Veteran Semiconductor and Electronic Design Automation Technology Executive Joins to Expand Corporate and International Sales Growth

SANTA CLARA, California – November 2, 2015 – Blue Pearl Software, Inc., the leading provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software for ASIC and FPGA design verification, has named John Molyneux Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

“As a seasoned technology executive, Molyneux brings valuable insight to drive Blue Pearl’s corporate development and sales growth. He brings both semiconductor and EDA industry expertise to our management team,” said CEO Ellis Smith. “Given Molyneux’s track record in designing, building, and executing business plans to maximize company revenue, I’m looking forward to his contribution to Blue Pearl Software.”

Molyneux brings over two decades of business development, leadership, and global operational expertise to Blue Pearl Software. Most recently, he held management positions in Business Development and Partner Management at TSMC. Prior to TSMC, John was Vice President of Worldwide Channel Sales for Magma Design Automation until it was acquired by Synopsys in 2012. Earlier in his career, Molyneux held various marketing, sales, and general management positions at Exemplar Logic, TransEDA, VLSI Technology, and LSI Logic. Molyneux holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics and Mathematics from San Jose State University.

About Blue Pearl Software

Blue Pearl Software, Inc. provides electronic design automation (EDA) software that accelerates IP and FPGA design verification. The company’s Blue Pearl Software Suite checks RTL designs for functional errors, performs Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) checks, and automatically generates comprehensive and Synopsys Design Constraints (SDC) to improve quality of results (QoR). ASIC and FPGA designers use Blue Pearl Software to find design errors before simulation and the lab.

Visit Blue Pearl Software at https://bluepearlsoftware.com.

Press Contact:Nancy Chou, Blue Pearl Software, +1- 408.961.0121, x 337 nancy@bluepearlsoftware.com