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Mentor Graphics Veloce Emulation Platform Selected by Imagination Technologies for IP Verification Based on Performance and Capacity
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), a leader in advanced system verification solutions, announced today that Imagination Technologies, a global leader in the supply of semiconductor design IP including PowerVR GPUs and MIPS CPUs, has adopted the Veloce® 2 enterprise emulation platform to complement its existing emulation and verification infrastructure.
Mentor Graphics Design and Verification Tools Certified for TSMC 16nm FinFET Production
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that its IC design to silicon solution has achieved certification for TSMC's Design Rule Manual (DRM) and SPICE model version 1.0 for its 16nm FinFET process. The certification includes tools in the Calibre® physical verification and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) platform, as well as the Olympus-SoC(TM) place and route system, the Pyxis(TM) custom IC design platform, and Eldo® SPICE simulator. Mentor also successfully demonstrated a complete 16nm FinFET digital flow using the Olympus-SoC and Calibre products and the ARM® Cortex®-A15 MPCore processor as the validation vehicle. The Mentor 16nm solutions are available now to support customers as they transition from test chips to full production 16nm FinFET design efforts.
Sears Holdings Names Arun Arora To Lead Sears Home Services Business
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 14, 4:00PM CDT
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced today that Arun Arora will join the company as senior vice president and president, Home Services. In his new role with the company, Mr. Arora will be accountable for all aspects of the company's Home Services business, including In-Home Repair Services, Service Contracts, Carry-In Repair, Sears Home Improvement Services, Parts Direct, Commercial Sales (all Sears Holdings product categories) and Sears Franchise Businesses.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: A Renewed Outlook for 2014
Haris Qureshi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:00PM CDT
A volatile history has discouraged many investors from taking any position in Advanced Micro Devices, . In previous years, it has suffered from a declining market share in the PC market as competitors continued their efforts to drive the company...
Mentor Graphics Enterprise Verification Platform Unites Questa and Veloce for 1000x Productivity Gain
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 10, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), today announced the Mentor® Enterprise Verification Platform (EVP), which combines Questa® advanced verification solutions, Veloce® OS3 global emulation resourcing technology, and Visualizer(TM), a powerful debug environment, into a globally accessible, high-performance datacenter resource. The Mentor EVP features global resource management that supports project teams around the world, maximizing both user productivity and total verification return on investment. The Mentor EVP delivers performance and productivity improvements ranging from 400X to 10,000X.
LEONI expands use of Mentor Graphics Capital software worldwide
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 2:25PM CDT
SAE World Congress-- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that LEONI is expanding its use of Capital® software throughout the world. LEONI now has significant Capital software deployments in Europe, America and Pacific Rim. This growth is driven in part by increasing adoption of the modular approach to wire harness configuration management, also known as customer-specific or zero give-away harnessing. This approach is strongly supported by the Mentor® Capital ModularXC(TM) tool, which in turn is tightly linked with other products in the Capital suite and with adjacent applications such as mechanical CAD applications.
Semiconductor (Silicon) IP Market 2013-2020: Form Factor, Design Architecture, Processor Type, Application, Geography and Verification IP
M2 - Mon Apr 07, 9:55AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ts88cv/semiconductor) has announced the addition of the "Semiconductor (Silicon) IP Market by Form Factor, Design Architecture, Processor Type, Application, Geography and Verification IP - Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering. The semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) market is expanding rapidly in size and prominence at a growth rate which is two times faster than the overall semiconductor market. As process technologies shrink further in the sub-nanometer level, the gap between accessible silicon and designers' ability to utilize that space keeps widening. IP is vital in ameliorating design productivity at advanced design processes. With relatively slower growth in the overall semiconductor market, expense management has gained focus, which is driving the growth of third-party IP vendors. Semiconductor players are actively outsourcing the IP design and development activities not core to their product differentiation. The growing trend of third-party IP Vendors and increasing licensing of advanced IP blocks by several key players are bound to change the landscape of the global semiconductor IP market. The report on the global semiconductor (Silicon) Intellectual Property (IP) market analyzes the semiconductor IP industry's value chain, giving