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Bangalore, April 29, 2009

Magma Congratulates Winners of MUSIC India "Best Paper" Awards - Multi-mode/Multi-corner Analysis and Optimization, Custom Cell Characterization and Low - Power Design among Popular Topics

Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the "Best Paper" winners for MUSIC (Magma Users Summit on Integrated Circuits) India, held April 16.

The top paper award went to Sai Dhiraj Korada of Qualcomm for his paper entitled "Multi-Mode/Multi-Corner Techniques for 45-nm Designs Using Talus®." The second place award went to Thrivikraman M of Rambus for "A Configurable and Automated Approach for High-Speed, Custom-Digital Design." Third place was jointly awarded to Arun Kothiyar of Texas Instruments for "The Talus Sign-Off Flow and Optimization Methodology" and to Murali Rajagopalan of Open Silicon India for "Concurrent Leakage Power and Timing Optimization Using Talus."

The winning papers were selected by conference attendees and the MUSIC Technical Program Committee from a field of papers presented by Magma users from leading technology companies, including ARM, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

"Of the five events I've chaired so far, MUSIC India 2009 was one of the best," said Professor V. Kamkoti of Indian Institutes of Technology Madras and MUSIC India Chairman. "The abstracts submitted were brilliant, indicating that the semiconductor industry in India is indeed working on cutting-edge designs and issues. The abstracts that we selected for presentation attracted many thought-provoking questions from the audience, and some of them revealed very interesting issues for research."

"India is emerging as a key technology and design hub for integrated circuits," said Vivek Raghavan, vice president of R&D, Magma India. "We're seeing more complex analog and digital designs, and also more physical design being done in India. The papers presented at MUSIC India on these topics gave designers the opportunity to connect, share challenges, experiences and expertise related to cutting-edge design techniques."

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Magma's software for designing integrated circuits (ICs) is used to create complex, high-performance chips required in cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma's EDA software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, enabling the world's top chip companies to "Design Ahead of the Curve"T while reducing design time and costs. Magma is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices around the world. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.