ParthusCeva Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2002


SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- ParthusCeva, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCVA) (LSE:PCV), the industry's leading provider of licensable Digital Signal Processor (DSP) cores and Platform-level solutions, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002.

ParthusCeva was formed through the combination of ParthusCeva, Inc. (formerly known as Ceva, Inc.) and Parthus Technologies plc, on November 1, 2002. ParthusCeva has accounted for the combination as the acquisition of Parthus Technologies plc on November 1; accordingly, the results below include the results of the Parthus business for only the last two months of the periods ended December 31, 2002.

Fourth Quarter 2002 (U.S. GAAP) (Includes 3 months of Ceva and 2 months of Parthus)

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002 were $5.7 million. Royalty revenues for the quarter were $673,000. Licensing and royalty revenues represented 68% of total revenues, with five new agreements signed in the quarter and twelve per-unit royalty customers shipping products. Gross margins in the fourth quarter were 78%. Operating expenses were $28.5 million (including in-process research and development charges of $15.8 million and restructuring charges of $6.4 million). ParthusCeva reported a net loss of approximately $24.4 million for the fourth quarter. This net loss includes: (1) a restructuring charge of $6.4 million in association with the restructuring program implemented in November 2002, (2) a one-time, non-cash charge for in-process research and development arising as a result of the combination of ParthusCeva and Parthus of $15.8 million, (3) non-cash amortization of intangibles arising as a result of the combination of $226,000, and (4) foreign exchange losses of approximately $484,000 arising principally on Euro liabilities as a result of the appreciation of the Euro against the U.S. dollar. Basic and diluted net loss per share was $1.80.

Full-Year 2002 (U.S. GAAP) (Includes 12 months of Ceva and the last two months of Parthus)

Total revenues for 2002 were $19.2 million. Licensing and royalty revenues represented 77% of revenues, with 12 new agreements signed in the year and 12 per-unit royalty customers shipping by year-end. Gross margins in 2002 were 89%. Operating expenses for 2002 before in-process research and development and restructuring charges were $15.5 million.

ParthusCeva had a net loss of $21.9 million for 2002. This net loss includes: (1) a restructuring charge of $6.4 million in association with the restructuring program described above, (2) a one-time, non-cash charge for in-process research and development arising as a result of the combination of ParthusCeva and Parthus of $15.8 million, (3) amortization of intangibles arising as a result of the combination of $226,000, and (4) foreign exchange losses of $484,000 arising principally on Euro liabilities as a result of the appreciation of the Euro against the U.S. dollar. Basic and diluted net loss per share was $2.15.

Pro Forma Combined Revenues for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2002

Including the results of the Parthus business for the full periods, the company's pro forma combined revenues would have been $6.6 million for the fourth quarter and $51.2 million for the full-year 2002.

Kevin Fielding, Chief Executive Officer of ParthusCeva, commented: "While our quarter four results reflect the weak semiconductor environment, our sales pipeline remains strong. We were very pleased to sign a leading wireless handset vendor in the quarter, which we see as further evidence of acceptance of our DSP architecture, especially for cellular applications.

We made significant progress in the fourth quarter in completing our combination, defining our strategic goals and subsequently restructuring and integrating the two companies. With this renewed product focus, we plan to launch an extensive range of integrated DSP cores and associated application-level products in 2003. Consequently, we believe we have the technology and financial base in place to achieve our 2003 corporate goals of market leadership in DSP technology and profitable growth."

About ParthusCeva, Inc.

Headquartered in San Jose, with principal offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Herzeliah, Israel, ParthusCeva (Nasdaq:PCVA) (LSE:PCV) is a leading licensor of DSP and application-specific platform Intellectual Property (IP) to the semiconductor industry. ParthusCeva was created through the combination of Parthus Technologies plc, a leading provider of application-specific platform IP, and Ceva, formerly the licensing division of DSP Group, Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement

This document contains "forward-looking statements", which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including, without limitation, statements to the effect that the company or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans" and similar expressions) should be considered forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, include uncertainties relating to the ability of management to successfully integrate the operations of Parthus and Ceva, uncertainties relating to the acceptance of our DSP cores and semiconductor intellectual property offerings, continuing or worsening weakness in our markets and those of our customers, quarterly variations in our results, and other uncertainties that are discussed in the registration statement on Form S-1 and the most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ParthusCeva, on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


                            PARTHUSCEVA, INC.

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS -- U.S. GAAP
           (U.S. Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data)


                                                 Quarter      Year
                                                  Ended       Ended
                                                 Dec 31,     Dec 31,
                                                  2002        2002
                                                Unaudited   Unaudited

 Revenues
 Licensing and royalty                             $3,823     $14,739
 Other
  revenue                                           1,840       4,457
 Total revenues                                     5,663      19,196

 Cost of revenues                                   1,230       2,168

 Gross profit                                       4,433      17,028
 Operating expenses
 Research and development                           3,790       8,414
 Sales and marketing                                1,129       3,356
 General and administration                         1,159       3,520
 Amortization of other intangible assets              226         226
 In-process research
  and development charge                           15,771      15,771
 Restructuring charge                               6,442       6,442
 Total operating expenses                          28,517      37,729
 Income (loss) from operations                    (24,084)    (20,701)
 Interest and similar income, net                     199         277
 Foreign exchange loss                               (484)       (484)
 Income (loss) before taxes                       (24,369)    (20,908)
 Provision for  income taxes                          (52)     (1,014)
 Net income (loss)                               $(24,421)   $(21,922)
 Basic and diluted net loss per share             $(1.803)    $(2.154)
 Weighted average number of shares of
  Common Stock in computation of basic and
   diluted loss per share                          13,544      10,177


                          PARTHUSCEVA, INC.

                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET -- U.S. GAAP
                     (U.S. Dollars in Thousands)


                                                Year        Year
                                                Ended       Ended
                                               Dec 31,      Dec 31,
                                                2002         2001
                                             Unaudited     Audited
      ASSETS

 Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                 $73,810        $ --
     Trade receivables, net                      4,029       8,115
     Prepayments and other current assets        4,190         319
     Deferred income tax                            --         240
     Inventories                                   168          50
          Total current assets                  82,197       8,724
 Severance pay fund                              1,152       1,084
 Long term lease deposits                           --         190
 Property and equipment, net                     6,593       2,199
 Investments                                     1,350          --
 Goodwill                                       38,398          --
 Other intangible assets                         5,492          --

 Total Assets                                 $135,182     $12,197

                 LIABILITIES AND
               STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current Liabilities:
     Trade payables                              2,491         707
     Accrued expenses and other payables        19,007       2,525
     Income taxes payable                        1,291       3,496
     Deferred revenues (net)                     1,115          --
          Total current liabilities             23,904       6,728
 Accrued severance pay                           1,231       1,124
          Total liabilities                     25,135       7,852
 Stockholders' equity
     Common stock                                   18          20
     Additional paid in capital                134,026          --
     Capital (return) contribution
      from related party                        (2,075)      4,325
     Loss for year                             (21,922)         --
 Total stockholders' equity                    110,047       4,345
          Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
           Equity                             $135,182     $12,197


            

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