eSilicon Names Virage Logic as Supplier of the Year

FREMONT, Calif. -- Dec 10, 2009 -- Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced it has received the eSilicon(R) 2009 Supplier of the Year award. The award is presented annually to eSilicon's supply chain partners who have demonstrated excellence in supporting eSilicon and its customers with industry leading products, services and support. Virage Logic was presented with the Supplier of the Year award at an eSilicon-hosted dinner on December 9.

"eSilicon is pleased to bestow Virage Logic with our 2009 Supplier of the Year award," said Jack Harding, president and CEO of eSilicon. "As a value chain producer (VCP), our success is tightly tied to our suppliers. We carefully select our partners and look to them to share in our success and commitment to delivering excellence in products, services and support. Virage Logic has demonstrated that commitment to us and together we have been able to meet our customers' most stringent design requirements."

"We are thrilled and honored to receive this award. As a Value Chain Producer, eSilicon has set high expectations for themselves and for their supply chain partners," said Dr. Alex Shubat, president and CEO of Virage Logic. "For more than a decade, Virage Logic has been providing highly differentiated silicon proven IP that enables our customers to proceed with confidence as they develop their next generation products. As we continue to broaden this portfolio, we are able to provide even greater value to our customers and reinforce our commitment to serve as a trusted IP partner. Today's award underscores that commitment and showcases the partnership we have with eSilicon to continue to deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction to our mutual customers."

About Virage Logic

Virage Logic is a leading provider of both functional and physical semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. The company's highly differentiated product portfolio includes processor solutions, interface IP solutions, embedded SRAMs and NVMs, embedded memory test and repair, logic libraries, and memory development software. As the industry's trusted semiconductor IP partner, more than 400 foundry, IDM and fabless customers rely on Virage Logic to achieve higher performance, lower power, higher density and optimal yield, as well as shorten time-to-market and time-to-volume. For further information, visit http://www.viragelogic.com.