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Mentor Graphics Listed As A Leader in the HDL Design Market
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2001--Mentor
Graphics® Corp. today announced that it has strengthened its
leadership in the HDL design market, having been listed as the leader
in both FPGA synthesis and VHDL simulation in a November 2000 Gartner
Dataquest report titled, ``EDA 2000: Sorting Through the Confusion.''
According to the Gartner Dataquest report, Mentor's
LeonardoSpectrum(TM) tool maintained its FPGA synthesis lead in 1999
for the third consecutive year, with 38 percent market share. Mentor's
ModelSim® simulation tool for ASIC and FPGA design commanded 59
percent of the VHDL market in 1999, making it the leader for five
consecutive years. The Gartner Dataquest report also showed a greater
than 80 percent gain in Mentor's Verilog simulation market share from
the previous year.
``Our focus on the HDL design market has resulted in the
development of some of the EDA industry's best point tools,'' said Anne
Sanquini, vice president and general manager for the HDL Design
division of Mentor Graphics. ``Moving forward, our leading point tools
such as LeonardoSpectrum and ModelSim -- as well as our targeted
design flows like FPGA Advantage(TM) -- will enable our customers to
address the complexities of multi-million gate designs that will be
tomorrow's standard.''
Commitment to Excellence
Mentor Graphics leads the industry in delivering best-in-class HDL
solutions that increase productivity and reduce time-to-market for
ASIC and FPGA designers. Mentor was the first EDA company to realize
the increasing complexity of FPGA devices required a complete design
flow. The popular FPGA Advantage solution, which includes Renoir(TM),
ModelSim and LeonardoSpectrum, appeals to designers because of its
comprehensive and systematic approach to team design using the best
design entry/management, simulation and synthesis tools available.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products
and consulting services for the world's largest electronics and
semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues over the last 12 months of more than $525 million and employs
approximately 2,600 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: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics, FPGA Advantage, Renoir, Model Technology,
ModelSim, and LeonardoSpectrum, are trademarks/registered trademarks
of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company and/or product names
are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics
Keri Wilson, 503/685-1359
keri_wilson@mentor.com
or
Benjamin Group/BSMG Worldwide
Kara Lakkees, 503/283-8800
kara_lakkees@benjamingroup.com
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