WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2001--Mentor Graphics
Corp., the leader in customizable design reuse infrastructures and
methodologies, today announced the availability of version 3.0 of its
QuickUse(TM) Development System (QDS).
QDS 3.0 enables the creation of efficient and expandable knowledge
management systems that provide designers with web-based access to
information they need to be more productive with new tools, to improve
design quality, and to reuse existing design data quickly and with
confidence.
Since its introduction in June 1999, the QuickUse Development
System has formed the foundation for System-on-Chip (SoC) design
environments for several customers, including Toshiba Corporation, and
has been used to measure significant design cycle time reductions in
excess of 30% depending on the engagement's implementation. QDS 3.0
expands on the core features offered in the original version of the
product by offering users extended capabilities for SoC design as well
as knowledge management, IP qualification, flow integration, data
exchange and more.
(See Toshiba Corporation Adopts the Mentor Graphics QuickUse
Development System as Cross-Divisional Design Framework Mentor
Graphics Automates the IP Qualification Process with the QuickUse IP
Qualification System and the attached QuickUse Development System 3.0
Fact Sheet, June 14, 2001.)
Time-to-market pressures in the SoC market force a frequent
retooling of design environments, straining corporations trying to
reuse knowledge and data accumulated from previous design projects.
QDS 3.0 was designed to ease the transition to new environments or
enhance the performance of existing flows. By facilitating the
creation of a customized design environment, QDS 3.0 increases design
productivity by improving team communication and collaboration through
web-based information sharing, automating standardized procedures,
such as IP qualification and data integration, and providing user
guidance for complex processes, such as functional verification.
QDS can be customized to create many types of design environment
functions, from simple design repositories, to functional verification
management systems, to complete SoC design platforms. Mentor
Consulting facilitates the deployment and enterprise-wide adoption of
these customized knowledge data management systems by providing
on-site training, deployment and maintenance programs supporting
worldwide, enterprise-wide usage.
``Knowledge management is the key to bridging the gap between
designer needs and design environment realities,'' said Phil Bishop,
vice president and general manager of Mentor's Consulting division.
``QDS 3.0 enables companies to build scalable design knowledge
management systems on a proven, scalable platform that encourages
design reuse, guards design quality and enhances the overall
productivity of chip designers. Mentor continues to differentiate
itself from other EDA consulting organizations by providing a unique
blend of productized offerings and on-site service and support.''
Pricing and Availability
Pricing for this product is based on an initial license fee of
U.S. $250,000 plus the projected level of customization required from
Mentor Consulting. Mentor Consulting brings in lessons learned from
real-world implementations to ensure each customized design
environment achieves the customer's design objectives. For more
information email Mentor Consulting at mentor_consulting@mentor.com.
About Mentor Consulting
Mentor Consulting is the leader in worldwide semiconductor
intellectual property services and maintenance and a provider of
innovative solutions addressing today's design and verification
challenges. The company's infrastructure and methodology solutions for
System-on-Chip design, board process, system verification and design
reuse are used worldwide by forward-looking electronics companies to
optimize their design productivity and advance adoption of the latest
industry design best practices. For more information on these and
other services and products email Mentor Consulting at
mentor_consulting@mentor.com or visit www.mentor.com/consulting.
About Mentor Graphics
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 is registered trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. QuickUse is a trademark for Mentor Graphics Corp. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
QuickUse Development System 3.0
Optimized Design Knowledge Management
FACT SHEET
The QuickUse(TM) Development System (QDS) 3.0 enables the creation
of efficient and expandable knowledge management systems that provide
designers with web-based access to the information they need to be
more productive. Highly scalable, the system can be customized to
create many types of design environment functions, from simple design
repositories, to functional verification management systems, to
complete System-on-chip (SoC) design platforms.
Mentor Consulting facilitates the deployment and enterprise-wide
adoption of these customized knowledge data management systems by
providing on-site training, deployment and maintenance programs
supporting worldwide, enterprise-wide usage.
QDS Enables the Following Customizable and Scalable Design
Knowledge Management Environments:
Internet-based Design Repository
QDS creates an internet-based repository of design data. The QDS
repository protects critical design data including IP and chip design
elements, scripts, verification suites, documentation and design
flows.
IP Qualification
QDS manages the qualification of IP design data for industry
standards such as VSIA and RMM and can direct data through automated
qualification flows such as Mentor Consulting's QuickUse Methodology.
Qualification profiles may also be customized to address variations in
standards for a company, a particular site, or a specific design
group. (See Mentor Graphics Automates the IP Qualification Process
with the QuickUse IP Qualification System, June 14, 2001.)
Team Collaboration
Design projects are often performed across design locations or
between companies. QDS provides systems for designer communications,
work-in-progress design management and design issue tracking that may
be used to create design collaboration environments. The QDS
environment can also be customized to support design review processes
and the system provides an audit trail application that tracks the
development and usage of design components.
Design Data Exchange
The internet-based QDS environment may be configured to provide
automated XML exchange of design data from suppliers, to customers, or
between internal design organizations. This provides the basis for
numerous supply-chain management applications.
Flow Integration
QDS is capable of integrating design data with chip design
methodologies through a flexible, tool-independent flow management
system. This enables automation of key design functions and the
development of guidance systems for new designers. The organization
may also use this to manage and measure design productivity using the
QDS-based environment.
SoC platforms
Some SoC design structures are well suited for complete design
reuse. For such designs, QDS can be configured into an automated rapid
chip integration system. Patent-pending algorithms and socketization
techniques are employed by the system to create the SoC database from
user specification. The QDS system takes the chip through the complete
design flow, from specification to tape-out, and includes running an
automated functional verification suite for the design.
Pricing and Availability
Pricing for this product is based on an initial license fee of
U.S. $250,000 plus the projected level of customization required from
Mentor Consulting. Mentor Consulting brings in lessons learned from
real-world implementations to ensure each customized design
environment achieves the customer's design objectives. For more
information email Mentor Consulting at mentor_consulting@mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics is registered trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. QuickUse is a trademark for Mentor Graphics Corp. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
For Mentor Graphics
Leanne White, 503/685-1984
leanne_white@mentor.com
or
Benjamin Group/BSMG Worldwide
Jeremiah Glodoveza, 415/352-2628 ext. 559
jeremiah@benjamingroup.com
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