NASCENTRIC EXPANDS IN TAIWAN

Grand Technology to Provide Local Sales and Support

September 27, 2007

Nascentric, Inc., an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) company focused on providing the fastest, highest capacity, and most accurate SPICE simulation and analysis tools, announced the appointment of Grand Technology, Inc. (GTI) as its distributor in Taiwan,. GTI has achieved steady revenue growth since 1996, becoming a full service tools and solutions provider for ASIC and FPGA designers. GTI is now providing sales and technical support for AuSIM™ and AuSIM™ MT (Multithreaded) Fast-SPICE products.

"We chose Grand Technology because of their sterling reputation for technical support and their intimate knowledge of chip design,” said Rahm Shastry, President and CEO of Nascentric. “We look forward to their dedicated local support for our growing customer base.”

About Nascentric

Nascentric is a privately held company that develops and markets a patented, next-generation Fast-SPICE simulator for analysis and functional verification of complex nanometer designs. Nascentric products allow designers to quickly simulate, analyze and verify larger and more complex circuits, improve design quality, and facilitate higher yields. The Nascentric management team brings decades of combined electrical engineering and electronic design automation experience to bear on the challenge of delivering full-chip simulation and analysis focused on eliminating silicon re-spins due to nanometer effects.

Nascentric, the Nascentric logo, and AuSIM are trademarks and registered trademarks of Nascentric, Inc. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. For more information call 1-512-225-8800, or visit us on the web at www.nascentric.com.

About Grand Technology

Founded in 1996, Grand Technology Inc. (GTI) is a leading pure application-specific software representative focused on providing the best available tools for the development of future chip and micro-system technologies. GTI provides application-specific software and hardware, consulting services, customer support, education and training for the Taiwanese semiconductor industry.