| July 12, 2005 | Press Release |
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| KT Venture Group to Make Strategic Investment in Aprio |
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| Portfolio Company: Blaze DFM |
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San Francisco, Calif. – July 12, 2005 – KT Venture Group, the investment partner of KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced today at the SEMICON West Conference that the company will invest in Aprio Technologies, the leading design for manufacturing (DFM) software and technologies company.
“Aprio’s solid product strategy and roadmap hold great promise to address the substantial challenges faced by semiconductor design and manufacturing companies in the years ahead. Aprio’s strategy dovetails very well with KLA-Tencor’s view of the DFM market,” said Robert Lee, general partner at KT Venture Group. “These facts formed the basis for our decision to invest in the company.”
Aprio™ will use the investment to accelerate the development of technology that bridges the design and manufacturing disciplines.
“The funding decision from KT Venture Group represents another strong endorsement for Aprio’s strategy,” said Mike Gianfagna, president and chief executive officer of Aprio Technologies. “We look forward to close collaboration with the KT Venture Group as our company grows.”
About Aprio
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Aprio Technologies Inc. is the technology leader in design-for-manufacturing (DFM) solutions that enable a fast path from design to successful manufacturing. Aprio' s products provide the foundation for an integrated DFM platform that eliminates run-time and data volume bottlenecks, and facilitates meaningful collaboration between the semiconductor design and manufacturing disciplines. For more information, visit the Aprio’s Web site at www.aprio.com or call +1(408) 855-8088.
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