Model Technology Delivers Higher Performance and New Debug Capabilities in ModelSim 5.6.Business Editors/Technology Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March. 18, 2002 Building on its leadership in mixed-language simulation, Model Technology, a 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. (Nasdaq:MENT) company, today announced the availability of ModelSim(R) 5.6. The new version of ModelSim provides designers with features that greatly enhance productivity and increase time-to-market, including up to 2X faster performance, new 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. tools and an improved regression test flow. "ModelSim 5.6 is the next step in our strategy of offering a total solution that includes enhanced performance and better debugging capabilities," John Lenyo, director of marketing for Model Technology. "This release includes improvements across the simulation flow, from design entry to gate-level simulation." Improved Performance Throughout the Flow ModelSim 5.6 offers up to 2X faster simulation performance, ensuring designers have the most powerful mixed-language simulation tool. ModelSim 5.6 also includes a new option that allows designers to perform the elaboration step (design loading) once. This eliminates having to reload (1) To load a program from disk into memory once again in order to run it. Reload is entirely different than reinstall. Reinstall means that you have to run the install program from a CD-ROM or floppy disk and perform the installation procedure over again. the design and SDF (Standard Data Format) A simple file format that uses fixed length fields. It is commonly used to transfer data between different programs. SDF Pat Smith 5 E. 12 St. Rye NY Bob Jones 200 W. Main St. Palo Alto CA Comma delimited "Pat Smith","5 E. file for each simulation and is especially useful for regression testing and large gate-level simulations with timing files. New Interactive Debug Features ModelSim 5.6 includes three new debug features that significantly increase productivity. First, a new visual tracing engine enables designers to quickly traverse forward and backward through a graphical view of the design to track problems. Second, ChaseX(TM), a new x-tracing capability, automatically finds the source of any unknown while displaying the entire logical path. Third, an integrated C debugging capability lets a designer view C or C++ code directly in the ModelSim Source Window, greatly simplifying the debug of PLI PLI Practising Law Institute PLI Professional Liability Insurance PLI Programming Language Interface (Verilog programming language) PLI Partido Liberal Independiente (Independent Liberal Party, Nicaragua) , FLI FLI - Flash Lights Impressively. or other C programs attached to a simulation. Increased Ease-of-Use Features Extending its leading ease-of-use capabilities, ModelSim 5.6 includes a new HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. Editor that incorporates the entire 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. language syntax. Experts and new users alike can benefit from the automatic entry of hard-to-remember language constructs. New design and testbench wizards further automate many of the tasks involved in creating a simulation, helping new users get their simulations started faster. Pricing and Availability ModelSim 5.6 will be available in early April. Perpetual pricing starts at $4,495 for ModelSim PE and $19,000 for ModelSim SE. Term licenses are also available. About Model Technology Model Technology Incorporated, a Mentor Graphics company, is the industry's leading supplier of HDL simulation tools. Model Technology provides ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. designers with the latest in simulation technology regardless of the language (VHDL, Verilog or mixed-HDL) or platform (Unix, Windows, Linux) used. Model Technology is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with 28 sales and distribution offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, and the Pacific Rim. For information on the nearest Model Technology representative or Model Technology products, call 503/641-1340, email sales@model.com, or visit www.model.com. About Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 more than $600 million and employs approximately 3,100 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 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 and ModelSim are registered trademark or trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Model Technology and ChaseX are trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company and/or product names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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