Signet Design signs Design Services Agreement with Texas Instruments

August 22, 2002 - Signet Design Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has reached a design services agreement with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Services include design implementation from netlist to GDSII of ultra-large, high-performance complex integrated circuits to be manufactured in TI's most advanced semiconductor facilities. Signet utilizes the latest physical synthesis technologies available to achieve rapid timing closure in the design of high-speed digital circuits.

Signet Design has shown a solid understanding of TI's need to drive design flow technology, enabling the company to maintain a competitive edge in high-performance ASICs, said Buddy Williams, manager, EDA Software Supplier Relations. With their expertise in full front-to-back design services, Signet Design is a complement to our ASIC technology services as we meet our customers diverse design needs.

TI's commitment to a Signet Design relationship is part of the foundation of Signet's strategy to grow into a major semiconductor services provider, said Signet Design President, Hung Hua. The quality of work and dedication of Signet's engineers to go beyond the expectations of our customers like Texas Instruments is one of the driving factors of our success. We look forward to continuing to expand our role with TI.

Signet Design Solutions

Signet Design Solutions provides high quality IC design solutions to electronic system design industries. The company leverages senior design talent, leading edge design methodologies and the latest EDA tools to successfully deliver many complex designs. Signet Design Solutions is an industry leader in achieving early design timing closure and SOC implementation. The company is committed to continually adopting the most advanced design techniques, automation, and simulation technologies to assure design quality, consistency and efficiency for their customers' products. Http://www.signetdesign.com

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