Exhibit introduction

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in nanometer circuit verification. Analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom digital circuitry is the biggest differentiator and the most difficult design challenge for nm integrated circuits. Running at GHz frequencies and fabricated in CMOS silicon processes, these circuits introduce a new class of verification problems that traditional SPICE, RF, and digital fastSPICE simulators cannot adequately solve. Berkeley Design Automation combines the industry�¢Â�ª®s only unified verification platform, Analog FastSPICE, with exceptional application expertise to uniquely address these challenges. The AFS Platform delivers foundry-certified nm SPICE accuracy, 5x-10x faster single-core performance than any other SPICE circuit simulator, >10M-element capacity, and the industry's only comprehensive silicon-accurate device noise analysis. Nearly 100 companies, including most of the world's top 20 semiconductor suppliers, rely on Berkeley Design Automation to efficiently verify their nm-scale circuits.