a bird's eye-view of all the major and allied industry segments to the semiconductor IP industry. It discusses the markets of various allied industry segments such as EDA vendors, foundry players, fabless players, fab players, and IDMs. The global semiconductor Intellectual Property market is classified by various types of market segmentations and discussed in detail with market estimates and forecasts for each of the sub-segments. The report also discusses and analyzes the market dynamics of the semiconductor IP market, namely- its market drivers, restraints and opportunities along with the industry's burning issues and winning imperatives. This study also showcases a comprehensive overview of the global semiconductor IP market by enveloping all major market segmentations combined with detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of each market segment. The market numbers are forecasted from 2013 till 2020, to present a glance of the huge market potential offered by this market within the forecast period from 2013 to 2020. Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Semiconductor IP Market Overview - Semiconductor IP Market By Form Factor - Semiconductor IP Market By Design Architecture - Semiconductor IP Market By Processor Type - Semiconductor IP Market By Application - Verification IP Market By Protocol - Semiconductor IP Market By Geography - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Altera - Arm - Atmel - Cadence Design Systems - Cast - Ceva - Imagination Technologies - Mentor Graphics - Rambus - Silabtech - Silicon Image - Synopsys For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ts...iconductor
Computational Fluid Dynamics Software Trends - Global Market Overview 2014
M2 - Fri Apr 04, 9:49AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vr5bpw/computational) has announced the addition of the "Computational Fluid Dynamics Software Trends" report to their offering. The report analyzes and presents an overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics Software market worldwide. Computational Fluid Dynamics Software (CFD) is increasingly becoming an integral part of the designing process in a broad spectrum of industries. The software combines the concepts of flow technology, physics, mathematics, computer applications, and mechanics to offer a sophisticated tool to assist design engineers in evaluating pressure, species concentration, velocity and temperature of a fluid flow for design optimization. The report also provides a review of application of CFD in key end-use industries, future prospects, along with strategic industry activities of major companies worldwide. Key Topics Covered: 1. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE (CFD) - AN OVERVIEW - A Prelude - Role of Advanced Simulation Solutions in Improving Design Processes - CFD Software - An Introduction - CFD Software - Application in Key End-Use Industries - Automotive - Avionics - Chemical Process - Chemical Engineering - Electronics - Medical - Processing - Protection Equipment - Paint/Spray Booth - Semiconductor - UV Light Disinfection 2. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY - COMSOL Multiphysics Introduces New Modules in COMSOL Multiphysics4.3b Simulation Platform - Flow Science Launches Flow-3D v10.1 - Synscape Launches Caedium v5.0 - Blue Ridge Numerics and Bolton Photosciences Introduce CFdesign UVCalc Module - Mentor Graphics Acquires Flowmaster Group - Mentor Graphics Inks Distribution Agreement with Cadlog - Silicon Mechanics Enter into Collaboration with Flow Science - Altair Engineering Inks Agreement with Intelligent Light - Autodesk Purchases Blue Ridge Numerics - Chaos Group Showcases V-Ray 2.0 Platform - Mentor Graphics Releases Upgraded Version of FloEFD - SGI Acquires OpenCFD - Altair Engineering Adds STREAM CFD to HyperWorks Partner Alliance - Opus Maxim Enters into Partnership with CD-adapco Group 3. MARKET PARTICIPANTS - ACRi USA - Altair Engineering, Inc. - Altair HyperWorks - ANSYS, Inc. - Autodesk, Inc. - AVL LIST GmbH - Bentley Systems, Inc. - Capvidia - CD-Adapco - CFD Research Corporation - Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. - Computational Engineering International, Inc. - Computational Simulation Software LLC - COMSOL, Inc. - Convergent Science, Inc. - Dassault Syst?mes SolidWorks Corporation - ESI Group - Flow Science, Inc. - Fluidyn - Infinite Technologies, Inc. - Innovative Research, Inc. - Mentor Graphics Corporation - Metacomp Technologies, Inc. - MSC Software Corporation - NEI Software - Next Limit Technologies SL - NUMECA International - Ricardo PLC - Siemens PLM Software - Simerics, Inc. 4. APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vr...putational
Mentor Graphics Announces the Questa X-Value Verification Solution
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 01, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), today announced availability of a new solution for X-value verification in register transfer level (RTL) and gate level designs. X-values are symbols that represent unknown voltage levels of signals in digital IC designs. The latest version of the Questa® Verification Platform links simulation and formal verification capabilities to deliver complete X-value analysis and debug, which helps an IC design team avoid the risk of silicon and simulation failure. These new capabilities target both of the problematic effects of X-values that can lead to silicon bugs and wasted design effort: X-optimism and X-pessimism.
