Mentor Graphics Analog/Mixed-Signal Simulators Enable Widex to Verify Wireless Chip for New Clear440 Product
27 10월 2009 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that
Widex, a global leader in digital hearing aid technology, has used
the entire set of analog and mixed-signal simulator tools (Eldo®,
Eldo RF™, Questa® ADMS and ADiT™) to successfully verify and
produce its most complex wireless chip to date.
Digital hearing aid systems are complex battery-operated
systems, including sophisticated DSP, memory, and analog/digital
converters. In the recently announced series from Widex, they have
introduced a new, high-end family of products with wireless
functions.
The wireless chip set includes about 500K digital gates using
multiple power supply domains, where the interaction with analog
and RF blocks is extremely complex, particularly during the booting
sequence of the chip. Widex’s primary motivation for adopting a
full, mixed-signal verification methodology using Mentor tools was
to ensure all mixed-signal interconnections were accurately
verified through simulation.
“Our investment in a new methodology encompassing full
mixed-signal and RF verification using the Mentor simulation suite
paid off immediately,” said Morten Kroman, Vice President, Research
and Development, at Widex. “For the first time we were able to
completely verify this next-generation wireless chip prior to
manufacturing.” The design team at Widex in Denmark employed a
whole range of simulation technology, including using the powerful
Harmonic Balance engine of the Eldo RF tool to fine tune
oscillators and PLLs, as well as top-level mixed signal simulations
combining Verilog and VHDL with SPICE and fast-SPICE
descriptions.
“Working very closely with our most demanding customers, we have
created what we believe is the number one mixed-signal and RF IC
verification environment on the market,” said Robert Hum, Vice
President and General Manager of the Deep Sub Micron (DSM) division
at Mentor Graphics. “We are delighted when we can work with
customers that use our technology to the fullest, and help them
bring their products to market as quickly as possible while keeping
them at the forefront of mixed-signal/RF technology.”
About Widex
Widex A/S has been supplying the world market with quality
hi-tech hearing aids since the company's foundation in 1956. In
close collaboration with international audiological researchers and
specialists, the company has developed a wide range of
revolutionary products, including the world's first 100% digital
in-the-ear instrument.
All research, development and administration, as well as most of
the production, takes place at Widex headquarters in Vaerløse,
Denmark. Furthermore, the company has assembly facilities in
Helsinge in Northern Zealand and in Verviers in Belgium. Widex’
products are sold in almost 100 countries and the company employs
approximately 2,000 people around the world. Read more at
www.widex.com.
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 $800 million and employs approximately 4,425 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, Questa and Eldo are registered trademarks, and
Eldo RF and ADiT 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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