FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mentor Graphics and Xilinx Announce Support of Xilinx DSP
Algorithms Through FPGA Advantage and LeonardoSpectrum
WILSONVILLE, Ore. – Dec. 4, 2000 — Mentor
Graphics Corporation and Xilinx,
Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) today announced that Mentor’s LeonardoSpectrum™ and
FPGA Advantage™ solutions fully support Xilinx new LogiCORE™ DSP algorithms
created for its next-generation Virtex™-II architecture. The LeonardoSpectrum
solution is part of the Xilinx XtremeDSP™ Initiative which provides a complete
solution for DSP engineers from system level design to hardware implementation
in FPGAs.
“Working closely with key EDA vendors such as Mentor Graphics has been
a fundamental Xilinx strategy to ensure that our tools and FPGA technology
evolve at the same pace,” said Babak Hedayati, director of marketing and
business development for IP solutions division at Xilinx. “By supporting
our XtremeDSP Initiative, Mentor is further demonstrating its commitment
to a critical group of customers for whom time-to-market is a matter of
success or failure.”
“Mentor Graphics is committed to providing the most comprehensive FPGA
design solution available, and partnerships with industry leaders like
Xilinx are key to that strategy,” said Anne Sanquini, vice president and
general manager of Mentor Graphics’ HDL Design Division. “We offer
our mutual customers the ability to win in their respective markets by
having designs completed and ready for implementation as soon as new devices
hit the market.”
Xilinx has endorsed Mentor’s unique implementation of LeonardoSpectrum
synthesis for the Xilinx System Generator™ tool. LeonardoSpectrum now enables
systems designers in fast-paced markets such as broadband and wireless
to immediately begin development of Virtex-II based systems. The System
Generator tool allows designers to define and verify a complete DSP system
using industry standard DSP tools from The MathWorks™.
Built upon the industry leading LeonardoSpectrum synthesis tool, FPGA
Advantage enables data management, team design, rapid intellectual property
(IP) integration, design reuse, synthesis, simulation, and advanced debugging.
This functionality maximizes quality of results, increases productivity
and simplifies design for multi-million system gate FPGAs.
License Price and Availability
An evaluation copy of FPGA Advantage will be included with each XtremeDSP
development kit, which will be available through Xilinx in January 2001.
Eleven new LogiCORE DSP algorithms were released as part of the XtremeDSP
Initiative for implementing data communication and image processing applications,
including a new filter generator, integrated with MATLAB from The MathWorks,
a multipliers generator, a parameterized MAC (Multiply Accumulate), DCT/iDCT,
three G.711 PCM Codec cores, and four color space converters. The new LogiCORE
DSP products and prices can be downloaded from the Xilinx IP-Center at
www.xilinx.com/ipcenter.
Xilinx XtremeDSP Initiative
The Xilinx XtremeDSP Initiative, announced November 21, 2000, addresses
the increasing need for high-performance DSP solutions driven by the broadband
revolution. The initiative marks a major commitment by the company to further
establish its leadership position as a high-performance DSP solutions provider.
Solutions from the initiative will support over 600 billion multiply accumulates
cycles (MACs) per second, more than 100 times faster than the industry's
leading embedded DSP processor core. The initiative also includes new DSP
features in its next generation Virtex-II architecture, pre-engineered
DSP algorithms, and enabling system-level DSP development tools.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the leading supplier of complete programmable logic solutions,
including advanced integrated circuits, software design tools, predefined
system functions delivered as cores, and unparalleled field engineering
support. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xilinx
invented the field programmable gate array (FPGA) and fulfills more than
half of the world demand for these devices today. Xilinx solutions enable
customers to reduce significantly the time required to develop products
for the computer, peripheral, telecommunications, networking, industrial
control, instrumentation, aerospace, defense, and consumer markets. For
more information, visit the Xilinx web site at http://www.xilinx.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products and consulting
services for the world's largest electronics and semiconductor companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months
of more than $525 million and employs approximately 2,600 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: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
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