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STMicroelectronics Chooses AMS Design Tools from Mentor Graphics as Foundation for New Methodology
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2001--Mentor Graphics
Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today announced that STMicroelectronics (ST)
has standardized on a mixed-signal design methodology based on the
Mentor Graphics® ADVance(TM) MS, ModelSim®, Eldo(TM) RF and Mach
TA(TM) tools.
ST will make its proprietary VHDL-AMS models and libraries
available to customers who use the Mentor Graphics tool set.
The ADVance MS language-neutral mixed-signal simulator is the
heart of the methodology. It supports VHDL-AMS, Verilog-AMS, VHDL,
Verilog, C, Spice and accelerated transistor-level simulation in a
single simulation environment. ModelSim, Mach TA and Eldo technologies
are tightly integrated within ADVance MS. A choice of design languages
and simulation engines in a unified environment is very advantageous
as it eliminates miscommunication between design engineers, encourages
architecture experimentation, simplifies late stage changes, enables
full chip verification and facilitates design reuse.
``A robust simulation methodology for analog/mixed-signal SoC, one
of the competitive advantages of STMicroelectronics, has been proven
on several designs, such as hard disk drive read/write channel or
power management chips in both BICMOS 0.25 um and CMOS 0.18 um,'' said
Phillippe Magarshack, Central R&D group vice president for Design
Automation at STMicroelectronics. ``This approach uses the capability
of mixing different levels of abstraction and accuracy (from
transistor to behavioral), for analog and digital, supported by the
ADVance MS tool suite of Mentor Graphics. The high-level of
abstraction languages for models is also suitable for the IP exchange
between ST design centers and their user communities.''
``Today, many IC designs are extremely complex and contain a higher
degree of digital and analog interaction,'' said Jue-Hsien Chern, vice
president and general manager for the Deep Submicron (DSM) division of
Mentor Graphics. ``Our AMS tool suite offers unprecedented flexibility,
making any combination of top-down and bottom-up design possible for
AMS SoC. In fact, it's the only tool suite on the market that offers
such versatility and performance.''
Mentor Graphics AMS, Full-Custom Design Tools
ADVance MS, ModelSim, Eldo RF and Mach TA are part of the Mentor
Graphics comprehensive solution for the unique challenges of
analog/mixed-signal and DSM designs. The Mentor Graphics best-in-class
technologies allow circuit designers to verify the functionality and
performance of very large and complex designs quickly and accurately
while avoiding long verification cycles, excessive interations and
expensive silicon turns.
About Mentor Graphics Corporation
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products
and consulting services for the world's most successful electronics
and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues over the last 12 months of more than $600 million and employs
approximately 2,850 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are
located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777;
Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San
Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics and ModelSim are registered trademark of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. ADVance MS, Eldo, Mach TA and Eldo RF are
trademarks Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company and/or
product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Carole Thurman, 503/685-4716
carole_thurman@mentor.com
or
Benjamin Group/BSMG
Kara Lakkees, 503/283-8800
kara_lakkees@benjamingroup.com
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