Lattice Semiconductor and Mentor Graphics Extend and Expand Partnership
HILLSBORO, Ore. & WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 6, 2004—
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:LSCC) and
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), today announced a
multi-year extension and expansion of their OEM agreement for Mentor
Graphics synthesis and simulation tools. The new agreement adds the
Mentor Graphics(R) Precision(R) RTL synthesis tool to the Lattice OEM
portfolio, further strengthening Lattice's tool offering. The Mentor
Graphics products, Precision RTL and Leonardo(R)Spectrum, together
with the industry standard ModelSim(R) Simulator, will be bundled with
Lattice ispLEVER(R) design tools and will support all Lattice
programmable logic devices, including the new LatticeECP-DSP(TM)
("EConomyPlusDSP") and LatticeEC(TM) ("EConomy") FPGA device families.
"Lattice is pleased to extend our partnership with Mentor
Graphics," said Stan Kopec, Lattice vice president of corporate
marketing. "This new agreement strongly reaffirms our mutual
commitment to providing our customers with the very best design tool
solutions for programmable logic by giving users greater functionality
and performance in synthesis and a significantly faster simulation
environment."
"This partnership with Lattice enables Mentor Graphics to deliver
new tools and performance enhancements to our mutual customer base and
is a further affirmation of our leadership as an FPGA design solutions
provider," said Simon Bloch, general manager, Design Creation and
Synthesis Division, Mentor Graphics. "The power of the Precision RTL
synthesis tool and Lattice's new FPGA families, including the
LatticeECP-DSP and LatticeEC devices, will provide Lattice users a
winning combination for all their FPGA design requirements."
Improved Performance and New, Advanced Design Capabilities
The Precision RTL synthesis tool is optimized to deliver superior
synthesis results quickly and easily. In addition, it provides a
breadth of advanced design creation and design analysis capabilities,
such as a full-featured, ASIC-strength static timing analysis tool and
intuitive design project management. Mentor Graphics is currently
optimizing Precision RTL support for the new Lattice FPGA device
architectures. Shipments of Lattice ispLEVER, including the Precision
RTL synthesis tool, are expected later this quarter. Until then, and
during an appropriate transition period, Lattice will continue to
provide Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum synthesis tools to its
customers.
In addition to the inclusion of the Precision RTL synthesis tool,
the performance of the Lattice OEM version of Mentor Graphics ModelSim
simulator has been enhanced for verifying complex designs. Simulation
performance and capacity have been increased and will be available to
Lattice customers in the 4.2 release of the ispLEVER tools.
About LatticeECP/EC FPGAs
The LatticeECP-DSP and LatticeEC FPGA device families are
architected to provide the most optimized feature sets combined with
the lowest total solution costs of any FPGAs. The new LatticeECP-DSP
products, targeted for high-performance DSP applications, provide up
to a 50 percent performance and 75 percent logic utilization
improvement over other low-cost solutions when implementing common DSP
functions. The LatticeEC FPGA product family, targeted for
general-purpose FPGA applications, is a precise and targeted response
to the market's explosive demand for low-cost, architecturally
streamlined logic solutions. Through advanced 130nm silicon
technology, an optimized architecture and proprietary circuit design,
the new Lattice devices lower total solution costs by up to 30 percent
to 50 percent compared with existing FPGA solutions, and are expected
to broaden the adoption of FPGAs within the $20 billion ASIC
marketplace.
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/.
About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation designs, develops and markets
the broadest range of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Field
Programmable System Chips (FPSC) and high-performance ISP(TM)
Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), including Complex Programmable Logic
Devices (CPLD), Programmable Analog Chips (PAC(TM)), and Programmable
Digital Interconnect (GDX(TM)). Lattice also offers industry leading
SERDES products. Lattice is "Bringing the Best Together" with
comprehensive solutions for today's system designs, delivering
innovative programmable silicon products that embody leading-edge
system expertise.
Lattice products are sold worldwide through an extensive network
of independent sales representatives and distributors, primarily to
OEM customers in the fields of communications, computing, computer
peripherals, instrumentation, industrial controls and military
systems. Company headquarters are located at 5555 NE Moore Court,
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6421, USA; telephone 503-268-8000, fax
503-268-8037. For more information about Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation, visit http://www.latticesemi.com.
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and pricing, technological and product development risks and other
risk factors detailed in the Securities and Exchange Commission
filings. Actual results may differ materially from forward-looking
statements.
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/.
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Lattice (& design), L (&
design), ISP, LatticeEC, LatticeECP, LatticeECP-DSP, ispLEVER, and
specific product designations are either registered trademarks or
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the United States and/or other countries.
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United States and/or other countries.
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Contact:
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Debra Laytonm, 720-494-1043
debra_layton@mentor.com
or
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Brian Kiernan, 503-268-8739
brian.kiernan@latticesemi.com
