WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that Atmel Corporation
is part of the Mentor® Embedded Nucleus® Innovate
Program targeting the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market. The
Nucleus Innovate Program provides a free license of the
industry-leading Mentor Embedded Nucleus RTOS and Sourcery™
CodeBench tools for Atmel's SAM3x and SAM4x microcontroller (MCU)
devices for businesses under $1M in
annual revenue to kick-start their embedded projects. Mentor
Graphics' collaboration with Atmel will accelerate the development
of medical, industrial, smart energy, and consumer
applications, powering the next generation of devices for IoT.
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"We see tremendous value in the Nucleus Innovate Program with
our high-performance MCUs which provide optimized connectivity for
IoT development," stated Steve
Pancoast, vice president of software tools and applications,
Atmel. "Mentor's market-leading Nucleus RTOS and Sourcery
CodeBench tools supporting our advanced devices will help small
businesses realize the potential of their innovative ideas."
With the emergence of internet-enabled and networked devices
that can communicate with each other, these small businesses and
start-ups can take advantage of the Mentor Embedded Innovate
Program to initiate new IoT product development. A board support
package (BSP) will be available for Atmel's SAM3X ARM Cortex M3
MCUs and SAM4X Cortex-M4 MCUs. Atmel's device families, combined
with the Mentor Embedded RTOS and tools, are ideal for applications
that require high-performance connectivity, power efficiency and
high memory densities for today's advanced connected devices. As a
result, embedded developers have a complete embedded environment to
develop their system designs leveraging Atmel MCUs with advanced
efficiency and productivity.
"Our Nucleus Innovate Program with Atmel will give small
businesses a competitive edge in developing leading-edge products,
including applications for IoT," said Scot
Morrison, general manager of runtime solutions, Mentor
Graphics Embedded Software division. "We want to be at the
forefront of helping these businesses realize their design ideas
without having to worry about the capital required to use
best-in-class MCUs, RTOS and embedded software development
tools."
The Nucleus Innovate Program is ideal for applications where
small footprint, high-performance, and low power matter. Customers
using Atmel MCUs can apply the Nucleus RTOS and Mentor Embedded
tool capabilities with ease and assurance. Easy-to-use
demonstrations and configurations help shorten development time for
medical, industrial, automotive and consumer applications—from days
to minutes. The Nucleus Innovate Program for Atmel MCUs is a
one-year license agreement and includes one BSP. Details on
qualification and the software provided through the Nucleus
Innovate Program are available at
http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/nucleus/innovate/atmel
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics® Embedded
Software Division enables embedded development for a variety of
applications including automotive, industrial, smart energy,
medical devices, and consumer electronics. Embedded developers can
create systems with the latest processors and micro-controllers
with commercially supported and customizable Linux® based solutions
including the industry leading Sourcery CodeBench and Mentor
Embedded Linux products. For real-time control, systems developers
can take advantage of the small foot-print and low-power-capable
Nucleus RTOS. For more information, visit
www.mentor.com/embedded.
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 monthsin 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, Mentor and Nucleus are registered trademarks
and Sourcery is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
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For more information, please contact:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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