DesignAdvance Introduces CircuitProbe™

New Product Enables Bi-Directions Communication Between Layout and Schematic (PDF)

Pittsburgh, PA (May 27, 2008) – DesignAdvance® Systems, Inc., a leading developer
of intelligent EDA solutions for PCB design, announced today the release of
CircuitProbe. The new product enables bi-directional communication, through IPC,
between layout and a PDF of the schematic. The tool gives both Designers and
Engineers a mechanism to select one or more design elements in either Cadence
Allegro Viewer environment or a PDF of the schematic and have the corresponding
design elements selected in the other application.

“As a current DesignAdvance customer, we are impressed with the productivity gains
our designers achieve with CircuitSpace.” stated Greg Bodi, Senior Manager at NVIDIA
Corporation. “Now with CircuitProbe, we see the combined solution being utilized by
both our designers and engineers and adding value throughout our entire PCB design
cycle,” continued Mr. Bodi.

Leading technology companies recognize the value CircuitSpace’s placement
automation technology reductions in PCB design time have a direct impact on time-tomarket
for new products, which directly correlates to profitability. “CircuitProbe is a
natural extension of our patented CircuitSpace technologies,” said Edward Pupa,
DesignAdvance CEO.

CircuitProbe Featured Capabilities:

• Bi-directional Cross-Probe between Layout and (PDF) Schematic
• Interactive clustering
• Save physical design templates
• Population of any Allegro selection set
• Verify location of design elements in either application

Availability - CircuitProbe is now available.

For sales within North America, please visit:
EMA Design Automation at www.ema-eda.com
For sales outside of North America, please visit:
Distribution partners at www.designadvance.com

About DesignAdvance Systems, Inc.
DesignAdvance Systems Inc. develops innovative electronic design software tools that
reduce the amount of time it takes to design electrical and mechanical products.
Corporate headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information
see www.designadvance.com

DesignAdvance is a Cadence Connections Partner.