SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Dec. 5, 2006 - Sequence Design today announced Pextra Corporation has joined its In-Sequence Technology Partner Program, promoting EDA interoperability and advanced design methodologies. Pextra, known for its IC and package parasitic extraction acumen, is currently working with Sequence to integrate its fast, accurate field solver technology with the Columbus Library Builder.

"Combining the deep physical knowledge and modern algorithms embodied in our field solver with the Columbus Library Builder will reduce the time required to set up Columbus for new processes," said Ching-Chao Huang, Pextra's vice president of marketing. "The accurate, detailed results provided by the field solver allow Columbus to maintain and improve its best-in-class accuracy."

"As the In-Sequence Program continues to grow, we are able to offer the design community an ever-wider variety of options for solving their most difficult challenges," said Rob Mathews, Sequence vice president of extraction products. "Pextra's technology provides an ideal complement to Columbus, and we are pleased to welcome them into In-Sequence."

Pextra is the latest in a series of In-Sequence partnerships, joining a variety of EDA vendors, foundries, IP providers, design services providers, platform vendors and universities. For more information visit www.sequencedesign.com.

About Pextra

Pextra Corporation is a new startup specialized in fast and accurate 2D and 3D field solvers for capacitance, resistance and inductance extraction of complex interconnect in ICs and packages. Please see www.pextracorp.com.

About Sequence

Sequence Design accelerates the ability of SoC designers to bring high-performance, power-aware ICs quickly to market. Sequence's power and signal- integrity software solutions give customers the competitive advantage necessary to excel in aggressive technology markets, despite the demanding complexity and time-to-market issues of nanometer design. Sequence serves over 150 customers worldwide, in application segments such as consumer, wireless, mobile computing, multimedia, cell phones, digital cameras, network-on-chip processors, and other power-sensitive markets. Sequence has worldwide development and field-service operations and is privately held. Please see sequencedesign.com.