Ansoft Joins GEIA Compact Model Council

Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ:ANST) has joined the GEIA
Compact Model Council (CMC), a group of 35 semiconductor and
electronic design automation (EDA) companies worldwide that promote
the standardization of compact model formulations.
   The CMC bridges the gap between compact model research and compact
model usage. "Through the joint work of research groups, EDA teams,
model users and circuit designers in the electronics industry, model
candidates are identified and reviewed for qualitative and
quantitative accuracy, and any identified deficiencies are remedied,"
said Dr. Josef Watts, chairman of the GEIA CMC and senior engineer at
IBM Microelectronics. "CMC models are continuously reviewed and
improved based on the experience of CMC members using the models for
real design work. Hence, the CMC standardized models are usable and
easily deployable within design flows, enhancing the probability of
design success."
   The CMC's activities focus on a number of models widely used in
the design and analysis of computer, communications and electronic
systems and components. These models include:

   --  BSIM3

   --  BSIM4

   --  BSIMSOI

   --  HICUM

   --  MEXTRAM

   --  PSP

   --  3-terminal Resistor

   --  LDMOS

   --  MOS Varactor

   --  Surface Potential Based SOI

   --  Junction Diode Model

   For more information on the CMC and a list of its member
companies, please visit www.eigroup.org/cmc.

   About Ansoft

   Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic
design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to
design state-of-the-art electronic products, such as cellular phones,
Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems,
integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive
electronic systems, and power electronics. Ansoft markets its products
worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive
customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia
and Europe. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com.