EDA Consortium Reports Revenue Increase For Q4 2013
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 01, 8:00AM CDT
The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 5.7 percent for Q4 2013 to $1880.5 million, compared to $1779.1 million in Q4 2012. Sequential EDA revenue for Q4 2013 increased 8.7 percent compared to Q3 2013, while the four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 6.1 percent. The total revenue for calendar 2013 was $6,931.7 million.
AMD and Mentor Graphics to Accelerate Open-Source Linux Development for Embedded Systems
Marketwire - Tue Apr 01, 7:01AM CDT
EE Live! -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a multi-year agreement with Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) to expand availability of open-source embedded Linux development for heterogeneous and multi-core processors from AMD. Dedicated to providing embedded developers with a more manageable and focused open source framework, the agreement will provide embedded developers with more supported processor options, robust development tools, and greater speed in open platform development.
Before the Bell Scans on Information Technology Stocks -- Research on Autodesk, Concur Technologies, PTC Inc., and Mentor Graphics
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 28, 7:51AM CDT
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,151.23, down 0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to 16,264.23, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,849.04, down 0.19%. The losses were broad based as seven out of 10 sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index finished the day at 588.69, down 0.61%, while the same has gained 1.16% in the last three months. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), Concur Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR), PTC Inc. (NASDAQ: PTC), and Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT). Free technical research on ADSK, CNQR, PTC, and MENT can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Concise Analysis of the International CFD Market in the Aerospace and Defense Industry - Forecasts to 2016
M2 - Thu Mar 27, 6:25AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b9zgdv/global_cfd_market) has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the International CFD Market in the Aerospace and Defense Industry - Forecasts to 2016" report to their offering. Some of the large PLM and CFD vendors have started providing integrated CFD software with several other PLM tools to improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the product development cycles. Many customers prefer this integrated software as it reduces the product development cycle time and increases its efficiency simultaneously. As such, vendors are developing integrated CFD software with CAD software. The integration of CFD and CAD solutions enables engineers to work on a single geometry, so the changes made in one application would be directly updated in the other. This eliminates the data transfer gap between CFD and CAD applications, thereby increasing the efficiency of the product development cycle. According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the advantage of CFD tools over traditional testing methods. The usage of CFD has various advantages over traditional testing such as wind tunnel testing. Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in the market is the increasing popularity of open-source CFD software. Many commercial users are adopting open-source CFD software rather than investing the money in commercial licenses. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. List of Abbreviations 3. Introduction 4. Market Research Methodology 5. Scope of the Report 6. Market Landscape 7. Geographical Segmentation 8. Key Leading Countries 9. Vendor Landscape 10. Buying Criteria 11. Market Growth Drivers 12. Drivers and their Impact 13. Market Challenges 14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges 15. Market Trends 16. Key Vendor Analysis 17. Other Reports in this Series Companies Mentioned: - Ansys Inc. - Autodesk - Bentley Systems Inc. - Blue Ridge Numerics Inc. (Autodesk Inc.) - CD-adapco Ltd - Computational Engineering International (CEI) Inc. - Dassault Syst?mes SA - ESI Group SA - EXA Corp. - Flow Science Inc. - Mentor Graphics Corp. - Numeca International Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b9...cfd_market
Mentor Graphics Announces Lean NPI Solution to Seamlessly Automate PCB Design and Manufacturing Processes for Optimum Productivity
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 26, 8:00AM CDT
IPC-APEX 2014 -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its unique new product introduction (NPI) solution that seamlessly links printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing operations to deliver the industry's first integrated, automated flow for the design, fabrication, and assembly of PCBs. The Mentor Graphics® Valor® NPI software product helps the design- and product-level NPI engineer prepare and validate product models according to the manufacturer's rule-set in the engineer's native design tool. This ensures a perfect design for production, without requiring specialist manufacturing knowledge or expertise. This then enables the process-level NPI engineer to evaluate and create process toolkits with no manual data entry, so the manufacturer will have a "right-the-first-time" design to eliminate production errors.
