Mentor Graphics Releases Enhanced Flagship Suite for Electrical Systems Design
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 3, 2004—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced availability of the Capital Harness Systems(TM) product
suite release 2004.1. The Capital Harness Systems (CHS) product suite
is a comprehensive data-centric, end-to-end software toolset for the
design, analysis, engineering and production of large scale electrical
interconnect systems. Users can select from a wide range of integrated
point tools within CHS. These tools all act on a single data
repository, thus eliminating data re-entry and greatly simplifying the
complex change management issues commonly encountered.
The 2004.1 release of the CHS product suite delivers significantly
enhanced capabilities in several areas. Examples include:
-- Dynamic electrical simulation, which provides real-time
feedback to design engineers. This significantly speeds the
process of designing complicated electrical circuits.
-- Design abstraction, which allows engineers to visualize
electrical designs at various levels of detail. Simplified
design data management and more selective reporting are
typical benefits of this feature.
-- Design comparison, which provides graphical representation of
connectivity or properties differences between related
designs. This simplifies the process of evaluating complex
design changes.
-- Enhanced harness drawing features, such as display of
composite wire tables, display of terminal materials and
display of nested dimensions for complex bundle
configurations. These capabilities support the static drawing
paradigm that is still common within this domain.
-- New integrations with third party Mechanical CAD (MCAD) tools,
such as UGS I-deas.
"The CHS product suite is updated on a regular six-month cycle,"
said Nick Smith, product marketing director, Integrated Electrical
Systems Division, Mentor Graphics. "The 2004.1 release adds many
capabilities to this leading edge toolset. It delivers against our
vision of a much more efficient, repeatable design-to-manufacture
process. We are trying to release engineers from time-consuming and
error-prone tasks such as documentation and checking. This leaves the
engineers free to undertake the truly value-add design tasks, which is
where a company's competitive advantage often lies."
More information on the Capital Harness Systems product suite is
available by visiting http://www.mentor.com/harness/.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 about $675
million and employs approximately 3,800 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: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark, and Capital Harness
Systems is a trademark of Mentor Graphics. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
James Price, +44 161 926 1637
james_price@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
