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    Business Wire (press release), CA
    Nov 3 2006

    Dr. Yervant Zorian Wins IEEE's Hans Karlsson Award for Technical
    Leadership and Achievement Through Collaboration


    Virage Logic Chief Scientist Recognized for Leadership, Outstanding
    Diplomacy, Team Facilitation, and Joint Achievement in the Computer
    Industry

    FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Yervant Zorian, vice president
    and chief scientist at Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq: VIRL), a
    pioneer in Silicon Aware IP~Y and leading provider of semiconductor
    intellectual property (IP) platforms, has garnered numerous awards
    for his leadership and technology innovation in embedded test and
    repair of semiconductor IP. Adding to his list of honors, Dr. Zorian
    this week received the Hans Karlsson Award for Technical Leadership
    and Achievement Through Collaboration from the IEEE (Institute of
    Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Computer Society in recognition
    of outstanding skills and dedication to diplomacy, and joint
    achievement.

    The award was presented on November 1, 2006, in Southern California,
    at a special banquet. Deborah Cooper, president of the IEEE Computer
    Society, presented Dr. Zorian with the award and noted, "I am pleased
    to present this award to Dr. Yervant Zorian, whose seminal work in
    shaping the semiconductor industry honors Hans Karlsson's memory. At
    the core of the Hans Karlsson Award is recognition of technical
    leadership, diplomacy, and joint achievement. Dr. Zorian's work as a
    founder, leader, and advocate of IEEE Standard 1500 put to the test
    his honed diplomatic skills. His outstanding achievement working with
    a highly diverse team is testament to his exemplary leadership
    skills. We are fortunate to have Yervant as a leader, a colleague and
    friend of the IEEE Computer Society."

    The IEEE Computer Society's selection committee, comprising
    distinguished professionals in the computer industry, selected Dr.
    Zorian based on nominations and recommendations from his peers. The
    Hans Karlsson Award recognizes teamwork in areas of the computer
    industry where individual aspirations, corporate, and organizational
    rivalry can hinder collaboration. Since its inception in 1992, the
    award has only been given six times.

    "Yervant is a recognized visionary in the industry and a key member
    of the Virage Logic executive team. His contributions in the area of
    embedded memory test and repair helped Virage Logic define a new
    class of IP that we call 'Silicon Aware IP'," said Adam Kablanian,
    president and CEO at Virage Logic. "The benefits this IP provides in
    terms of yield optimization and cost savings have helped to further
    establish Virage Logic as the industry's trusted IP partner."

    Dr. Zorian joined Virage Logic in 2000 and became an immediate
    catalyst for collaboration and teamwork. Dr. Zorian's work was key in
    Virage Logic's development of a new class of IP called Silicon Aware
    IPTM. Silicon Aware IP is Physical IP, such as memories, logic and
    I/Os, designed with embedded Infrastructure IP for test, diagnostics,
    repair, and yield enhancements. The result is IP that is high
    yielding and enables rapid time-to-volume at advanced process nodes.
    In addition, Silicon Aware IP results in much higher test quality and
    reliability. Today, Virage Logic believes it is the leading
    commercial IP provider to offer Silicon Aware IP, an example of which
    is its Self-Test and Repair (STAR) Memory SystemTM.

    "I am honored to receive this prestigious award," said Dr. Zorian, in
    his acceptance speech. "I feel fortunate to work closely with so many
    talented and forward-thinking individuals in the semiconductor
    industry. Our teamwork has fostered system-on-chip test
    interoperability throughout the industry, and allowed us at Virage
    Logic to leverage it and extend it further to achieve self-repair in
    our Silicon Aware IP, and thus create innovative and exceptional
    results that I am extremely proud of."

    A photo of Yervant Zorian is available upon request.

    About Dr. Zorian

    Dr. Zorian joined Virage Logic in 2000 as chief scientist. Prior to
    joining Virage Logic, he served as chief technology advisor at
    LogicVision and as a distinguished member of technical staff at AT&T
    Bell Labs. His responsibilities included developing and disseminating
    embedded test and repair solutions for IP cores, chips, boards and
    systems. Dr. Zorian also serves on the Board of Directors of several
    public and privately owned companies.

    Dr. Zorian served as the IEEE Computer Society Vice President for
    Conferences and Tutorials as well as the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of
    the IEEE Design & Test of Computers. He also participates in
    editorial advisory boards of IEEE Spectrum and JETTA. He has chaired
    numerous conferences, symposia, workshops, and the IEEE Test
    Technology Technical Council. He founded and chairs the IEEE 1500
    Standard Working Group, and the IEEE Infrastructure IP Workshop and
    Design-for-Manufacturability & Yield Workshop.