Mentor Graphics announces acquisition of BDA for undisclosed amount
M2 - Mon Mar 24, 3:00AM CDT
Electronic hardware and software design solutions company, Mentor Graphics Corp (NASDAQ:MENT) acquired Berkeley Design Automation Inc (BDA), a nanometer analogue, mixed-signal and RF circuit verification company, it revealed on Friday.
Mentor Graphics Acquires Berkeley Design Automation to Advance Nanometer Analog/Mixed-Signal Verification
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 21, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that it has acquired Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. (BDA), a recognized leader in nanometer analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit verification. With over one hundred customers worldwide, BDA uniquely addresses nanometer circuit design challenges via its Analog FastSPICE(TM) unified verification platform and exceptional vertical-application expertise. The acquisition of BDA aligns with Mentor's goal to deliver technologies with superior performance and automation for the growing challenges of Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) verification.
Mentor Graphics Launches New Xpedition Platform to Optimize Advanced PCB Systems Design Productivity
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 17, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the first phase of a new systems design enterprise platform to address today's printed circuit board (PCB) systems challenges of increased complexity, changing team demographics, and systems-aware design requirements. The Mentor Graphics Xpedition(TM) platform significantly simplifies and accelerates the development of the industry's most challenging designs. By combining an intuitive design environment with designer-driven automation, the Xpedition platform addresses the changing responsibilities of designers, including global team-based organizations, so that users can perform at expert levels for optimum productivity. The result is shortened product development cycles, minimized design re-spins, and improved product quality. The first phase of the launch announces new Xpedition PCB layout technology.
Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index
GlobeNewswire - Mon Mar 17, 6:40AM CDT
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index(Nasdaq:NQ96DIVUS), which will become effective prior to market open on March 24, 2014.
Ex-Dividend Alert: 3 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: MENT, DNKN, JWN
at The Street - Wed Mar 05, 9:00AM CST
MENT DNKN JWN are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, 2014, 5:00 AM ET
Mentor Graphics Proposes New Accellera Standards Committee for Graph-Based Test Specification Standard
Business Wire - Tue Mar 04, 4:00PM CST
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT), today announced it has proposed that a new Accellera standards committee be formed to investigate the standardization of a graph-based test specification standard. To underscore this endeavor, Mentor will make a technical donation of its existing graph-based test specification format to jump-start the standardization effort.
Mentor Graphics Veloce Emulation Platform Selected by Imagination Technologies for IP Verification Based on Performance and Capacity
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), a leader in advanced system verification solutions, announced today that Imagination Technologies, a global leader in the supply of semiconductor design IP including PowerVR GPUs and MIPS CPUs, has adopted the Veloce® 2 enterprise emulation platform to complement its existing emulation and verification infrastructure.
Mentor Graphics Design and Verification Tools Certified for TSMC 16nm FinFET Production
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that its IC design to silicon solution has achieved certification for TSMC's Design Rule Manual (DRM) and SPICE model version 1.0 for its 16nm FinFET process. The certification includes tools in the Calibre® physical verification and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) platform, as well as the Olympus-SoC(TM) place and route system, the Pyxis(TM) custom IC design platform, and Eldo® SPICE simulator. Mentor also successfully demonstrated a complete 16nm FinFET digital flow using the Olympus-SoC and Calibre products and the ARM® Cortex®-A15 MPCore processor as the validation vehicle. The Mentor 16nm solutions are available now to support customers as they transition from test chips to full production 16nm FinFET design efforts.
Sears Holdings Names Arun Arora To Lead Sears Home Services Business
PR Newswire - Mon Apr 14, 4:00PM CDT
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced today that Arun Arora will join the company as senior vice president and president, Home Services. In his new role with the company, Mr. Arora will be accountable for all aspects of the company's Home Services business, including In-Home Repair Services, Service Contracts, Carry-In Repair, Sears Home Improvement Services, Parts Direct, Commercial Sales (all Sears Holdings product categories) and Sears Franchise Businesses.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: A Renewed Outlook for 2014
Haris Qureshi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 10:00PM CDT
A volatile history has discouraged many investors from taking any position in Advanced Micro Devices, . In previous years, it has suffered from a declining market share in the PC market as competitors continued their efforts to drive the company...
