Mentor Graphics Seamless Product Named Premier Co-Verification Tool for new Tensilica Diamond Series Processors
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 21, 2006—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today
announced that Tensilica has named the Seamless(R) product as the
premier co-verification tool for the new Diamond Standard series of
processor cores. The Seamless product provides designers with a
virtual platform to debug hardware/software integration issues while
increasing simulation throughput, thereby allowing designers to
quickly validate that the system hardware and software are
functionally correct before prototypes are manufactured.
"We gave Seamless premier tool status because it provides our
customers with the most effective methodology for debugging
hardware/software interactions in our new Diamond series of processor
cores," said Steve Roddy, Tensilica's vice president of marketing. "By
offering Seamless processor support packages upon introduction of the
Diamond family, Mentor Graphics is enabling first-pass success for
designers who choose to implement these advanced, cost-effective
processor cores."
The Seamless product is the first co-verification tool that
supports Tensilica's Diamond series, providing designers with
unparalleled ability to debug hardware/software interactions while
exercising production-level software on Seamless models of the Diamond
series processor cores. The Seamless hardware/software integration
environment uses a virtual prototype to give designers visibility into
system operations, and provides full control over test execution. This
enables designers to identify and fix hardware/software interface
errors early in the development schedule, reducing the risk of failure
during system bring-up and subsequent hardware re-spins. In addition,
the same embedded code can be run in Seamless and on the hardware
prototype creating an environment where issues encountered with the
hardware prototype can be reproduced and debugged in the Seamless
virtual prototype.
To validate that system performance targets are met, the Seamless
product's performance profiling capabilities provide accurate
measurement of key design parameters, such as bus bandwidth
utilization, memory loading, and software profiling, enabling users to
gauge system performance before committing to hardware. The Seamless
product is part of Mentor's Scalable Verification(TM) platform, a full
suite of products that comprise a complete path from HDL simulation to
emulation.
"The ever-increasing complexity of hardware and system software
places tremendous pressure on the engineers charged with integrating
these two components in a functional system. Cooperation between IP
and EDA vendors is essential to help our mutual customers perform this
task within an acceptable timeframe," said Serge Leef, general manager
of the System-Level Engineering Division at Mentor Graphics. "This
Mentor/Tensilica combination enables greater verification efficiency
for engineers who are trying to balance processor price and
performance in order to deliver high-quality, low cost electronics to
market on time."
Pricing and Availability
Mentor Graphics offers Seamless processor support packages for all
six of the Diamond Series processor cores (Diamond 108Mini; Diamond
212GP; Diamond 232L; Diamond 570T; Diamond 330HiFi; Diamond 545CK).
The Seamless product is priced starting at $40,000, and the list price
for each processor support package is $20,000. For technical
information, please e-mail: seamless_info@mentor.com. To find
additional product information and technical papers, or to register
for free Seamless workshops and functional verification seminars,
please visit www.mentor.com/products/fv/hwsw_coverification/.
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
$700 million and employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics and Seamless are registered trademarks, and
Scalable Verification is a trademark, of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
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