Aldec Confirms Platinum Sponsorship of 9th Annual International System-on-Chip (SoC) ConferenceDate: Oct 6, 2011 Type: Company So. California — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 6, 2011 — Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed HDL language simulation and hardware-assisted verification solutions for system and ASIC designs, has announced a Platinum Sponsorship of the 9th annual International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference in Newport Beach, California, Nov. 2-3, 2011. The annual SoC Conference has become the premiere event for engineering communities that are involved in designing new ICs or IPs on a worldwide basis. The theme for this year’s conference is “SoC Platforms for Embedded Systems.” “We value our partnerships with world-class EDA companies such as Aldec, and are pleased they are once again sponsoring the SoC Conference at the Platinum level,” said Farhad Mafie, SoC Conference Chairman and organizer. “The SoC Conference shares Aldec’s commitment to remain on top of the latest in technology trends and innovative products,” said Dave Rinehart, Aldec Vice President. “The conference is an excellent platform to showcase the latest functionality of Aldec’s emulation and SystemVerilog verification products to an elite group of designers.” About System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference The conference has established itself as a leading forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in System-on-Chip, ASIC, IP, EDA, analog design and integration, NoC, SiP, embedded memories, multicore design and software development and more. www.SoCConference.com About Aldec Aldec Inc., headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, is an industry leader in Electronic Design Verification and offers a patented technology suite including: RTL Design, RTL Simulators, Hardware-Assisted Verification, Design Rule Checking, IP Cores, DO-254 Functional Verification and Military/Aerospace solutions. www.aldec.com Aldec is a trademark of Aldec, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. Media Contact: Christina Toole, Marketing ManagerAldec, Inc. +(702) 990-4400 christinat@aldec.comwww.aldec.com Joe Tinervia, Marcom DirectorSoC Conference Organizing Committee +(949) 851-1714SoC@SoCconference.com www.SoCconference.com