| Software's Unified Environment
Enables Innovative Mixed-Signal IC Design and Analysis EL SEGUNDO, Calif.
— November 15, 2004 — Applied Wave Research, Inc. (AWR?), a leading provider of
high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA) tools, today announced that
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. has adopted AWR's Microwave Office? and Visual System
Simulator? (VSS) design suites. Silicon Laboratories' applications teams will
utilize the software to simulate radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) chips
and modules. Silicon Laboratories designs analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs,
which are used in a broad range of applications for consumer, industrial, automotive,
and communications products worldwide, including wireless handsets, digital video
recorders, and central office equipment. "Silicon Laboratories was
founded on the principle of constant innovation, and this aligns well with AWR's
drive to create a superior and cost-effective solution to help design next-generation
RF chips and systems," said James Spoto, president and CEO of Applied Wave
Research. "AWR is proud that its next-generation design software meets the
exacting requirements of Silicon Laboratories' world-class engineering team, which
has unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal technology."
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