ADVISORY/Magma Launches ``Magma TechTalks 2005''

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    ADVISORY...For Tues. (Jan 18), Weds. (Feb. 16), Weds. (Mar. 16)


    SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2005--

    Lunch-time Technical Presentations on Solutions for Power Management, Design Closure for Multimillion-gate Designs and Unique
    Clock Tree Synthesis for High-speed Nanometer Designs

Who: Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design solutions, launches lunch-time "Magma TechTalks 2005" seminar series for design professionals.

When/What: Initial topics for the monthly TechTalk series are:

-- Jan.18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. "A Comprehensive Solution for Power Management and Power Minimization"

-- Feb. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Fast and Predictable Design Closure for Multimillion-Gate Designs"

-- March 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. "A Unique Clock Tree Synthesis Solution for High-Speed Nanometer Designs"

Because of significant early demand, these sessions are also scheduled to be offered April 20, May 18 and July 20.

Where: Techmart Meeting Center, Santa Clara.

Who: The Magma TechTalks 2005 will be hosted by Magma design specialists:

-- Arvind Narayanan on power management

-- Upesh Jain on design closure through prototyping

-- James Harper on clock tree synthesis

    Registration: Magma TechTalks 2005 are open to IC design professionals concerned with power management and minimization, multimillion-gate and high-speed nanometer designs. Lunch will be served. See: www.magma-da.com/MagmaTechTalks.html to register and for more information.

    About Magma Design Automation

    Magma provides leading software for designing highly complex integrated circuits while maximizing quality of results with respect to area, timing and power, and at the same time reducing overall design cycles and costs. Magma provides a complete RTL-to-GDSII design flow that includes design planning, prototyping, synthesis, place & route, and signal and power integrity chip design capabilities in a single executable, offering "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon"(TM). Magma's software also includes products for advanced physical synthesis and architecture development tools for programmable logic devices (PLDs); capacitance extraction; and characterization and modeling. The company's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.

    Magma is a registered trademark and "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon" is a trademark of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CONTACT: Magma Design Automation Inc. Maxine Bingham, 408-565-7631 maxine@magma-da.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE NETWORKING PRODUCT ADVISORY EDA SOURCE: Magma Design Automation Inc.

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