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    FACT SHEET

    AWR is the innovation leader in high-frequency electronic design automation(EDA) software. Its software products are used to design wirelesstelecommunications equipment, semiconductors, high-speed computers,networking systems, automotive mobility systems, and a variety of otherelectronics-based products. The companys mission is to dramatically increasethe productivity of gigahertz electronic product development.

    AWR, headquartered in El Segundo, California, is a privately held company withglobal development offices, sales offices, training centers, and distributionchannels. Its first product was launched in 1998 and today more than 700companies worldwide deploy AWR software, including virtually every major high-frequency electronic component and system supplier. Its radio-frequency (RF)technology has been used in designing more than 30 percent of all mobile phoneRF integrated circuits (RFICs).

    History

    AWR was established in 1994 with the goal to become the dominant supplier of

    high-frequency EDA technology. Through a revolutionary EDA architecture,strategic partnerships, and strategic technology acquisitions, AWR has becomethe industry's fastest growing supplier of EDA software technology and services.

    The company has developed a revolutionary, next-generation productarchitecture and open system platform that embodies years of knowledge andexpertise in RF, microwave, and millimeter wave design applications, deliveringan unprecedented level of design automation and productivity improvement notoffered in any other design system on the market today. AWR has introducedsome of the most exciting and compelling high-frequency design tools in theindustry, while completely resetting expectations on how fast a software

    developer can react to the needs of its customers. As a result of its productinnovation and customer responsiveness, AWR has established a loyalworldwide customer base that continues to expand rapidly.

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    2009 AWR Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Products and Services

    AWRs design solutions target IC, multi-chip module, and printed circuit board(PCB) implementations of electronic circuits and systems in the exploding

    wireless, high-frequency wire-line, and electro-optical markets (applicationsoperating above the 1 GHz frequency range). These solutions include a completeand integrated suite of EDA tools to streamline the design process from conceptthrough simulation to final physical implementation. In addition, the softwareproducts embed enabling intellectual property (IP), including foundry devicelibraries and sub-system level components, support and services. AWR alsooffers a variety of complementary design services from product training, to librarydevelopment and methodology consulting.

    EDA Technologies

    Analog, RF, and microwave design Linear and nonlinear circuit analysis

    Communications system analysis Electromagnetic (EM) simulation

    PCB and integrated circuit layout

    Design rule checking (DRC)

    Sales

    AWR has direct sales offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France,Finland and Japan, as well as value-added resellers throughout Europe and

    Asia.

    Approximate Sales by Geography

    50% North America

    50% International

    R&D Centers

    El Segundo, California, USA

    San Jose, California, USA

    Boulder, Colorado, USA Mequon, Wisconsin, USA Helsinki, Finland, Europe

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    Corporate Facts

    CEO: Dane Collins Employees: ~100

    Privately held

    Headquarters:1960 East Grand Avenue, Ste. 430El Segundo, California 90245USATelephone: 310.726.3000Fax: 310.726.3005Email: [email protected]: http://www.awrcorp.comhttp://www.awr.tv