Mentor Graphics Enterprise Verification Platform Unites Questa and Veloce for 1000x Productivity Gain
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 10, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq: MENT), today announced the Mentor® Enterprise Verification Platform (EVP), which combines Questa® advanced verification solutions, Veloce® OS3 global emulation resourcing technology, and Visualizer(TM), a powerful debug environment, into a globally accessible, high-performance datacenter resource. The Mentor EVP features global resource management that supports project teams around the world, maximizing both user productivity and total verification return on investment. The Mentor EVP delivers performance and productivity improvements ranging from 400X to 10,000X.
LEONI expands use of Mentor Graphics Capital software worldwide
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 08, 2:25PM CDT
SAE World Congress-- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that LEONI is expanding its use of Capital® software throughout the world. LEONI now has significant Capital software deployments in Europe, America and Pacific Rim. This growth is driven in part by increasing adoption of the modular approach to wire harness configuration management, also known as customer-specific or zero give-away harnessing. This approach is strongly supported by the Mentor® Capital ModularXC(TM) tool, which in turn is tightly linked with other products in the Capital suite and with adjacent applications such as mechanical CAD applications.
Semiconductor (Silicon) IP Market 2013-2020: Form Factor, Design Architecture, Processor Type, Application, Geography and Verification IP
M2 - Mon Apr 07, 9:55AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ts88cv/semiconductor) has announced the addition of the "Semiconductor (Silicon) IP Market by Form Factor, Design Architecture, Processor Type, Application, Geography and Verification IP - Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering. The semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) market is expanding rapidly in size and prominence at a growth rate which is two times faster than the overall semiconductor market. As process technologies shrink further in the sub-nanometer level, the gap between accessible silicon and designers' ability to utilize that space keeps widening. IP is vital in ameliorating design productivity at advanced design processes. With relatively slower growth in the overall semiconductor market, expense management has gained focus, which is driving the growth of third-party IP vendors. Semiconductor players are actively outsourcing the IP design and development activities not core to their product differentiation. The growing trend of third-party IP Vendors and increasing licensing of advanced IP blocks by several key players are bound to change the landscape of the global semiconductor IP market. The report on the global semiconductor (Silicon) Intellectual Property (IP) market analyzes the semiconductor IP industry's value chain, giving a bird's eye-view of all the major and allied industry segments to the semiconductor IP industry. It discusses the markets of various allied industry segments such as EDA vendors, foundry players, fabless players, fab players, and IDMs. The global semiconductor Intellectual Property market is classified by various types of market segmentations and discussed in detail with market estimates and forecasts for each of the sub-segments. The report also discusses and analyzes the market dynamics of the semiconductor IP market, namely- its market drivers, restraints and opportunities along with the industry's burning issues and winning imperatives. This study also showcases a comprehensive overview of the global semiconductor IP market by enveloping all major market segmentations combined with detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of each market segment. The market numbers are forecasted from 2013 till 2020, to present a glance of the huge market potential offered by this market within the forecast period from 2013 to 2020. Key Topics Covered: - Introduction - Executive Summary - Semiconductor IP Market Overview - Semiconductor IP Market By Form Factor - Semiconductor IP Market By Design Architecture - Semiconductor IP Market By Processor Type - Semiconductor IP Market By Application - Verification IP Market By Protocol - Semiconductor IP Market By Geography - Competitive Landscape - Company Profiles - Altera - Arm - Atmel - Cadence Design Systems - Cast - Ceva - Imagination Technologies - Mentor Graphics - Rambus - Silabtech - Silicon Image - Synopsys For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ts...iconductor
Computational Fluid Dynamics Software Trends - Global Market Overview 2014
