WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT), the market and technology
leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design solutions, today
announced its next offering in the new Xpedition® platform, the
Xpedition Data Management (xDM) product suite. The xDM Design
product suite provides a flow-wide information hub that manages the
PCB design data that is created, reused, imported, or released from
the Mentor Graphics® Xpedition Enterprise platform. As a
single, comprehensive data management solution, the xDM Design
solution manages design data for work-in-progress designs, and
library and component data for the entire PCB design flow. The xDM
Design product ensures the accuracy, integrity and security of the
PCB data used throughout the enterprise flow. This results in cost
reduction, increased productivity, and data protection across each
state of the PCB development process to efficiently manage
complexity.
"Mentor's xDM Design enables us to increase visibility of the
work-in-progress ECAD design process which fosters collaboration
within design teams, as well as with external disciplines. Instead
of relying on each individual, we can increase traceability of the
design data and prevent the design from becoming a 'black box'
where only designers know what's going on," stated Hiroyuki Moriya, manager of engineering
management at JRC, Ltd. "We plan to streamline the approval and
review process by doing it all online which should reduce manual
processes, paper, and errors. We consider our work-in-progress data
our corporate IP and xDM Design's tight integration with the
Xpedition flow is essential to transform "black-box" data into true
IP."
Integrated PCB Design Data Management with xDM
Design
Mentor Graphics manages the increasing challenges and
complexity of PCB systems design with the xDM Design solution which
is an integral part of the xDM suite. The xDM Design tool
efficiently manages data from a broad range of sources, serving as
a central design "cockpit" for all tools and data used by the
project stakeholders. A key feature is design traceability, which
creates a family tree and tracks all events associated with design
objects. The xDM Design collaboration client feature enables
team collaboration across the enterprise, providing complete design
viewing in a web browser, allowing redlines and mark-ups for design
reviews. The collaboration client also enables quick access to
design state information including metrics such as total parts,
total nets, constraints, and per cent routed — enabling management
to have a quick read of design status at any time.
The xDM Design product provides an automated index of all ECAD
design metrics—gathering, tracking, and analyzing design state data
at multiple levels: design status, online hazards, annotation
status, and design constraints, also providing the ability to
search on desired metrics. This unique set of project
meta-data is only visible available from within Mentor Graphics
products.
"As the market-share leader in PCB systems design software, our
Xpedition data management solution far exceeds the capabilities of
other data management tools in the industry," stated Henry Potts, general manager and senior vice
president of Mentor Graphics Systems Design Division. "Our mission
is to provide advanced technologies and services that ease the
customers' increasing design challenges. Our new xDM Design
solution provides a single, comprehensive flow-wide information hub
that delivers accurate and secure design and process data needed
for systems design team success."
Integrated PCB Library Management with xDM Library
The
xDM product suite also includes xDM Library, which enables
comprehensive library development and management, including part
creation, 3D modelling, component management, and process
integration.
Some of the key features for xDM Library include:
- Library editing for symbols, cells, and padstacks with
integrated distribution for the enterprise
- Providing a central hub for 3D model management – supporting
both Mentor®-provided 3D models and custom 3D STEP models
An advanced xDM Library option is available, and this version
provides the following automated features:
- Component data management including incorporation of
company-specific part data, alternates, supplier information,
where-used checking for obsolescence, BOM access for early
compliance checking, , and management of preferred parts lists
- Process integration across the flow, where engineers doing
design work have direct access to the rich component data,
providing automatic filtering of preferred parts, comparison and
identification of alternate parts from vendor datasheets, ECAD BOM
management, and compliance audits on design BOMs
The xDM Library ensures product quality and cost efficiency by
providing visibility of key design and part selection factors early
in the development process for fast and upfront identification of
preferred viable parts to avoid costly rework downstream. The xDM
Library enables reduced infrastructure cost by leveraging library
parts across multiple locations, maximum leverage of existing
inventory, and the prevention of part shortages.
Mentor Graphics xDM Products and Enterprise Data eXchange
(EDX)
Enterprise Data eXchange (EDX) is a new standard data
format which allows the capture of PCB-related IP in a consistent
representation to facilitate sharing this data across the
enterprise safely and securely. EDX enables secure data
exchange and process integration between the customer's PCB tools
and any third-party applications used across the enterprise. EDX
provides a robust and stable data format, independent of product
releases, vendors, and internal tool database structures. The
Mentor Graphics xDM Design product suite provides EDX designs and
libraries as standard outputs to facilitate data exchange with
other third party applications.
Product Availability and Additional Information
The
xDM product suite will be available in October 2014. For more information, contact a
local Mentor Graphics sales representative, or visit the product
website: http://go.mentor.com/data-management
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, Mentor and Xpedition 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:
Larry Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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