LSI Logic licenses Ethernet MAC Core from Mentor Graphics
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 15, 2005—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced that LSI Logic has licensed Mentor's 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Media Access Controller (MAC) Intellectual Property (IP) core. The
core has been proven in silicon and has been pre-verified and tested
for easy integration into System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. Mentor
Graphics continues to provide third-party IP with cores supporting
major communications protocols, including Ethernet 802.3, USB 2.0, USB
On-the-Go, Parallel and Serial ATA, and PCI Express.
Mentor Graphics acquired the complete line of Ethernet IP from
Alcatel in July 2003. Mentor has enhanced and grown the product line
since its acquisition with the addition of new features and product
offerings such as the M-SGMII Serial Gigabit Media Independent
Interface (M-SGMII) core. Mentor IP is silicon-proven in multiple
process technologies, and is currently used in 10/100 Mbit/s ports and
Gigabit Ethernet ports shipping worldwide.
"This Ethernet MAC IP provides designers with more time to
concentrate on product differentiation and delivering products to
market before their competitors," said Terry Pence, communications
marketing manager, LSI Logic, "This IP from Mentor Graphics meets our
stringent criteria, and we are pleased to offer versions based on this
industry-leading core to our mutual customers for both ASIC and
RapidChip(R) Platform ASIC implementations."
Being designed into the LSI Logic IP library means the function,
performance, verification, timing, test and manufacturability issues
have already been resolved, providing designers with a head start on
their system architecture. The 10/100/1000 MAC core is a "high
adoption" rate core being driven by the need for network connectivity
in consumer, storage and embedded systems. In the traditional
enterprise networking space, growing port density requirements are
quickly accelerating the Gigabit Ethernet adoption rate.
"Mentor Graphics continues to gain recognition as a leading
provider of third-party IP for several key technologies, including PCI
Express, USB, Storage and Ethernet," said Michael Kaskowitz, general
manager of the Intellectual Property Division of Mentor Graphics. "Our
cores are proven in silicon, designed to be easily integrated into any
design and independently rated for quality and compliance, making a
core from Mentor Graphics a trusted solution for the most complex
designs."
About the Mentor Graphics PE-MCXMAC(TM) Ethernet Controller
The PE-MCXMAC IP core from Mentor Graphics is a full-featured
Media Access Controller capable of full-duplex operation at 10, 100,
or 1000 megabits per second and half-duplex operation at 10, or 100
megabits per second. The PE-MCXMAC core includes a MII and Gigabit MII
Interface, as well as the MAC Control Sub-layer as defined in 802.3x.
Support is included for both standard and proprietary Control frames.
Reduced Gigabit MII, reduced MII, 10/100 Mbps Serial MII and 1000 Mbps
TBI SERDES are also available in the Mentor Graphics range of soft
cores.
The PE-MCXMAC core also includes the MAC Control sub-layer, which
provides support for Control frames, particularly PAUSE frames. (Other
types of Control frames can be supported through setting optional
configuration bits.) This modular architecture allows customers to
select and use the optimal configuration for their design.
Both Symmetric and Asymmetric Flow Control are supported. There
are many different possible applications for the PE-MCXMAC core,
including network interface designs, Ethernet switching designs, and
test equipment designs. The PE-MCXMAC module was designed in Verilog
and has been successfully synthesized in multiple process
technologies. For more information visit www.mentor.com/ip.
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 over
$700 million and employs approximately 3,850 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 and PE-MCXMAC is a
trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company and/or
product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Larry Toda, 503-685-1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