    Dr. Zorian has authored over 300 papers and four books, received
    several best paper awards, and holds fourteen U.S. patents. He is a
    Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, Honorary Doctor of the
    National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and a Fellow of IEEE. He was
    the 2005 recipient of the prestigious IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award.
    He was also selected by Electrical Engineering Times (EE Times) among
    the top 13 influencers on the semiconductor industry. Dr. Zorian
    received his master's degree in Computer Engineering from the
    University of Southern California, a doctorate in Electrical
    Engineering from McGill University and an executive master's degree
    in Business Administration from Wharton School of Business,
    University of Pennsylvania.

    About the Hans Karlsson Award

    This award, given by the IEEE Computer Society, was established in
    1992 in memory of Hans Karlsson, chairman and father of the IEEE 1301
    family of standards. The award is presented in recognition of
    outstanding technical skills and dedication to diplomacy, team
    facilitation and joint achievement, in areas of the computer industry
    where individual aspirations, corporate and organizational rivalry
    could otherwise be counter to the common good.

    About the IEEE Computer Society

    IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading association of computing
    professionals with 100,000 members in over 140 countries. Founded in
    1946 and today the largest society within the IEEE, this
    not-for-profit organization is the authoritative provider of
    technical information and services for computing communities
    worldwide. It offers a full range of career enhancing products and
    services through its 124,000-article digital library, 20+
    peer-reviewed print publications, distance learning courseware,
    online technical books, 150 technical conferences, standards
    development, 32 technical committees, certification for software
    professionals, 200 local society chapters, awards and scholarships,
    and much more. Visit IEEE Computer Society at
    http://www.computer.org.

    About Virage Logic Corporation

    Founded in 1996, Virage Logic Corporation (Nasdaq:VIRL) rapidly
    established itself as a technology and market leader in providing
    advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of
    complex integrated circuits. Now, as the company celebrates its 10th
    anniversary, it is a global leader in semiconductor IP platforms
    comprising embedded memories, logic, and I/Os and is pioneering the
    development of a new class of IP called Silicon Aware IP(TM). Silicon
    Aware IP tightly integrates Physical IP (memory, logic and I/Os) with
    the embedded test, diagnostic, and repair capabilities of
    Infrastructure IP to help ensure manufacturability and optimized
    yield at the advanced process nodes. Virage Logic's highly
    differentiated product portfolio provides higher performance, lower
    power, higher density and optimal yield to foundries, integrated
    device manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless customers who develop
    products for the consumer, communications and networking, hand-held
    and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company uses its
    FirstPass-Silicon(TM) Characterization Lab for certain products to
    help ensure high quality, reliable IP across a wide range of
    foundries and process technologies. The company also prides itself on
    providing superior customer support and was recently named Customer
    Service Leader of the Year in the Semiconductor IP Market by Frost &
    Sullivan. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Virage Logic has R&D,
    sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, visit
    www.viragelogic.com.

    SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT FOR VIRAGE LOGIC UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
    LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:

    Statements made in this news release, other than statements of
    historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including, for
    example, statements relating to industry and company trends, business
    outlook and products. Forward-looking statements are subject to a
    number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which might
    cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
    implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include
    Virage Logic's ability to improve its operations; its ability to
    forecast its business, including its revenue, income and order flow
    outlook; Virage Logic's ability to execute on its strategy to become
    a provider of semiconductor IP platforms; Virage Logic's ability to
    continue to develop new products and maintain and develop new
    relationships with third-party foundries and integrated device
    manufacturers; adoption of Virage Logic's technologies by
    semiconductor companies and increases or fluctuations in the demand
    for their products; the company's ability to overcome the challenges
    associated with establishing licensing relationships with
    semiconductor companies; the company's ability to obtain royalty
    revenues from customers in addition to license fees, to receive
    accurate information necessary for calculating royalty revenues and
    to collect royalty revenues from customers; business and economic
    conditions generally and in the semiconductor industry in particular;
    competition in the market for semiconductor IP platforms; and other
    risks including those described in the company's Annual Report on
    Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2005, and in Virage
    Logic's other periodic reports filed with the SEC, all of which are
    available from Virage Logic's website (www.viragelogic.com) or from
    the SEC's website (www.sec.gov), and in news releases and other
    communications. Virage Logic disclaims any intention or duty to
    update any forward-looking statements made in this news release.

    Contacts
    Virage Logic Corporation
    Sabina Burns, 510-743-8115
    [email protected]
    or
    McCle nahan Bruer Communications
    Venera Cushman, 503-546-1035
    [email protected]
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