Press Release

Verisity Joins Open Core Protocol International Partnership in Support of Standard Socket for SoC Design

PORTLAND, ORE. — November 25, 2002 — Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced that Verisity Ltd. (Nasdaq:VRST), the leading supplier of essential technology and methodology for functional verification, has joined the organization. Adoption of an industry-standard interface enables integration of IP in a much more straightforward manner. It is clear that decreasing SOC development time also aids in decreasing time-to market issues.

“Verisity’s industry leading verification methodologies support open standards,” said Dave Tokic, director of strategic marketing at Verisity. "We are committed to efforts that help our customers get products to market quicker.”

"Verisity has pioneered functional verification automation," said Ian Mackintosh, president of OCP-IP. "We are delighted to have Verisity's support for the industry-standard socket and believe it will help spread the benefits of verification reuse throughout the industry."

About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP) was formed in December 2001 to promote and support the open core protocol (OCP) as the complete socket standard that ensures rapid creation and integration of interoperable virtual components. In addition to Sonics, Inc., the inventor of the OCP technology, OCP-IP's founding members and initial Governing Steering Committee participants are: Nokia [NYSE: NOK], Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN], MIPS Technologies [NasdaqNM: MIPS], and United Microelectronics Corporation [NYSE: UMC]. OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation focused on delivering the first fully supported, openly licensed core-centric protocol that comprehensively fulfills system-level integration requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design time and risk, along with manufacturing costs for SOC designs.

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