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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001--Model Technology, a Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq:MENT) company, today announced that its hardware description language (HDL) simulator, ModelSim®, has received mixed-language sign-off endorsement from Toshiba.

Toshiba's support for both VHDL and Verilog versions of ModelSim, along with ModelSim's language neutral licensing, provides designers with a simulation tool that can efficiently run register-transfer level (RTL) and gate-level simulation during the creation of high-level application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), including chips focusing on broadband, mixed signal and networking.

Due to the particular needs of communication ASICs, Toshiba required a dynamic simulation tool that could handle the complex and multiple language demands of the ASIC design. ModelSim, with its dual language capabilities and its increased performance in RTL and gate-level simulation, allows Toshiba designers to focus on more critical areas of the design process, instead of worrying about language constraints and simulation run times.

``ModelSim's ability to work in either VHDL or Verilog was a major incentive for Toshiba to sign-off on the tool,'' said Ulrich Roettcher, CAE manager of Toshiba European LSI Design and Engineering Center. ``Another significant factor was Model Technology's continued focus on performance and time-to-market constraints during RTL and specifically, gate-level simulation. ModelSim provides the necessary simulation solution for our communication ASICs, many of which contain multiple asynchronous blocks and operate at smaller and smaller deep sub-micron levels.''

``Toshiba's stamp of approval is an important accomplishment for ModelSim as we continue to expand our presence in the HDL simulation market,'' said John Lenyo, direct of marketing Model Technology. ``By partnering with Toshiba our ASIC customers now have a solution that fully addresses their mixed-language challenges in order to deliver faster simulation results.''

About Model Technology

Model Technology Inc., a Mentor Graphics Company (Nasdaq:MENT), is the industry's leading supplier of HDL simulation tools. Model Technology provides ASIC and FPGA designers with the latest in simulation technology regardless of the language (VHDL, Verilog or mixed-HDL) or platform (Unix, Windows, Linux) used. With more than 60,000 licensed units sold worldwide, ModelSim is the most popular HDL simulator in the industry. For information on the nearest Model Technology representative or Model Technology products, call 503/641-1340, email sales@model.com, or visit www.model.com.

Model Technology and ModelSim are registered trademark or trademarks of Model Technology Inc. Toshiba is a registered trademark of Toshiba. All other company and/or product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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