Mentor Graphics Provides Critical USB IP Core for InfoStream Mobile Internet Platform from Parthus Technologies.Business/High-Tech Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001 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, leader in standards-based intellectual property (IP) solutions and services, today announced that it has licensed the Inventra(TM) USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. Function Controller to Parthus(R) Technologies for use in the company's InfoStream mobile communications platform. The USB controller from Mentor Graphics(R) will be part of a highly integrated system-on-chip platform targeted for use in next-generation wireless Internet devices, including 3G smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile-multimedia devices. "In developing our Infostream platform, we sought IP partners who could deliver best-in-class IP cores that have had demonstrated industry success," said Pat O'Connor, technical director for Parthus. "Mentor Graphics is recognized as a leading supplier of USB controllers and their IP core proved easy to integrate into our platform design. The company also provided the necessary engineering support to guarantee that the integration worked at first-pass." "Companies are wary about turning to an unknown IP vendor for their critical system building blocks," said Dr. Susheel Chandra, general manager of the Mentor Graphics, Inventra Intellectual Property division. "Mentor Graphics is a proven silicon IP vendor with over one hundred customers who have successfully integrated our leading-edge cores. In the era of platform-based design where Parthus is forging ahead, the levels of IP core integration are unprecedented. It is of the utmost importance that companies be provided with the cores and support to ensure that their designs work with minimal integration issues." The Mentor Graphics USB Controller Family According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner Dataquest, Mentor Graphics is rated the leading broad line supplier of reusable soft-core solutions and services. The Inventra USB cores perform packet encoding, decoding and error checking functions, shielding the user from the details of USB transfer operations. Inventra USB cores are delivered to the highest standards and are available in Verilog and VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. , with full testbench and documentation. Firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. is also available for application developers. For more information, please visit www.mentor.com/inventra. About Mentor Graphics Corporation Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 more than $600 million and employs approximately 2,975 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and as of 2005 was estimated to be 16,510.[1] Geography Wilsonville is located at (45.306805, -122. 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com. Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Inventra is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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