MENT Mentor Graphics Corp.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that the Veloce� hardware-assisted verification platform, one of EDN�s 2007 Hot 100 products, was used by Mitsubishi to verify its next generation HDTV Video Decoder IP. Mitsubishi has deployed a hardware-assisted (emulation) verification strategy over the last several years to help accelerate the verification cycle, validate circuit functionality with �real/live� data and ensure efficient pre- and post-silicon debug. �Time-to-market pressure is severe for multimedia consumer products. We realize that hardware-software co-verification with real image data is mandatory for system-level sign-off,� said Noriyuki Minegishi, Manager, LSI Design Methodology Team, SoC Technology Department. �We decided to transition to Veloce due to better capacity in a smaller foot-print, faster compile and MHZ-class run-time. We taped-out a design of a multi-standard HDTV video decoder using Veloce so far � the HDTV video decoder emulation identified over sixty bugs prior to tape-out, ensuring high quality of the RTL.� Most multi-media SoC designs consume billions of verification cycles. So design projects of this nature are well suited for an emulation-centric verification strategy where software simulation alone is not practical and hardware/software co-simulation with actual video image data is necessary. The use of an emulation-centric verification flow based on the Veloce product reduces hardware development time, allows verification teams to run more verification cycles, and prevents �tape-out� delays and respins--ultimately allowing more verification while reducing verification cycle time. �Mitsubishi routinely pushes the technology envelope to develop highly complex multimedia SoCs. Being part of their verification methodology re-affirms Veloce�s unmatched value proposition for functional verification of complex chips,� said Eric Selosse, general manager and vice president of Mentor�s Emulation Division. �Mitsubishi joins a growing list of leading-edge customers who have incorporated Veloce into their functional verification flow.� 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 about $850 million and employs approximately 4,500�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 Graphics and Veloce are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.