.com

About Sequence

Sequence Design, Inc. enables system-on-chip designers to bring higher-performance and lower-power integrated circuits quickly to fabrication. Sequence´s power and signal integrity software give its more than 130 customers the competitive advantage they need to excel in aggressive technology markets, despite demanding complexity and time-to-market issues of nanometer design.

Sequence has worldwide development and field service operations. The company was recently named by Reed Electronics as one of the top 10 companies to watch in the electronics industry. Sequence is privately held. Sequence is a member of Cadence Design Systems´ Connections™ and Mentor Graphics´ Open Door™ partnership programs. Additional information is available here.