Hello Michael As you requested, following is your SoC Design and Co-Verification News Update featuring Platform ExpressTM for platform-based design, Seamless® for hardware/software co-verification, and Seamless ASAP for system optimization. IN THIS ISSUE: New Technical Publication Seminar Archive Global Events North American Events European Events PSP Update Press Announcement papers New Technical Paper - Rapid Design, Verification and Optimization of ARM-based Embedded Systems The successful completion of any system-on-chip project is dependent on many complex, interrelated factors. Validation that the design is both functionally correct and meets system performance goals is a process of iterative refinement. This publication specifically discusses Mentor's set of tightly integrated tools specifically supporting the ARM platform. Request this or many other technical papers.   seminar archive Online Seminar Archive - MIPS and Mentor Graphics Embedded SoC Performance and Time to Market. Get your performance-driven applications to market quickly with the MIPS32TM 24K TM family of cores and Seamless co-verification environment. Archive now available.   global events »   Seminar Series - Rapid Embedded System Design & Optimization Mentor Graphics invites you to attend this exciting seminar on Embedded System Design and Optimization. The seminar will explore how to gain a competitive advantage with a high Return on Investment through cutting development cycles while increasing performance, quality and functionality of the final offering. April seminars: April 13 - Bethesda, MD April 15 - Waltham, MA April 27 - San Diego, CA April 28 - Irvine, CA April 29 - San Jose, CA April 29 - Meudon, France Additional cities available in Asia, Europe, and North America. Find out more.   »   EDA Tech Forums Worldwide EDA Tech Forums offer attendees the opportunity to learn about the latest technology trends and challenges facing the EDA Design community. Upcoming Forums: April 8 - Raleigh, NC May 5 - Prague, Czech Republic Visit us to find other locations and more information about the events on the day and location details.   north american events »   Hands-on Workshops Seamless Hardware/Software Co-Verification Workshops April 6 - San Jose, CA May 4 - El Segundo, CA Other cities available. Find out more and register for an upcoming workshop.   »   user2user - April 19-21: Santa Clara, California The Mentor Graphics 2004 International User Conference includes a keynote from John Dvorak plus more than 100 technical sessions and presentations and hands-on workshops. A few sessions of interest for Embedded Design and Verification include: Blowing the Barriers to Large Scale IP Reuse - presented by Philips Semiconductors Seamless, Platform Express & Seamless ASAP Roadmap - presented by Mentor Graphics Co-Validation Environment for Memory Card Compatibility Test with Seamless - presented by SAMSUNG Electronics Co. A Successful Utilization of the Seamless Tool with Embedded Design - presented by Lucent Technologies Visit us for more information on these and many other sessions.   »   Mastering Complex FPGA Designs with Xilinx Seminar Mentor Graphics is the only EDA company providing a comprehensive set of Virtex-II Pro design tools that encompass project and complexity management, functional verification, hardware/software co-verification, synthesis, IO design, and board design. This seminar will take you from FPGA design conception all the way to implementation of the FPGA on the PCB. Find out more.   »   Motorola's Smart Network Developer's Forum - April 26-29: Dallas, Texas Visit Mentor Graphics demo area and technical sessions to find solutions for Motorola PowerPC and PowerQUICC. Find out more about this event.   european events UK and Benelux 2004 Designer Forums A special event focusing on the technical challenges for EDA whilst designing electronic systems. Intended for design managers and engineers involved in IC, SoC, FPGA and PCB projects. April 20 - Manchester, England April 22 - Veldhoven, The Netherlands May 5 - Camberley, England (IC and SoC only) May 18 - Livingston, Scotland (FPGA and PCB only) May 20 - Dublin, Ireland June 16 - Cambridge, England (IC and SoC only) Partners include Actel, Altera, Doulos, Magma, MGB, Millenium, Saros & Xilinx Full details available.   update PSP Update Seamless supports more than 100 PSPs. Visit us to find a complete list. New PSPs added this month include: ARM1136ETM OCP PMC-Sierra: RM7065 PMC-Sierra: RM7935 PMC-Sierra: RM7035 press Press Announcement MIPS Technologies 24K High-Performance Product Line Supported by Mentor Graphics Seamless Co-Verification Tools     Pass this newsletter on to a colleague! If this newsletter has been forwarded to you from a colleague and you would you like to continue to receive this monthly newsletter, register now. We will send you the latest technical publications, release information, and upcoming events. We would appreciate any feedback you have regarding this newsletter's content.   Return to Top   Best Regards, Mentor Graphics Corporation SoC Design and Verification Division http://www.mentor.com/soc/verification If you do not wish to receive future SoC Design and Co-Verification News updates, update your subscription (or reply to this email message with: "Optout EMAIL" in the subject) Copyright© 2002 Mentor Graphics Corporation. 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