Mentor Graphics Announces Tight Synthesis Integration with Xilinx ISE 7.1i and Support for Spartan-3E FPGAs
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 2, 2005—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) and Xilinx
(Nasdaq:XLNX) today announced tight integration of Mentor Graphics(R)
Precision(R) Synthesis tool into the latest version of the Integrated
Software Environment (ISE 7.1i) from Xilinx. The companies also
announced that Precision Synthesis supports the new Xilinx Spartan-3E
FPGAs, part of the low-cost Spartan device series targeted at consumer
applications.
Tight integration into ISE 7.1i allows designers using Precision
Synthesis to invoke the tool's advanced synthesis features directly
from the ISE Project Navigator. Thus, users who are already
comfortable with ISE can now complement their design environment and
utilize the Precision Synthesis flow to synthesize their designs.
Conversely, designers who are more familiar with the powerful
capabilities in Precision Synthesis have the option to leverage the
easy-to-use, intuitive Mentor Graphics front end to synthesize,
analyze, debug and optimize their designs. Constraints set in ISE are
utilized by Precision Synthesis, and results generated by Precision
Synthesis are automatically passed back to the ISE environment.
Designers win both ways, by not only avoiding tedious, potentially
error-prone data transfers, but also by eliminating the need to learn
new tools.
According to Robert Bielby, senior director, Strategic Solutions,
at Xilinx, "The tightly integrated Xilinx ISE 7.1i software design
suite incorporating the Precision Synthesis solution further optimizes
programmable systems design, enabling accelerated design flows and
reducing costs. Moreover, the well established installed base of
Precision Synthesis users further provides the opportunity to bring
the high density, high I/O count and low-cost benefits of the new
Spartan-3E FPGA family to the widest range of designers, paramount for
today's fast-changing end markets."
"We worked very closely with Xilinx to integrate Precision
Synthesis into the new ISE 7.1i release, thus giving our mutual
customers the flexibility of using the best features of both
environments," said Simon Bloch, general manager, Design Creation and
Synthesis Division, Mentor Graphics. "Similarly, our advanced
synthesis support for Spartan-3E FPGAs, combined with its full
complement of platform features, delivers a very practical solution
for the many companies competing in the consumer electronics arena."
The Precision Synthesis tool is optimized to quickly and easily
deliver superior synthesis results. Tightly integrating both logical
(Precision RTL) and physical (Precision Physical) optimization
techniques, Precision Synthesis empowers customers to start designs
right, improve designs quickly, and efficiently meet project
requirements. Built on a unified data model, it allows users to
cross-probe between multiple views, providing added control during
design analysis. In addition, intuitive design project management and
full-featured incremental timing analysis enables companies to solve
next-generation FPGA implementation and timing challenges, resulting
in shorter design cycles, improved competitiveness and significantly
higher performance.
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 and Precision are registered trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Debra Layton, 720-494-1043
debra_layton@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
