Mentor Graphics FastScan ATPG Tool Selected for UMC's 130 and 90 Nanometer Reference Flow
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 25, 2004—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced that its industry-leading automatic test pattern generation
(ATPG) tool, FastScan(TM), has been selected for UMC's 130 and 90
nanometer digital reference flow. FastScan was chosen by UMC for its
ability to achieve high test coverage and because it can be easily
integrated into any standard design flow. Additionally, due to the
widespread adoption of FastScan among many of the largest integrated
circuit (IC) companies, UMC customers may already be familiar and have
experience with the tool and its capabilities.
"We worked closely with Mentor Graphics to develop the ATPG
portion of our reference flow. Using FastScan, we are able to achieve
excellent test coverage which ensures we are providing our customers
with high-test quality for their designs," said Ken Liou, director of
the Design Support division at UMC.
The UMC digital reference flow provides a top-down proven solution
from RTL to GDSII. The comprehensive flow targets customers designing
system-on-chips (SoCs) on UMC's 130 and 90 nanometer processes. The
flow is also designed to adapt to any customer design environment.
Mentor's work on the ATPG portion of the flow included design-for-test
(DFT) library translation and verification.
"With FastScan in use at the top IC manufacturers, it's imperative
that it offers the highest performance, highest test coverage and
scalability to meet changing quality and technology needs," said
Robert Hum, vice president and general manager, Design Verification
and Test division, Mentor Graphics. "As process technologies evolve,
proven solutions are needed to address the design and test issues that
arise. We work closely with our customers and foundry partners, such
as UMC, to ensure FastScan is able to meet both current and future
test challenges."
About FastScan
Mentor Graphics' FastScan is the most advanced ATPG tool
available. Easily integrated into any standard design flow, the tool
provides the highest test coverage while dramatically reducing
test-pattern-generation time. FastScan offers a wide range of fault
models and pattern types for more thorough testing, comprehensive
design rules checks, and innovative algorithms for
performance-oriented pattern compaction. For more information visit
www.mentor.com/dft.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) 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 FastScan is a
trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product
names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Leanne White, 503-685-1984
leanne_white@mentor.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Emily Taylor, 503-552-3733
etaylor@webershandwick.com
