WILSONVILLE, Ore., Dec. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that it has joined
GLOBALFOUNDRIES' FDXcelerator™ Partner Program. FDXcelerator
program partners support customers of GLOBALFOUNDRIES FDX™
technologies by providing a variety of design solutions, including
approved design methodology, IP development expertise,
hardware/software system integration expertise, and other critical
software, services, and support. They participate in FDXcelerator
Partner Program events, and receive early access to the
GLOBALFOUNDRIES FDX roadmap and associated technology
offerings.
"Mentor Graphics is proud to have expanded our long-term
relationship with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to include the FDXcelerator
Partner Program," said Joe Sawicki,
vice-president and general manager of the Design-to-Silicon
division at Mentor Graphics. "We look forward to delivering an
enhanced set of solutions to mutual customers in support of
GLOBALFOUNDRIES FDX offerings that will enable the development of
high quality low-power designs based upon FD-SOI technology."
Mentor Graphics offerings participating in the FDXcelerator
program include:
- Multiple design implementation solutions from Digital IC
Design, including the Oasys-RTL™ floorplanning and synthesis
platform and Nitro-SoC™ next-generation place and route
platform.
- The Calibre® platform, including the Calibre DFM tool suite,
the most comprehensive set of IC design verification tools in the
EDA industry. Calibre tools will be designated as the sign-off
tools for FDX across all GLOBALFOUNDRIES design creation
flows.
- The Analog FastSPICE (AFS)™ Platform, the fastest, most
accurate, and highest capacity simulation for nanometer-scale
circuits, and the Eldo® Platform, the most advanced circuit
verification for analog-centric circuits. Collaboration with
GLOBALFOUNDRIES includes device and circuit level certification for
22FDX, and support of reference flows for 22FDX.
- The Tessent® product suite of comprehensive silicon test and
yield analysis solutions includes a full design for test reference
flow for 22FDX designs, and provides the industry's highest test
quality, lowest test cost, and fastest time to root cause of test
failures.
"We are very pleased that Mentor Graphics has joined our
FDXcelerator Partner Program," said Alain Mutricy, senior vice
president of product management at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. "The
combination of Mentor's EDA offerings and our FDX technologies
provide customers with the solutions that will enable success in
delivering products for today's highly competitive IC markets."
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a
world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions,
providing products, consulting services, and award-winning support
for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor, and
systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues in the last fiscal year of approximately $1.18 billion. Corporate headquarters are located
at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, Calibre, Tessent, and Eldo are
registered trademarks and Analog FastSPICE, AFS, Nitro-SoC, and
Oasys-RTL are trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.)
For more information, please contact:
Suzanne Graham
Mentor Graphics
503.685.7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
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