M2 - Fri Apr 04, 9:49AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vr5bpw/computational) has announced the addition of the "Computational Fluid Dynamics Software Trends" report to their offering. The report analyzes and presents an overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics Software market worldwide. Computational Fluid Dynamics Software (CFD) is increasingly becoming an integral part of the designing process in a broad spectrum of industries. The software combines the concepts of flow technology, physics, mathematics, computer applications, and mechanics to offer a sophisticated tool to assist design engineers in evaluating pressure, species concentration, velocity and temperature of a fluid flow for design optimization. The report also provides a review of application of CFD in key end-use industries, future prospects, along with strategic industry activities of major companies worldwide. Key Topics Covered: 1. COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE (CFD) - AN OVERVIEW - A Prelude - Role of Advanced Simulation Solutions in Improving Design Processes - CFD Software - An Introduction - CFD Software - Application in Key End-Use Industries - Automotive - Avionics - Chemical Process - Chemical Engineering - Electronics - Medical - Processing - Protection Equipment - Paint/Spray Booth - Semiconductor - UV Light Disinfection 2. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY - COMSOL Multiphysics Introduces New Modules in COMSOL Multiphysics4.3b Simulation Platform - Flow Science Launches Flow-3D v10.1 - Synscape Launches Caedium v5.0 - Blue Ridge Numerics and Bolton Photosciences Introduce CFdesign UVCalc Module - Mentor Graphics Acquires Flowmaster Group - Mentor Graphics Inks Distribution Agreement with Cadlog - Silicon Mechanics Enter into Collaboration with Flow Science - Altair Engineering Inks Agreement with Intelligent Light - Autodesk Purchases Blue Ridge Numerics - Chaos Group Showcases V-Ray 2.0 Platform - Mentor Graphics Releases Upgraded Version of FloEFD - SGI Acquires OpenCFD - Altair Engineering Adds STREAM CFD to HyperWorks Partner Alliance - Opus Maxim Enters into Partnership with CD-adapco Group 3. MARKET PARTICIPANTS - ACRi USA - Altair Engineering, Inc. - Altair HyperWorks - ANSYS, Inc. - Autodesk, Inc. - AVL LIST GmbH - Bentley Systems, Inc. - Capvidia - CD-Adapco - CFD Research Corporation - Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. - Computational Engineering International, Inc. - Computational Simulation Software LLC - COMSOL, Inc. - Convergent Science, Inc. - Dassault Syst?mes SolidWorks Corporation - ESI Group - Flow Science, Inc. - Fluidyn - Infinite Technologies, Inc. - Innovative Research, Inc. - Mentor Graphics Corporation - Metacomp Technologies, Inc. - MSC Software Corporation - NEI Software - Next Limit Technologies SL - NUMECA International - Ricardo PLC - Siemens PLM Software - Simerics, Inc. 4. APPENDIX For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vr...putational
Mentor Graphics Announces the Questa X-Value Verification Solution
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 01, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), today announced availability of a new solution for X-value verification in register transfer level (RTL) and gate level designs. X-values are symbols that represent unknown voltage levels of signals in digital IC designs. The latest version of the Questa® Verification Platform links simulation and formal verification capabilities to deliver complete X-value analysis and debug, which helps an IC design team avoid the risk of silicon and simulation failure. These new capabilities target both of the problematic effects of X-values that can lead to silicon bugs and wasted design effort: X-optimism and X-pessimism.
EDA Consortium Reports Revenue Increase For Q4 2013
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 01, 8:00AM CDT
The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 5.7 percent for Q4 2013 to $1880.5 million, compared to $1779.1 million in Q4 2012. Sequential EDA revenue for Q4 2013 increased 8.7 percent compared to Q3 2013, while the four-quarters moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four quarters, increased by 6.1 percent. The total revenue for calendar 2013 was $6,931.7 million.
AMD and Mentor Graphics to Accelerate Open-Source Linux Development for Embedded Systems
Marketwire - Tue Apr 01, 7:01AM CDT
EE Live! -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a multi-year agreement with Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) to expand availability of open-source embedded Linux development for heterogeneous and multi-core processors from AMD. Dedicated to providing embedded developers with a more manageable and focused open source framework, the agreement will provide embedded developers with more supported processor options, robust development tools, and greater speed in open platform development.
