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January 23, 2002
Mentor Graphics Offers NewLogic Bluetooth Intellectual Property in Platform
Solution
Mentor Graphics Corporation and NewLogic, a leading supplier of Bluetooth(TM)
design solutions, today announced a marketing agreement that allows
system-on-chip designers to license Bluetooth silicon intellectual property from
the Mentor Graphics(R) Inventra(TM) Intellectual Property division. The cores
are available as part of a new, easy-to-integrate Bluetooth Platform from Mentor
Graphics that features CPU bus wrappers and interface bridges for the Bluetooth
core to other IP cores such as USB 2.0 and Ethernet.
The NewLogic Bluetooth BOOST(TM) IP family includes a Baseband processor and a
full Bluetooth software protocol stack. These IP elements, when combined with a
suitable microcontroller core, permit the implementation of a single-chip
Bluetooth solution using industry-standard CMOS process technologies.
The Bluetooth standard ensures wireless connectivity between different
Bluetooth-compliant devices over a personal area network on the 2.4GHz radio
frequency at a range of ten meters. Bluetooth is capable of data transmission up
to a maximum capacity of 720kbps per channel and has been adopted for use with
mobile phones, wireless headsets, card-readers, printers, scanners, CD-players,
pagers, MP3 players, digital cameras, PC’s, PDA’s and other portable
devices.
“The BOOST IP family can be rapidly integrated into an SoC design through this
new platform provided by Mentor Graphics,” said Maha Osman, chief operating
officer, NewLogic. “Mentor Graphics has a reputation for high-quality IP cores
and strong SoC support services to ensure that licensees can easily integrate a
Bluetooth solution in a time-sensitive application.”
To further enable rapid integration of the Bluetooth cores into a SoC design
Mentor Graphics provides CPU bus wrappers and interface bridges required for the
Bluetooth cores that interconnect with other communications IP such as I2C,
UART, USB2.0, PCMCIA, and Ethernet, which are also part of the Inventra IP
portfolio.
”Mentor Graphics is recognized as a leader in providing connectivity
standards-based IP solutions to the communications market,” said Dr. Susheel
Chandra, general manager, Inventra Intellectual Property division, Mentor
Graphics. “From USB 2.0 to Ethernet, and now to Bluetooth, we continue to
offer a portfolio of silicon IP that is pre-tested for reliability, easy to
integrate and measured to a high standard of quality.”
Availability
The Bluetooth platform from Mentor Graphics is now available. For pricing and a
complete list of Inventra connectivity IP products please visit Mentor Graphics
Inventra IP web site at http://www.mentor.com/inventra.
About NewLogic Technologies
NewLogic Technologies, headquartered in Lustenau, Austria, is a leading provider
of silicon intellectual property and IC design services. Its comprehensive IP
portfolio includes embedded non-volatile memory, DSP, mixed signal and RF cores
for the communications, automotive and consumer electronics markets. NewLogic
Technologies AG corporate headquarters are located at Millennium Park 6, A-6890
Lustenau, Austria. For more details of the BOOST system, or NewLogic's design
and IP services, please visit the web site http://www.newlogic.com or email
info@newlogic.com.
About Mentor Graphics Corporation
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 more than $600 million and employs approximately 2,975
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. Inventra is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other
company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
licensed to NewLogic. NewLogic and BOOST are registered trademarks of NewLogic.
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