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Pioneer Chooses Mentor Graphics Catapult C Synthesis Tool for R&D of Digital Signal Processing Applications
WILSONVILLE, Ore.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 23, 2006—
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today
announced that Pioneer Corporation's Mobile Systems Development Center
has chosen Catapult(R) C Synthesis and Precision(R) RTL synthesis tool
to create digital signal processing (DSP) hardware. Pioneer selected
the Catapult C Synthesis tool based on the superior design
productivity, ease of use and the track record of this product after
comparing it with other high-level synthesis tools.
"It was very impressive that Catapult C Synthesis tool allowed us
to automatically implement VHDL from pure ANSI C++ in just a few days
versus three weeks it took using other high-level synthesis tool. It
assured us the quality of results and improved design productivity. We
also expect that Catapult C Synthesis will improve the reusability of
our IP when implementing the design onto ASICs in future, with its
ability to optimize for ASIC technologies and micro architectures. It
is very beneficial that it saves us months of costly manual effort,"
said Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Pioneer's Mobile Systems Development Center.
Mentor offers total support for an electronic system level (ESL)
hardware design solution. Catapult C Synthesis inputs pure ANSI C++
code and automatically generates RTL targeted to FPGA or ASIC
technologies. Pioneer's designers report that the Catapult C Synthesis
tool helps them achieve optimal architecture and create the best
implementation in terms of latency, power consumption and size. For
verification, Pioneer's designers can use the Catapult C tool's
SystemC verification extension, which allows them to reuse the
original C++ testbench to run RTL simulation using Mentor Graphics'
ModelSim(R) verification tool. By using Mentor's FPGA logic synthesis
tool, Precision RTL Synthesis, Pioneer engineers can create an FPGA
implementation without timing violation and also verify and measure
performance of the final implementation.
"Even when we need to quickly get our algorithms in development at
labs to market, it is certain to produce results beyond our
expectations," said Koichi Nagaki, manager of Pioneer's Mobile
Entertainment Business Group.
"Pioneer has an extensive reputation for delivering solid
electronics products. We are confident that Catapult C will continue
to deliver state of the art high-level synthesis performance that
Pioneer has come to expect in order to maintain their established
product reputation," said Simon Bloch, general manager of the Design
Creation and Synthesis Division, Mentor Graphics. "In addition,
Pioneer's selection of Catapult C Synthesis is the latest illustration
of the strong momentum Mentor has achieved with its ESL in the
Japanese market."
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 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, Catapult, ModelSim, 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
Nate James, 503-685-0449
Email Contact
or
Sonia Harrison, 503-685-1165
Email Contact
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