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OVAs provide language capabilities to build and reuse libraries of pre-built assertions. This macro capabilityprovides a mechanism to build a reusable library of assertions, which can be shared within groups or amongthe OpenVera community. With a library of assertions, designers will be able to reuse the prior specificationsand raise the level of abstraction of the specification.OVAs are part of the OpenVera open source standard. The open source model has been demonstrated toprovide a path for fast time to market with innovation and contribution from multiple sources.OVAs FeaturesOVAs are declarative with semantics that are formally based on the theories of regular expression and lineartemporal logic. These two theories provide a powerful combination for expressing common hardware activities,such as sequencing, invariants and...

Today\’s SPB 16.2 release is significant for the Cadence Allegro and OrCAD families of products, but more importantly, I think it brings a lot of new functionality for PCB designers. I will be talking about the improvements in this release over a few blog posts in coming days and weeks. First and foremost, we have added a Constraint Driven PCB Design Flow for build-up designs to accelerate miniaturization. As you know, customers in high-end consumer electronics market place, mobile phone makers, GPS navigation system makers have been dealing with miniaturization for quite some time now and have been using build-up process to fabricate PCBs. With smaller and smaller pin pitch BGAs being introduced — with 0.8 mm pin pitch or...

PADS®, Mentor Graphics’ world-leading desktop PCB design tool, enables you to develop PCBs within a highly productive, scalable, and easy-to-use environment. PADS solutions cover the spectrum of PCB development, from schematic entry to manufacturing preparation. But, unlike other products, we’re not ‘one-size-fits-all.’ With PADS you buy what you need. PADS Suites, available in three configurations, are our newest solutions, tailored to meet the design needs of each individual.product:Mentor Graphics PADS 9.0 with Update1 Lanaguage:english Platform:Winxp/Win7 Size:817MB

CST MICROSTRIPES™ is a powerful 3D electromagnetic simulation tool, used extensively for solvingchallenging radiation problems including complex antenna structures, installed performance, EMC/EMI/E3issues and more.Users of CST MICROSTRIPES™ 2009 (CST MS) will find a modernized interface which has been greatlysimplified by merging the Build tool, model history and parameterization into the Project/Command Window,making it easier to run parameter sweeps and queue simulations. CST MS’ new tabbed toolbars de-clutter theuser interface and improve navigation through the tool. The icons have been completely re-designed to bemore intuitive and consistent with those used in CST STUDIO SUITE 2009, making it easier to transitionbetween the tools.Performance EnhancementsThe entire CST MS package including the Build tool, TLM solver and Field Plotter is now 64-bit enabled,extending the...

CST MICROSTRIPES 2009.01 Win64 FUll Release now. CST MICROSTRIPES is a powerful 3D electromagnetic simulation tool, used extensively for solving challenging radiation problems including complex antenna structures, installed performance, EMC/EMI/E3 issues. CST MICROSTRIPES  is well-known for its compact modeling technology. In EMC/EMI applications, objects with relatively small dimensions, such as slots/seams, vents, multi-wires, shielded cables, have a big impact on the performance of the system. Compact modeling enables these critical features to be represented by equivalent transmission-line models; it is not necessary to use a fine mesh to capture the small dimensions. Unlike many modeling techniques, the compact models are fully integrated into the electromagnetic field solution. Compact modeling can reduce the computer requirements by several orders of magnitude. CST MICROSTRIPES ...

Tanner Tools 14 provides electronic design automation (EDA) software used by companies in a wide variety of industries. Its solutions enable designers to move rapidly from concept to silicon by enabling the design, layout, and verification of analog/mixed-signal ICs, ASICs, and MEMS. Tanner EDA solutions offer designers the perfect combination of price and performance to meet any design challenge. The company\’s solutions include tools for: Schematic Capture: S-Edit Simulation: T-Spice, W-Edit Physical Layout: L-Edit Verification: HiPer Verify, L-Edit Standard DRC, L-Edit LVS and more Parasitic Layout Extraction: HiPer PX, 2D and 3D parasitic layout extraction These scalable solutions have a range of applications in the biomedical, consumer electronics, next-generation wireless, imaging, power management, and RF market segments. Product:Tanner Tools 14...

EMIStream is the solution that can suppress undesirable electromagnetic radiation or electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated from printed circuit boards. HOW DOES EMIStream WORK?At the placement design stage (pre-routing), EMIStream examines optimal placement locations for parts by using imaginary routing and verifies the effects of the proposed EMI solution. EMIStream also can suppress resonance which occurs between the power and ground (GND) planes by analyzing the resonance which occurs by changing the locations of capacitors. By eliminating the causes of unnecessary electromagnetic radiation from the initial design stage, EMIStream substantially reduces the time and costs needed for revision after the prototype is developed and enables rapid time-to-market.Product:EMIStream 3.1 Lanaguage:english Platform:Winxp/Win7 Size:10MB

WILSONVILLE, OR–(Marketwire – May 27, 2010) – Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that the Calibre® nmLVS product now provides comprehensive support for the iLVS interoperable rule specification used by TSMC for new design kits. This allows customers to define and customize complex IC design rules, as needed, while maintaining compliance with TSMC specifications and allowing seamless adoption of EDA vendor performance optimizations. The iLVS specification, which was co-developed by Mentor and TSMC, separates the rule definition syntax from underlying rule implementations. This allows Mentor to optimize the underlying implementation, reducing the need for users to tune the general rule specifications themselves. Moreover, by using iLVS in conjunction with the Calibre nmLVS Advanced Device Properties (ADP) facility, the Calibre...

entor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board design (PCB) solutions, today announced the availability of the next generation of PADS® flow with the introduction of PADS2007. This newest release offers layout designers and engineers the ability to implement RF and microwave circuitry using highly automated functionality, perform design for fabrication (DFF) checking early in the design process, and optimize performance with advanced high-speed analysis/verification functionality, thus significantly improving their productivity and design quality. “Mentor Graphics continues to invest in the future of PADS by strengthening the capabilities of designers to integrate RF circuitry design, high-speed net analysis and routing, and DFF into the PADS design flow,” said Dan Boncella, director of marketing, System Design Division,...

SystemCrafter SC 3.0 is a SystemC synthesis tool for Xilinx FPGAs. Breakthrough price of $3000 brings SystemC synthesis within reach of everyone. Use SystemC, the industry-standard addition to C++ for describing hardware. Design, debug and simulate hardware and systems using the SystemCrafter GUI or your existing C++ development environment. Develop hardware and software in the same framework. Descriptions are fast to write, fast to simulate, maintainable and readable, improving time to market. Eliminates time-consuming and error-prone manual translation of SystemC to HDLs. SystemCrafter SC 3.0 generates RTL VHDL or Verilog for downstream synthesis to Xilinx FPGAs, and closes the verification gap by writing a structural SystemC output for simulation. SystemCrafter SC is fully compatible with major C++ compilers, such as...