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Azuro's PowerCentric Reduces Power on CSR Designs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA– July 13, 2006 – Azuro, Inc. a provider of innovative electronic design automation (EDA) tools that significantly reduce the power consumption of digital semiconductor chips, today announced that CSR Plc. (LSE: CSR.L), the global provider of Bluetooth and WiFi technology, has successfully taped-out using Azuro’s PowerCentric™ clock implementation solution.

“Low power is a key driver for CSR," said James Collier, co-founder and chief technology officer of CSR. "PowerCentric fits seamlessly into our design flow and has enabled us to achieve significant reductions in the digital power consumption of our chips.”

Without careful power management, the clock and registers can account for as much as 80 percent of on-chip digital switching power. PowerCentric uniquely combines clock gating and clock buffering into one unified low power clock implementation solution which completely replaces clock tree synthesis in existing industry design flows.

“Clock implementation is a critical segment of any low power design flow,” said Paul Cunningham, co-founder and chief executive officer of Azuro. “PowerCentric’s unique technology enables design teams to manage the aggressive trade-offs between clock QoR and power that are necessary to deliver best-in-class low power silicon. We are delighted to be working with CSR and look forward to continuing to deliver significant power savings on their chips.”

About Azuro
Azuro, Inc. is a provider of innovative electronic design automation (EDA) solutions that significantly reduce the power consumption of digital semiconductor chips. Founded in 2002, the privately held company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with a development center in Cambridge, UK. For further information, visit http://www.azuro.com/ or call (650) 237-3500.

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Azuro, PowerCentric, and the Azuro logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Azuro, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts:

Azuro – Jennifer Bilsey, (650) 237-3505, jen@azuro.com

Cayenne Communication – Michelle Clancy, (252) 940-0981, michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com