OEA International Expands Worldwide Distribution

OEA Expands its Global Sales in India, Israel and Europe

Morgan Hill, California - September 15, 2003. OEA International, Inc. (OEA), the industry leader in 3D extraction of VLSI interconnects, announces today that it has appointed two new distributors in India and Israel and added a dedicated sales representative in Europe. The representatives will cover sales and coordinate product support.

ICON Design Automation Pvt. Ltd. (ICON), the newly appointed distributor for India, is a sales and marketing organization involved with Indian Component and EDA Industry that handles top of the market products from the leading companies around the world, on an exclusive basis, in the domain of VLSI and Electronic Wire & Cables. AMOS Technologies, Ltd. (AMOS), the new OEA representative in Israel, specializes in representing leading EDA and IC technology companies has signed an agreement to be OEA’s distributor for Israel. The agreement covers sales and support for OEA's entire product line in Israel.

OEA expands its worldwide presence and has recently opened new sales office in United Kingdom. The UK office handles sales and support for OEA's entire product line all over Europe.

"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 Israel consumer electronics, communication and wireless electronic design markets", said Boaz Amram, General Manager at AMOS Technologies, Ltd.

"We have chosen to become OEA International distributor in India because they have the best-in-class solutions for 3D parasitic extraction of interconnects and design planning," said Kala Kumar, Managing Director at ICON Design Automation Pvt. Ltd. "We were very impressed with the technical expertise of OEA’s staff and the high quality of training and support they provide for distributors."

"Europe, Israel and India are very important markets for all EDA companies. The EDA market in these countries is rapidly growing and has many high technology companies which could benefit greatly from the OEA technology,'" said Jerry Tallinger, VP of Marketing and Sales at OEA International, Inc. "We have chosen the world-class EDA sales representatives in India, Israel and Europe. Their EDA experience and professionalism make them the ideal partners to support our expanding business in these strategically important markets."

OEA, ICON and AMOS are coordinating efforts to best provide customers in India, Israel and Europe with the industry’s leading design solutions and support. OEA invites all interested parties in India, Israel and Europe to contact these sales representatives for information and product demonstrations to find out how OEA’s software can solve their interconnect parasitic extraction, planning and signal integrity issues.

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

About ICON Design Automation Pvt. Ltd.

ICON Design Automation Pvt Ltd. is a Bangalore based Sales and Marketing organization empowered with a focus to provide cutting edge EDA solutions to consistently meet customer expectations.  Their philosophy epitomizes the business model – WIN-WIN-WIN $$$, Win to the customer, Win to the Principal and Win to ICON. For additional information call + (91) 80 –527 2030 or visit ICON online at www.icon-dapl.com

About AMOS technologies, Ltd.

AMOS Technologies, located in Ra'anana, Israel, specializes in representing leading companies in the fields of IP development, EDA and IC Design service companies (Magma Design Automation Inc., Logicvision, Tensilica, Denali Soft, TriCN and Sycon Design. The company was founded by Boaz Amram, who has more than 17 years of experience in sales in Israel and in Europe, including working as the Director of Sales for LSI Logic in Israel and the General Manager of CATC Israel. For additional information call + 972-9-7455872 or email: boaz@amost.co.il

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 worldwide call (408) 778-6747, or visit OEA online at www.oea.com

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