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News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: LeonardoSpectrum 2002a
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 11 April 2002
Upgraded synthesis for
programmable logic devices
Mentor Graphics has enhanced its LeonardoSpectrum synthesis tool with the release of LeonardoSpectrum 2002a (LS 2002a)
The installed base of over 30,000 LeonardoSpectrum designers will benefit from enhanced operating system support, synthesis quality of results, device support and optimisation features for Altera, Actel, Lattice, QuickLogic and Xilinx devices. The LS2002a enhancements enable designers to take full advantage of the newest and fastest FPGAs available, resulting in faster, lower cost end products.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 April 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Mentor Graphics is dedicated to providing leading edge synthesis technology and continues to provide new enhancements and device support to the LeonardoSpectrum synthesis tool", said Simon Bloch, general manager of the Mentor Graphics FPGA synthesis business unit.
"With LeonardoSpectrum 2002a and the recently announced Precision Synthesis tool, Mentor Graphics now offers the broadest set of synthesis solutions for simple FPGAs and CPLDs to ultra high-end field programmable system-on-chip (FPSoC) devices".
LS 2002a provides complete support for the new Altera Stratix family of devices including enhancements to support Altera's LogicLock block-based design.
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Designers using LS 2002a can assign a LogicLock attribute to one or more modules from within the synthesis environment.
The LogicLock attributes are then automatically passed to the Quartus II design software for efficient placement within the assigned region of the chip.
The LeonardoSpectrum LogicLock flow also allows for a team-based design methodology where each module in a design is implemented independently.
Mentor Graphics has worked closely with Xilinx to ensure optimal support for the newly launched Xilinx Virtex-II Pro and Spartan-IIE family of devices.
Mentor's new device support includes algorithms uniquely designed to take full advantage of the resources found on the Virtex-II Pro devices, including support for the Xilinx built-in multipliers, shift register LUT (SRL) and RAM features.
LS 2002a also expands existing support for vendors with enhanced support for available FPGA devices, including the Actel ProASICPlus and Lattice MACH 4a device families and the QuickLogic Eclipse, QuickDSP, QuickPCI and QuickRAM devices.
LS 2002a has expanded its existing operating support to now include the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, enabling users to take advantage of the latest high-speed personal computers available on the market.
LS 2002a is available immediately.
US list price for LS 2002a starts at $4500 for single vendor versions.
Supported platforms include Windows XP, NT, 98 and 2000, Solaris and HP-UX platforms.
LS 2002a can also be found in the Mentor Graphics FPGA Advantage design flow.
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