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Renesas and VaST Strike Global Partnership Addressing Automotive Software Development
Partnership to Provide Virtual Prototypes
SUNNYVALE, California, May 29, 2007 -- VaST Systems today announced a global partnership with the Automotive Business Unit of Renesas Technology Corporation to develop and deliver virtual prototypes of Renesas' high performance processor platforms using VaST technology. The platforms will be used by mutual customers worldwide for software development, architectural analysis, and system verification. Renesas' past experience has shown that employing VaST virtual prototypes reduce schedule, shorten software development time, and enable improvements in product quality. The partnership initially focuses on enhancements to SH2A and R32C based platforms, with customer releases available in October of 2007. Future platforms will be announced later.
"Modern automobiles are increasingly controlled electronically and their design requires innovative development processes that employ virtual platforms," said Tsotomu Miki, Head of the Renesas Automotive Business Unit. "Renesas has responded to these demands as a microcomputer manufacturer and VaST has led in the development of virtual prototyping technology and best practices in the application of this technology. Together we can give our customers competitive advantages in performance, quality, schedule, and cost by using our joint solutions," Miki continued.
"VaST technology and its unique combination of speed and accuracy are particularly well suited in the demanding automotive markets. We expect this collaboration to add to the significant momentum in the adoption of Renesas' high performance products," said Alain Labat President and CEO of VaST.
About VaST
VaST drives electronics virtualization. VaST fundamentally changes the electronics industry by breaking the dependency on hardware prototypes. With VaST, electronics companies develop virtual system prototypes-timing-accurate, high-speed simulation models of their electronic systems-for use in design and supply chain enablement. Using virtualization, customers develop software before hardware and enable early software development by ecosystem partners that cuts time to market by 8 months or more.
VaST's customers include worldwide leaders in automotive, consumer, and wireless markets. VaST is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with sales and support offices worldwide.
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VaST in the USA:
VitalCom
Lou Covey
650-366-8212 x 203
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VaST in Japan
Miki Kimura
81-3-5447-5231
m.kimura@vastsystems.com
VaST in Europe:
Jean-Marc Talbot
+33 4 56 38 51 23
j.talbot@vastsystems.com
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