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April 21, 2008 02:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time

WiCkeD Tool Suite From MunEDA Selected By ON Semiconductor® to Improve Circuit Design Performance and Yield

MUNICH, Germany & PHOENIX, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MunEDA announced today that its enhanced DFM-DFY EDA software tool suite, WiCkeD, has been selected by ON Semiconductor to be used for performance and yield improvement in their leading edge analog and mixed-signal design flow and projects. WiCkeD will be used on worldwide basis including IC design centers of ON Semiconductor throughout US, Europe and Asia. WiCkeD is also fully integrated into the design flow of ON Semiconductor based on Mentor Graphics’ custom IC design environment IC Studio with DesignArchitect-IC, Eldo and EldoRF.

“Having WiCkeD tested very successfully in several projects for CMOS, BiCMOS and Bipolar circuit design, we are convinced about the outstanding capabilities regarding circuit design performance and yield analysis and optimization features.“, said Dr. Peter Zdebel, senior vice president and CTO of ON Semiconductor. “We will use the MunEDA tool suite WiCkeD on a worldwide basis to further address our customer’s demand for high-end quality products within a still shortened timeframe.”

“We are proud that ON Semiconductor as one of the TOP semiconductor companies worldwide has selected our DFM-DFY tool suite WiCkeD to be integrated into the design environment by ON Semiconductor to include its value to their design and IP porting projects.” stated Andreas Ripp, MunEDA Vice President Sales & Marketing. “ON Semiconductor with its strong analog focus is an ideal user of WiCkeD to get aware of all of our solutions’ benefits.”

About MunEDA

Founded in 2001, MunEDA provides leading EDA technology for analysis and optimization of yield and performance of analog, mixed-signal and digital designs. MunEDA products and consulting enable customers to reduce the design times of their circuits and to maximize robustness and yield. MunEDA solutions are in industrial use by leading semiconductor companies in the areas of communication, computer, memories, automotive, and consumer electronics. MunEDA software family WiCkeDTM contains comprehensive and powerful tools for manual, semi- and full automatic analysis, modelling and yield optimization of analog, mixed signal and digital circuits. MunEDA partners with leading EDA distributors in USA, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, UK & Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Scandinavia and others to serve the worldwide customer base.

For more information, please visit the MunEDA web site at www.muneda.com.

About ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is a worldwide leader in analog and mixed signal technology and design. With its global logistics network and strong product portfolio, ON Semiconductor is a preferred supplier of efficient power solutions to customers in the power supply, automotive, communication, computer, digital and consumer, medical, industrial, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s broad portfolio includes power, analog, DSP, mixed-signal, advance logic, clock management and standard component devices. Global corporate headquarters are located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The company operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions.

For more information please visit ON Semiconductor at www.onsemi.com.

ON Semiconductor is a registered trademark of Semiconductor Component Industries LLC, Arizona, USA. IC Studio / DAIC and Eldo/EldoRF are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corp. Wilsonville, Oregon, USA. WiCkeD is a trademark of MunEDA GmbH, Germany.
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