ATI Technologies selects Mentor Graphics

Mentor Graphics Corp. has announced a multiple-year agreement with ATI Technologies Inc. for an integrated tool suite that will be used to verify ATI’s high-performance graphics processors and digital media silicon. ATI Technologies will use the Mentor Graphics VStation 15M and 30M emulation systems, Calibre DRC, LVS and RVE physical verification products, FastScan, DFTAdvisor and BSDArchitect Design-for-Test (DFT) tools. ATI will use the VStation-30M system to emulate designs in excess of 20 million gates. The VStation emulators are used by ATI to test design performance using industry-standard benchmarks, such as Winbench and WHQL (for Windows/hardware compatibility), all prior to design tapeout and fabrication. Source: PCBnewsline