Precision RTL Synthesis Tool From Mentor Graphics Delivers Excellent QoR for Designs Using Actel's ProASIC Plus Devices
24 8월 2004 - 10:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Precision RTL Synthesis Tool From Mentor Graphics Delivers
Excellent QoR for Designs Using Actel's ProASIC Plus Devices
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and WILSONVILLE, Ore., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-
FirstCall/ -- Actel Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTL) and Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) today announced that the latest version
of Mentor Graphics(R) Precision(R) RTL Synthesis tool delivers
significantly higher performance on designs utilizing Actel's
flash-based, live at power-up ProASIC Plus family of
field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Customers using the
Precision RTL Synthesis tool can expect to achieve, on average, an
18 percent improvement in clock frequency over previous versions of
the software. With the Precision RTL Synthesis tool, which is fully
integrated into Actel's Libero 6.0 integrated design environment
(IDE), designers can now specify higher frequencies and realize
even greater performance gains from their ProASIC Plus devices
within their existing design flows. Detailed testing by Actel,
encompassing several types of designs of up to 30,000 logic tiles,
demonstrated this significant improvement in clock frequency. The
results were achieved by deploying architecture-specific algorithms
that augment the accurate timing-driven synthesis and multiple
optimization techniques offered by Precision RTL Synthesis. "Mentor
Graphics is delighted to serve our mutual customers by working
closely with Actel to enhance our customers' experience when
utilizing Actel's high-performance FPGAs," said Simon Bloch,
general manager of the Design Creation and Synthesis Division at
Mentor Graphics. "Many of our customers value Actel's single-chip
solutions. The high quality of results and ease-of-use of our
Precision RTL Synthesis tool perfectly complement the unique
features of the ProASIC Plus family, resulting in highly optimized
synthesis flows for these customers." Dennis Kish, vice president
of marketing at Actel, said, "Actel's flash-based ProASIC Plus
FPGAs offer the unique combination of reprogrammability and
nonvolatility in an ASIC-like architecture. For customers who value
the security and low power of our ProASIC Plus devices, the 2004a
Precision RTL Synthesis release from Mentor Graphics delivers
excellent synthesis results." The Precision RTL Synthesis tool
defines a new approach to complex FPGA design. Built on a unified
data model, it allows designers to cross-probe between multiple
views, giving users added control when analyzing a design. The
intuitive debug environment includes an incremental timing analysis
tool that allows companies to take control of next-generation FPGA
implementation and timing challenges, resulting in shorter design
cycles and significantly higher performance. Precision RTL
Synthesis is fully integrated into Actel's Libero 6.0 IDE. About
ProASIC Plus The ProASIC Plus FPGA family consists of devices
ranging from 75,000 to 1 million system gates. The combination of a
fine-grained, single-chip ASIC-like architecture and nonvolatile
flash configuration memory makes Actel's ProASIC Plus offering a
strong ASIC alternative. The devices are live at power-up, low
power, highly secure, immune to neutron-induced firm errors, and
require no separate configuration memory, all characteristics
shared by ASICs. The ProASIC Plus architecture and design
methodology support popular FPGA and ASIC tool flows, reducing
time-to-market and permitting designers to migrate easily between
FPGA and ASIC solutions. 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 $600
million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. Corporate
headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001
Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web
site: http://www.mentor.com/. About Actel Actel Corporation is a
supplier of innovative programmable logic solutions, including
field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) based on antifuse and flash
technologies, high-performance intellectual property (IP) cores,
software development tools and design services, targeted for the
high-speed communications, application-specific integrated circuit
(ASIC) replacement and radiation-tolerant markets. Founded in 1985,
Actel employs more than 500 people worldwide. The Company is traded
on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACTL and is
headquartered at 2061 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA,
94043-4655. Telephone: 888-99-ACTEL (992-2835). Internet:
http://www.actel.com/ . Note: The Actel name and logo are
trademarks of Actel Corporation. Mentor Graphics is a registered
trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other trademarks and
service marks are the property of their respective owners.
DATASOURCE: Actel Corporation CONTACT: Clive Jones of Actel
Corporation, +1-650-318-4523, or ; or Debra Layton of Mentor
Graphics Corporation, +1-720-494-1043, or ; or Patty Ladegaard of
Porter Novelli, +1-408-369-1500, ext. 630, or , for Actel
Corporation Web site: http://www.mentor.com/ Web site:
http://www.actel.com/
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