Virage Logic Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results - Company Returns to Profitability; Posts 35% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth and Record Royalties

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004 -- Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq:VIRL)

Quarterly News Release Highlights:

• Q2 revenues of $13.0 million, compared with $9.6 million for Q2 fiscal 2003, and $10.9 million for Q1 fiscal 2004
• Q2 GAAP net income of $189,000, or $0.01 per share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $1.6 million, or $0.08 per share, for Q2 fiscal 2003, and a GAAP net loss of $359,000, or $0.02 per share, for Q1 fiscal 2004

Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq:VIRL), a leading provider of best-in-class semiconductor IP platforms, today reported its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.

Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 were $13.0 million, up 35 percent from $9.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, and up sequentially from $10.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004. Total license revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 was $11.2 million, compared with $9.0 million for the same quarter a year ago, and $9.5 million for the prior quarter. Royalties for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 were a record $1.8 million, up from $579,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, and up sequentially from $1.4 million for the previous quarter.

As reported under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the U.S., net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 was $189,000, or $0.01 per share, compared with a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 of $1.6 million, or $0.08 per share. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 improved sequentially from a net loss of $359,000, or $0.02 per share.

For the first six months of fiscal 2004, revenues were $23.8 million, up 12 percent from $21.2 million for the first six months of the prior fiscal year. Net loss for the first six months of fiscal 2004 was $170,000, or $0.01 per share. This compared with a net loss of $2.0 million, or $0.09 per share, for the same period of fiscal 2003.

"We are pleased to have achieved our goal of returning to profitability for the second quarter while continuing to invest in developing new products," said Adam Kablanian, Virage Logic's president and chief executive officer. "During the second quarter, we experienced continued customer momentum for our 90-nanometer product offering with additional design start wins and customer adoption of our Self-Test and Repair (STAR) Memory System(TM) remained strong. In recent months, we have also expanded our process technology footprint to include additional foundry partners in order to broaden our market opportunity while giving our customers increased flexibility in producing their designs."

Additional Recent Business Highlights
During the second quarter, Virage Logic:

• Announced a partnership whereby Virage Logic will provide its Technology-Optimized Platform, as well as its ASAP Logic(TM) Metal Programmable Cell Libraries, for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and IBM's jointly developed 90-nanometer manufacturing process
• Booked four new 90-nanometer agreements with foundry and integrated device manufacturer (IDM) customers
• Signed 10 new ASAP Logic and semiconductor IP platform agreements
• As part of a multi-million-dollar agreement with Kawasaki Microelectronics, successfully delivered a comprehensive portfolio of Virage Logic's ASAP Logic products based on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) 0.13-micron and 90-nanometer processes. As part of Kawasaki's Matrix ASIC initiative, this offering enables customers to mix and match logic components from several different Virage Logic libraries
• Signed a total of 10 new direct royalty-bearing agreements for the STAR Memory System and NetCAM(TM) Content Addressable Memory products, bringing the total number of agreements to over 70
• Recorded revenue under licensing agreements from 55 customers - 46 existing and 9 new.

Business Outlook
Virage Logic also announced today its outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. The company currently expects to continue to be profitable on anticipated total revenues in the range of $13.5 to $14.0 million. Expected total revenues for the quarter are anticipated to include royalties of approximately $1.9 million. The company expects to report GAAP net income of approximately $0.01 to $0.02 per diluted share. Although this news release will be available on the company's website, the company disclaims any duty or intention to update these or any other forward-looking statements.

Webcast and Taped Replay
Virage Logic's management plans to hold a teleconference on second-quarter 2004 results at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET today. Both a live webcast and an archived webcast of management's teleconference regarding second-quarter results will be available to all investors from April 20, 2004 until April 20, 2005 on the Virage Logic website at http://www.viragelogic.com/ir/. In addition, a telephonic replay will be available through April 27, 2004 at (719) 457-0820, access code 479808.

About Virage Logic
Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq:VIRL) is a leading provider of best-in-class semiconductor IP platforms based on memory, logic, and I/Os that are silicon-proven and production ready. Virage Logic meets market demands for cost reduction, while improving performance and reliability for fabless and integrated device manufacturer (IDM) companies focused on the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. Virage Logic is headquartered in Fremont, California and has sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.viragelogic.com or call (877) 360-6690 toll free or (510) 360-8000.

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