Mentor Graphics and VLSI Technology Announce Agreement for ASIC Design Solution

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Mentor Graphics Corp. and VLSI Technology Inc. (VLSI) have partnered to provide a tightly integrated, top-down ASIC design solution to help customers achieve first-pass design success. Under the agreement, VLSI's products will be supported within Mentor Graphics' Top-Down Design Solver software, enabling customers to tackle increasingly complex designs made possible by deep submicron ASIC technology. The agreement includes a comprehensive customer service and support model, with selected VLSI engineers trained and certified on the Mentor Graphics' top-down ASIC design system through the Top-Down Design Bootcamp course.

Key Takeaways:

  • The agreement aims to provide a tightly integrated, top-down ASIC design solution to help customers achieve first-pass design success.
  • VLSI's products will be supported within Mentor Graphics' Top-Down Design Solver software, enabling customers to tackle complex designs made possible by deep submicron ASIC technology.
  • The agreement includes a comprehensive customer service and support model, with selected VLSI engineers trained and certified on the Mentor Graphics' top-down ASIC design system.
  • The partnership will help customers implement an extensive EDA tool flow, including the AutoLogic synthesis product series.
  • The company is faced with complex 100,000-gate and larger designs for their ATM product lines, which require a top-down design approach using scan-based design.
  • The agreement is one of several cooperative efforts between VLSI and various EDA vendors to work with customers who design with ASIC design systems from a variety of different EDA suppliers.

Statistics:

  • VLSI has approximately 2,700 employees worldwide.
  • Mentor Graphics has approximately 2,000 employees worldwide.
  • Mentor Graphics has revenues of $344,701,000 over the last reported 12 months.
  • VLSI's products are designed into desktop and portable computers, network and wireless voice and data equipment, and other state-of-the-art systems.

Sources:

  • "Mentor Graphics Corp. and VLSI Technology Inc. (VLSI) Tuesday announced an agreement to provide ASIC designers with a tightly integrated, top-down ASIC design solution to help customers achieve first-pass design success." (Source: PR Newswire)
  • "The company is a leader in worldwide EDA sales, with revenues of $344,701,000 over the last reported 12 months." (Source: Mentor Graphics Corp.)
  • VLSI Technology Inc. designs and manufactures application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific standard products based on its proprietary FSB library technology. (Source: VLSI Technology Inc.)
  • VLSI's products are designed into desktop and portable computers, network and wireless voice and data equipment, and other state-of-the-art systems. (Source: VLSI Technology Inc.)
  • Mentor Graphics is the first EDA vendor to receive the STAR (Software Technical Assistance Recognition) award given annually by the Software Support Professionals Association (SSPA) for service excellence. (Source: Mentor Graphics Corp.)