Agere Systems' Storage Division Readies for 65 Nanometers with Adoption of Mentor Graphics Calibre.WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that the storage division at Agere Systems Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. (R) has adopted a comprehensive collection of the Calibre(R) tools from Mentor. The set of tools in use at Agere include Calibre nmDRC, Calibre LVS LVS Linux Virtual Server LVS Live Vaccine Strain LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico (Airport Code) LVS Low Voltage Switchgear LVS Logistical Vehicle System LVS Laser Vibration Sensor LVS Logistics Vehicle System , Calibre Interactive and Calibre RVE RVE Regionalverkehr Euregio Maas-Rhein GmbH (German) RVE Representative Volume Element RVE Rádio Voz de Esmoriz RVE Reference Vector Equalization . Agere chose the Calibre tool suite primarily due to Calibre's extensive design rule file support from world-class foundries. "The Calibre tool suite delivers, at this technology node, the performance needed for our physical verification Physical verification A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory. ," said Roland Krebs, Senior Manager of Physical Design at Agere. "Our ability to complete verification quickly and to work with our partners and customers is a large benefit of the Calibre tool set over other similar tools on the market," said Greg Kleese, Director of Engineering at Agere. There are clear benefits when designers adopt a comprehensive physical verification flow using the market leading Calibre tool suite, which includes Calibre nmDRC (design rule check), Calibre LVS (layout vs. schematic), and Calibre RVE (results viewing environment), all accessible through the Calibre Interactive invocation GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. . Designers can cross probe results, debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. quickly and easily, and locate and fix errors in a succinct manner. In addition, with Calibre, the risk of unforeseen issues in manufacturing is greatly minimized because Calibre is the golden sign-off standard at the majority of all world-class foundries. "The Calibre design-to-silicon platform is recognized for its technological superiority," said Anthony Nicoli, director of marketing for the Calibre physical verification, extraction and design-for-manufacturing (DFM DFM Design for Manufacturing (newsletter) DFM Design for Manufacturability DFM Dubai Financial Market DFM Delphi Form (computer filename extension) DFM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Diesel Fuel Marine ) products. "When our customers adopt the Calibre tool flow, they find their total verification time is greatly reduced, they experience predictable, fast turn around times and avoid delays in their design cycle." 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 $725 million and employs approximately 4,050 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 Graphic and Calibre are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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