Mentor Graphics Joins ProSTEP iVip Forum to Facilitate Automotive Electrical Standards Development
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 22, 2005—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced its membership of the ProSTEP iViP Association ECAD
Implementor Forum (ECAD-IF), which specializes in the harmonization
and specification of ISO STEP data-models and data exchange interfaces
(Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data). As a leading
electrical design tools vendor, Mentor Graphics' membership of ECAD-IF
lends further weight to the development of common electrical exchange
standards in general, and particularly for the automotive industry.
ECAD-IF has previously made significant contributions to the
detailed elaboration of the ISO STEP AP212 electrical system design &
harness standard; more recently it has also been responsible for the
development of the KBL automotive electrical harness standard, a
specialized derivative of AP212.
The Mentor Graphics flagship product in the ECAD electrical
systems design and harnessing domain is the Capital Harness Systems
(CHS) software suite. Mentor Graphics has already released
AP212-compliant interfaces for the Capital Logic and Capital
Integrator products in 2004, and is currently finalizing a KBL
interface for the Capital Engineer product.
"AP212 is our chosen open standard for supporting data exchange
with our CHS tool suite because the AP212 technical scope (from
concept to manufacture) and its industry scope (from cars to trains,
planes and other transportation platforms) matches exactly with our
CHS product offering," said Martin O'Brien, general manager, Mentor
Graphics Integrated Electrical Systems Division. "KBL is an important
derivative of AP212 that is especially important to our German
customers involved in harness design and manufacture, and we look
forward to working with ECAD-IF to contribute towards its further
development."
For more information on the Capital Harness Systems product suite
please visit http://www.mentor.com/harness/.
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: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and Capital Harness 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
James Price, +44 161 926 1637
james_price@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
