Legend’s Memory Characterization Tools Are Used To Achieve Optimum Performance and Silicon Success

Marvell Utilizes Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! to Automatically Characterize Both Compiled and Specialized Memory Instances

SANTA CLARA, California, U.S.A. – April 5, 2004 – Legend Design Technology, Inc. today announced that Marvell has adopted CharFlo-Memory! to characterize embedded memory instances for their next-generation SRAM, Register File and ROM requirements.  Based upon layout-extracted circuit data with resistors and capacitors, Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! toolset has the capacity to generate accurate on-chip memory instance models at any PVT (process, voltage and temperature ) corner.

 “Marvell’s plethora of high performance, cost effective SoC designs is supported by a wide selection of embedded compiled and customized memories which require high-quality timing and power models to achieve optimum performance and silicon success. Legend's CharFlo-Memory! has enabled us to automate the characterization process for both compiled and specialized memory instances. Legend’s ‘Bi-Section’ optimization is used to accurately characterize setup and hold time for best possible glitch-free operation.”  said, Winston Lee, Design Engineering Manager at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.

“Accurate timing and power modeling of embedded memories is essential for silicon success of deep-submicron and nanometer SOC design,” said Dr. You-Pang Wei, president and chief executive officer of Legend Design Technology.  “With the adoption of Legend’s CharFlo-Memory!, Marvell has acquired the premier solution for memory characterization and modeling.  We’re pleased to be working closely with Marvell to meet their needs for accurate, efficient, and cost-effective memory characterization.”

About Legend Design Technology, Inc.
Legend Design Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of characterization and simulation software for semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) blocks in the SoC designs. With an emphasis on productivity and value, Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! toolset, which includes MSL, SpiceCut and MemChar, revolutionizes the time consuming and error prone processes associated with characterization.  MSL is designed to automate memory characterization flow with customized setup of '.Lib-in and .Lib out'.  SpiceCut is used to automatically build critical-path circuits to reduce simulation time for characterization, especially from post-layout extracted circuits with resistors and capacitors.  MemChar is the core engine to automatically characterize the memories and generate the ‘true’ timing and power models. MSIM is a high accuracy SPICE circuit simulator with post-layout RC reduction capability.  Turbo-MSIM is Legend’s high-speed and high-capacity circuit simulator ideal for timing and power simulation, and function verification.  They are well architected for deep-submicron and nanometer technology challenges.  Both simulators provide excellent price-performance and great value.  For more information, visit www.LegendDesign.com.

About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is the leading global semiconductor provider of complete broadband communications and storage solutions.  The Company’s diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking.  As used in this release, the terms “Company” and “Marvell” refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd. (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL), RADLAN Computer Communications Ltd., and SysKonnect GmbH.  MSI is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL.  MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at www.marvell.com.