Magma Software to Be Used by Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2005--Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design solutions, today announced that Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), and Sun Microsystems will use design software from Magma as part of a collaboration on a next-generation computer system chip set. The design effort will be supported by a suite of design tools from Magma.
    "TI has a long-standing relationship with Sun Microsystems producing their UltraSPARC(R) microprocessors and now we look forward to extending that success into the ASIC arena," said Steve Sutton, vice president of ASIC for Texas Instruments. "By collaborating with Magma on the design tools side of the equation, TI is well equipped for challenging designs within systems based on Sun's next generation of chip multithreading (CMT) SPARC(TM) processor."
    "Based upon TI's experience with the Magma software, Sun has decided to use Magma for this project. This chip set will enable Sun to maintain its leadership position in the throughput computing market," said Jeffrey Thomas, vice president of CMT Systems at Sun.
    "Magma is happy to see two of the world's electronics leaders select the Magma tool set for such an important project," said Roy E. Jewell, president of Magma. "This project represents continued use of Magma products in challenging chips by visionary technology companies."
    Magma tools to be used for the chipset include Blast Fusion(R) APX, Blast Plan(TM) Pro, Blast Rail(TM) and Blast Noise(R). Blast Fusion APX, Blast Plan and Blast Noise have been used to address key 90-nanometer design issues such as on-chip variation (OCV) consideration, complex physical design rules and noise avoidance during implementation. As a result, Magma customers achieve expected timing closure and meet their schedule requirements.

    About Magma

    Magma provides leading software for designing highly complex integrated circuits while maximizing Quality of Results with respect to area, timing and power, and at the same time reducing overall design cycles and costs. Magma provides a complete RTL-to-GDSII design flow that includes design planning, prototyping, synthesis, place & route, and signal and power integrity chip design capabilities in a single executable, offering "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon"(TM). Magma's software also includes products for advanced physical synthesis and architecture development tools for programmable logic devices (PLDs); capacitance extraction; and characterization and modeling. The company's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.

    Blast Fusion, Blast Noise and Magma are registered trademarks, and Blast Plan, Blast Rail and "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon" are trademarks, of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.

    Forward-looking Statements

    Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to the companies' decisions to continue working together, the ability of Magma's products to produce the desired results and Magma's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Magma undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: Magma Design Automation Inc. Maxine Bingham, 408-565-7631 maxine@magma-da.com

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