Mentor Graphics Inventra IP Division Joins Open Core Protocol International Partnership
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2002--Open Core Protocol
International Partnership (OCP-IP) today announced the Mentor
Graphics® Inventra(TM) IP Division (Nasdaq:MENT - News) has joined the
organization. Membership in OCP-IP enables Mentor to provide its
customers better design reuse and faster time-to-market by ensuring
the rapid creation of interoperable virtual components.
Mentor Graphics Inventra IP Division is the leading broadline IP
supplier for industry standards, supporting Bluetooth(TM), USB 2.0 and
USB On-The-Go, Ethernet and Wireless LAN (802.11). OCP-IP provides the
tools and services to its members that are required for the
implementation of the OCP socket and plug-and-play SOC design
methodology with IP cores from Mentor Graphics.
"Open, common IP interfaces are increasingly important as the
industry continues to move toward complex SOC designs," said Mike
Kaskowitz, general manager for Mentor"s Inventra Division. "We are
proud to acknowledge and champion efforts that establish commercially
backed, non-proprietary industry standards maximizing the use of IP
blocks, shortening design cycles, and bringing products to market
faster."
"Mentor is a premier provider and distributor of IP cores and
supporting technologies. We are pleased to count them among our
membership," said Ian Mackintosh, president of OCP-IP. "Industry
leaders like Mentor are joining OCP-IP because they understand the
importance of a complete socket standard that is universally
applicable irregardless of chip architecture or processor cores."
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, Mentor Graphics reported revenues over the last 12 months of
about $600 million and employs approximately 3,500 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.
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP) was
formed in December 2001 to promote and support the open core protocol
(OCP) as the complete socket standard that ensures rapid creation and
integration of interoperable virtual components. In addition to
Sonics, Inc., the inventor of the OCP technology, OCP-IP"s founding
members and initial Governing Steering Committee participants are:
Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN - News), MIPS Technologies
(NasdaqNM:MIPS), and United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC - News).
OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation focused on delivering the first
fully supported, openly licensed core-centric protocol that
comprehensively fulfills system-level integration requirements. The
OCP facilitates IP core reusability and reduces design time and risk,
along with manufacturing costs for SOC designs. For additional
background and membership information, visit www.OCPIP.org.
Note to Editors: Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and
Inventra is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
company or product names are the registered trademark or trademarks of
their respective owners.
Contact:
OCP-IP
Ian Mackintosh, 650/938-2500 ext. 106
ian@ocpip.org
or
VitalCom
Scott Seiden, 650/637-8212 ext. 208
scott@vitalcompr.com
