Mentor Graphics Catapult C Synthesis Selected by Fujitsu QNET to Achieve Significant Reduction in Power Consumption
21 10월 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT), today announced that
Fujitsu Kyushu Network Technologies Limited (Fujitsu QNET) has
chosen the Catapult® C
Synthesis tool for use in its design tool environment to implement
complex algorithms in hardware that were previously processed by a
processor implemented on LSI. Fujitsu’s growing expertise with the
Catapult C tool is also a key enabler in the expansion of their
design services business.
Fujitsu QNET was able to dramatically cut power consumption by
using the Catapult C Synthesis tool to create a dedicated hardware
accelerator for mobile voice processing algorithm versus running in
software. The resulting silicon implementation yielded a reduction
in power consumption of 83%. This was made possible by the ability
of the Catapult C tool to find the optimal trade-off between power,
performance and area, in this case, implementing a design
satisfying voice performance requirements while running at a lower
clock frequency than the previous implementation using a
processor.
Fujitsu QNET is also expanding its use to a host of application
areas including image authentication and wireless processing
systems. Fujitsu QNET is now aiming to deliver significant
performance improvements to its image recognition systems by
accelerating features previously processed on dedicated DSPs and
implementing them in custom hardware. The Catapult C tool’s ability
to synthesize high-performance RTL from its original C programs is
a key enabler for Fujitsu QNET to create differentiated
products.
Based on the depth of knowledge and experience they gained
through the production use of the Catapult C Synthesis tool,
Fujitsu QNET plans to provide their customers with a greater value
and development efficiency through their design service
business.
“Fujitsu QNET was able to reduce power consumption and improve
design performance of our LSI by implementing the RTL circuit from
ANSI C++ program that describes complex algorithm, and Catapult C
Synthesis was a key tool in achieving our success,” said Mr.
Hiroaki Yamashita, Manager, Development Division of Fujitsu QNET.
“By the results we’ve seen and the experience we’ve gained, we
believe we can help our customers achieve higher performance and
higher added value in their system development, and significantly
reduce development cost and time to market.”
“We are impressed with Fujitsu QNET’s application of the
Catapult C technology in their design flow, and their knowledge and
experience in IC design and ESL methodologies, especially in
C-synthesis,” said Simon Bloch, Vice President and General Manager
of Mentor Graphics Design and Synthesis Division. “As companies
deploy high-level synthesis, we are seeing steady and accelerated
adoption of Catapult C given its ability to synthesize both
algorithmic and control blocks and balance excellent results across
power/area/performance.”
About Catapult
The Catapult C Synthesis tool is the first product to
automatically generate control and algorithmic RTL multi-block
designs from a pure ANSI C++ source where both the core algorithm
and interface are untimed. This productivity improvement gives
designers time and freedom to automatically perform detailed design
exploration of different micro-architectural options and interface
scenarios to quickly achieve fully optimized hardware designs. For
more information, including whitepapers, datasheets and product
demos on the Catapult C Synthesis tool, please visit
http://www.mentor.com/esl.
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 4,450 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 Catapult 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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