Movellus Launches With Focus on Expanding Digital Design Tools to Implement Analog Functionality

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Movellus introduced itself today as a provider of software and IP
innovations that expand digital design and verification tools to
automatically implement functionality that has traditionally required
months-long custom analog design. Because Movellus IP products are 100
percent digital, they accelerate time-to-market, reduce risk of failure
and enable portability to new process nodes.

Movellus also announced today its flagship products, the Movellus
PLL, DLL, & LDO Generators, after three years of product
development and successful working silicon with multiple customers.

“Semiconductor companies are facing aggressive schedules and increasing
design complexity in advanced process nodes,” said Muhammad Faisal,
President and CEO of Movellus. “By expanding existing digital design
tools to create functionality previously only achievable in analog
design, Movellus dramatically improves efficiency and reduces
development and verification time by months.”

“Movellus’ technology represents a true disruption in the semiconductor
design industry,” said Jim Hogan, Managing Partner, Vista Ventures. “I
invested in Movellus after watching Muhammad and his team cross the
critical hurdle of proving their technology in silicon with customers.”

Movellus Executive Team

Movellus was founded in 2014 and is being driven by a team of leading
technologists and semiconductor industry veterans.

• Dr. Muhammad Faisal – Founder, President
  and CEO. Prior to founding Movellus, Dr. Faisal held positions at
  semiconductor companies such as Intel and PMC Sierra. Faisal received
  his B.S. from the University of Waterloo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from
  the University of Michigan. He holds five patents.
• Dr. Jeffrey Fredenburg – Founder &
  Engineering VP. Dr. Fredenburg leads the technical development of
  Movellus’ analog generator technology with four patents. Fredenburg
  received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of
  Michigan.
• Saeid Ghafouri – COO. Saeid has more than
  two decades of experience in the Electronic Design Automation
  industry, having held executive positions through CEO level at CoWare,
  Magma Design Automation, interHDL, Synopsys, Silicon Architect, and
  Cadence. He holds two patents.

About Movellus

Movellus develops and markets technologies that enable digital design
tools to automatically create and implement traditionally analog
functionality. Movellus’ flagship products are the Movellus
PLL, DLL and LDO Generators, which deliver optimized,
process-portable IP in hours. Movellus’ customers include semiconductor
and systems companies in the artificial intelligence, networking, and
FPGA segments. Movellus is located at 3031 Tisch Way, 110 Plaza West,
San Jose, CA 95128. For more information please visit www.movellus.com or
call +1 (877) 321-7667.

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