Rochester, NY, Oct. 15, 2004 - EMA Design Automation and the Chronology Division of Forte Design Systems have announced a partnership. EMA will provide exclusive distribution and support throughout North America for Chronology's TimingDesigner timing analysis product.

The goal of the partnership is to enable EMA to enhance the solutions that they provide their current customers and to expand the availability of TimingDesigner in the marketplace.

"Timing analysis plays an increasingly prominent role in the identification and resolution of system operation issues," said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. "Through this collaboration with Chronology, we can now offer our customers the ability to obtain fast and complete timing margin analysis for their designs."