OEA International Expands Distribution in Canada

Morgan Hill, California - April 29, 2003.  OEA International, Inc., the industry leader in 3D extraction of VLSI interconnects, announces today VLSI One, Ltd. as their representative for Canada, expanding its worldwide sales channels. VLSI One is a new company in Canada founded by industry pioneers and specializes in representing leading companies in the fields of EDA and IC technologies.

"OEA has impressive technology and a long list of successful engagements with major customers. Their high performance and high accuracy 3D extraction, planning, and signal integrity software supports the complexities of Deep Sub-Micron (DSM) and nanometer technologies and is well suited to the Canadian consumer electronics, communication and wireless electronic design markets.", said Richard Moses, President at VLSI One Ltd. "Many small EDA companies offer superior and competitive technologies, yet the market remains unfairly dominated by the incumbent market leaders. Our goal is to compete head on with market leaders providing better technologies and better service."

The Canadian EDA market is rapidly growing and ranks second to the USA as a top location for fabless chip companies, with over 250 companies engaged in ASIC and custom IC. “Canada is a very important market which is often ignored by many smaller EDA companies. Canada has a healthy economy with many high technology companies which could benefit greatly from the OEA technology,'' said Jerry Tallinger, VP of Marketing and Sales at OEA International, Inc.

In response to increasing customer demand OEA continues to expand its global sales and support network in Northern America, Asia and Europe.

About VLSI One Ltd

VLSI One is a new class of Company in Canada. It represents companies that enable custom IC design; providing premiere design automation software, IP, design services and silicon technologies. It is the only Canadian company entirely focused on this segment. The VLSI One team is committed to their clients and distinguishes itself by being the most technically proficient and professional sales organization in Canadian EDA market. The VLSI One head office is located in Ottawa, Canada with satellite operations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. For additional information call (613) 721-3327 or email: vlsi.one@rogers.com 

About OEA International

OEA International, Inc. is the industry leader in 3D extraction of interconnects. OEA's tools are currently used in the most demanding extraction and design environments.  Some of the world most advanced design facilities use OEA tools for detailed analysis and design of high-speed clocks, buses, I/O rings, power grids, and synthesis of RF passive components.  For additional information call (408) 778-6747, or visit OEA online at www.oea.com

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