WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Alps Electric
Co., Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of electronic components
for mobile devices, home electronics, automotive vehicles, and
environment/energy markets, has selected the Analog
Characterization Environment product (ACE™), which was
previously a Berkeley Design Automation product, for
characterization of its complex mixed-signal and sensor ICs.
Characterization is a critical part of the design and verification
process as it ensures that the circuit meets its performance
requirement under all operational, environmental and process
conditions.
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"We have stringent characterization requirements to ensure the
high-quality of our power management blocks, including complex
nests of corner and sweeps," said Kazuhiro Hirane, Section Manager,
IC Engineering Department, Engineering Headquarters, Alps Electric
Co., Ltd. "With the Analog Characterization Environment it is very
easy to setup, run, and analyze results of complex characterization
nests, enabling silicon-accurate and high-productivity circuit
characterization with 5x-10x speedup over alternative
approaches."
The Analog FastSPICE Platform (AFS™) provides the
world's fastest circuit verification for nanometer analog, RF,
mixed-signal, memory, and custom digital circuits. Foundry
certified to 20nm, the AFS Platform delivers nanometer SPICE
accuracy 5x-10x faster than traditional SPICE and 2x-6x faster than
parallel SPICE simulators. For large circuits the AFS Platform
delivers >10M element capacity and the fastest mixed-signal
simulation. For memory and other array-based circuits, AFS Mega
delivers silicon-accurate simulation with >100M element
capacity. For silicon-accurate characterization it includes the
industry's only comprehensive full-spectrum device noise analysis
and a high-productivity Analog Characterization Environment product
—both of which deliver 5x-10x speedup over alternative approaches.
Available licenses for the AFS Platform include AFS Circuit
Simulator, AFS Mega, AFS Nano, AFS Transient Noise Analysis, AFS RF
Analyses, AFS Co-Simulation, AFS AMS and ACE products.
"We are proud of our long-term association with Alps Electric, a
leading global supplier of mixed-signal-rich electronic
components," said Ravi Subramanian,
general manager of AMS products in the DSM division, Mentor
Graphics. "Alps Electric's decision to adopt the Analog
Characterization Environment validates our focus on the creation of
breakthrough technologies to help in the design of the next wave of
semiconductor products."
About ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
Since its founding, Alps
Electric has supplied around 40,000 types of electronic component
to over 2,000 manufacturers of home appliances, mobile devices,
automobiles and industrial equipment, allowing us to identify
market and technological trends. We deliver optimal product by
responding quickly and appropriately to customer and market
requirements. A current focus as we look to support the creation of
a low-carbon, digital society is the development of power-efficient
green device.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 electronic,
semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues in the last fiscal year in excess of
$1.15 billion. Corporate
headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web
site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and ACE and AFS are
trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.
For more information,
please contact:
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Mentor
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503.685.4716
carole_dunn@mentor.com
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