Mentor Graphics Announces Comprehensive Support for the Altera Stratix Device Family
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002--Continuing its
support for the programmable logic industry's most advanced
architectures, Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq:MENT - news) today announced support
for the Stratix(TM) device family from Altera Corporation.
Close technology collaboration between the two companies has
yielded a front-to-back design and verification solution that allows
Altera customers to maximize the performance of the Stratix devices.
"Our Stratix device family delivers the fastest performance in the
programmable logic industry," said Tim Southgate, Altera's vice
president of software and tools marketing. "To extract performance
like this requires a close partnership with the EDA community. Over
the last nine months, Mentor Graphics has worked with us throughout
the design process to tailor its products to our customer needs."
To support the performance requirements of the Stratix
architecture, Mentor Graphics offers a full suite of programmable
logic device (PLD) solutions, including products for design creation,
verification, co-verification, embedded systems, intellectual property
and FPGA-on-board. In addition, Mentor's STAR-award winning Customer
Support team is available for all of its programmable logic solutions.
"To develop applications based on the Stratix architecture,
Altera's customers require easy-to-use, high-performance tools
specifically designed for the requirements of complex programmable
logic design," said Anne Sanquini, vice president and general manager
of the HDL Design Division at Mentor Graphics. "Mentor's collaboration
with Altera enables our mutual customers to create, verify and produce
designs faster, reducing their time from concept to production."
About the Stratix Device Family from Altera
Stratix devices are based on a 1.5-V, 0.13-micron, all-layer
copper SRAM process, with densities ranging from 10,570 to 114,140
logic elements (LEs) and up to 10 Mbits of RAM. Stratix devices offer
up to 28 DSP blocks with up to 224 embedded multipliers, optimized for
DSP applications that require high data processing. Stratix devices
support various differential I/O electrical standards such as LVDS,
LVPECL, PCML, and HyperTransport, as well as high-speed interfaces,
including UTOPIA IV, SPI-4 Phase 2, SFI-4, 10G Ethernet XSBI, RapidIO,
HyperTransport, and others. Stratix devices also offer a complete
clock management solution with its hierarchical clock structure and up
to 12 phase-locked loops (PLLs). More technical information about the
Stratix device family is available at www.altera.com/stratix.
About Altera
Altera Corporation (Nasdaq:ALTR - news) is the world's pioneer in
system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) solutions. Combining programmable
logic technology with software tools, intellectual property, and
technical services, Altera provides high-value programmable solutions
to approximately 14,000 customers worldwide. More information is
available at www.altera.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT - news) 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 electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of more
than $600 million and employs approximately 3,100 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 a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. Altera, APEX and Stratix are trademarks and/or service
marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Amy Malagamba, 503/685-7836
amy_malagamba@mentor.com
or
Benjamin Group (Media Contact)
Jeremiah Glodoveza, 415/352-2628 ext. 136
jeremiah_glodoveza@benjamingroup.com
or
Altera Corporation Contact
Ami Dorrell, 408/544-6397
newsroom@altera.com
