GDA Technologies Accepted into TSMC's Design Center Alliance


SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2006 -- GDA Technologies Inc., a
leading Electronic Design Services (EDS) and Silicon
Intellectual Property (SIP) solution provider for the
embedded, networking, and consumer electronics markets,
today announced it has decided to join the Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's Design Center Alliance
(DCA) Program.

"Our success in meeting the strict acceptance criteria of
TSMC's DCA program acknowledges our expertise and experience
in executing complex multi-million gate designs at the 90nm
and below technology nodes," said Ravi Thummarukudy, VP and
GM of the IC solutions division at GDA Technologies. "GDA
has developed a proven and well-documented design
methodology, enabling us to consistently execute projects
on-time and within budget for our customers."

GDA is currently providing services and IP for communication
and low-power consumer markets.

"GDA has been successfully serving TSMC customers for over
four years," noted Edward Wan, senior director of design
service marketing at TSMC. "TSMC established its Design
Center Alliance program as an important component of the
design ecosystem to accelerate design to tape-out," he
explained.

GDA Technologies has taped-out multiple complex customer
designs on TSMC's 0.13-micron and 90nm technologies. The
company's design infrastructure and proven methodologies
have consistently been demonstrated to accelerate product
development cycle time.

About GDA

Founded in 1996, San Jose, CA-based GDA Technologies has
grown into a worldwide organization with seven development
centers in North America and Asia. GDA focuses on designing
IC and board level products from concept to implementation
and catering to OEMs and Semiconductor companies by
providing design technology services in the areas of
SoC/ASIC, FPGA, Board, Embedded Software, and Systems Level
Design. For more information about GDA Technologies Inc.,
please visit www.gdatech.com. GDA Media Contact:
news@gdatech.com

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