Before the Bell Scans on Information Technology Stocks -- Research on Autodesk, Concur Technologies, PTC Inc., and Mentor Graphics
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 28, 7:51AM CDT
On Thursday, March 27, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,151.23, down 0.54%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to 16,264.23, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,849.04, down 0.19%. The losses were broad based as seven out of 10 sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index finished the day at 588.69, down 0.61%, while the same has gained 1.16% in the last three months. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), Concur Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR), PTC Inc. (NASDAQ: PTC), and Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT). Free technical research on ADSK, CNQR, PTC, and MENT can be downloaded upon signing up at:
Concise Analysis of the International CFD Market in the Aerospace and Defense Industry - Forecasts to 2016
M2 - Thu Mar 27, 6:25AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b9zgdv/global_cfd_market) has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the International CFD Market in the Aerospace and Defense Industry - Forecasts to 2016" report to their offering. Some of the large PLM and CFD vendors have started providing integrated CFD software with several other PLM tools to improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of the product development cycles. Many customers prefer this integrated software as it reduces the product development cycle time and increases its efficiency simultaneously. As such, vendors are developing integrated CFD software with CAD software. The integration of CFD and CAD solutions enables engineers to work on a single geometry, so the changes made in one application would be directly updated in the other. This eliminates the data transfer gap between CFD and CAD applications, thereby increasing the efficiency of the product development cycle. According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the advantage of CFD tools over traditional testing methods. The usage of CFD has various advantages over traditional testing such as wind tunnel testing. Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in the market is the increasing popularity of open-source CFD software. Many commercial users are adopting open-source CFD software rather than investing the money in commercial licenses. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. List of Abbreviations 3. Introduction 4. Market Research Methodology 5. Scope of the Report 6. Market Landscape 7. Geographical Segmentation 8. Key Leading Countries 9. Vendor Landscape 10. Buying Criteria 11. Market Growth Drivers 12. Drivers and their Impact 13. Market Challenges 14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges 15. Market Trends 16. Key Vendor Analysis 17. Other Reports in this Series Companies Mentioned: - Ansys Inc. - Autodesk - Bentley Systems Inc. - Blue Ridge Numerics Inc. (Autodesk Inc.) - CD-adapco Ltd - Computational Engineering International (CEI) Inc. - Dassault Syst?mes SA - ESI Group SA - EXA Corp. - Flow Science Inc. - Mentor Graphics Corp. - Numeca International Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b9...cfd_market
Mentor Graphics Announces Lean NPI Solution to Seamlessly Automate PCB Design and Manufacturing Processes for Optimum Productivity
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 26, 8:00AM CDT
IPC-APEX 2014 -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its unique new product introduction (NPI) solution that seamlessly links printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing operations to deliver the industry's first integrated, automated flow for the design, fabrication, and assembly of PCBs. The Mentor Graphics® Valor® NPI software product helps the design- and product-level NPI engineer prepare and validate product models according to the manufacturer's rule-set in the engineer's native design tool. This ensures a perfect design for production, without requiring specialist manufacturing knowledge or expertise. This then enables the process-level NPI engineer to evaluate and create process toolkits with no manual data entry, so the manufacturer will have a "right-the-first-time" design to eliminate production errors.
Mentor Graphics announces acquisition of BDA for undisclosed amount
M2 - Mon Mar 24, 3:00AM CDT
Electronic hardware and software design solutions company, Mentor Graphics Corp (NASDAQ:MENT) acquired Berkeley Design Automation Inc (BDA), a nanometer analogue, mixed-signal and RF circuit verification company, it revealed on Friday.
Mentor Graphics Acquires Berkeley Design Automation to Advance Nanometer Analog/Mixed-Signal Verification
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 21, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that it has acquired Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. (BDA), a recognized leader in nanometer analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit verification. With over one hundred customers worldwide, BDA uniquely addresses nanometer circuit design challenges via its Analog FastSPICE(TM) unified verification platform and exceptional vertical-application expertise. The acquisition of BDA aligns with Mentor's goal to deliver technologies with superior performance and automation for the growing challenges of Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) verification.
Mentor Graphics Launches New Xpedition Platform to Optimize Advanced PCB Systems Design Productivity
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 17, 8:00AM CDT
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the first phase of a new systems design enterprise platform to address today's printed circuit board (PCB) systems challenges of increased complexity, changing team demographics, and systems-aware design requirements. The Mentor Graphics Xpedition(TM) platform significantly simplifies and accelerates the development of the industry's most challenging designs. By combining an intuitive design environment with designer-driven automation, the Xpedition platform addresses the changing responsibilities of designers, including global team-based organizations, so that users can perform at expert levels for optimum productivity. The result is shortened product development cycles, minimized design re-spins, and improved product quality. The first phase of the launch announces new Xpedition PCB layout technology.
Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index
GlobeNewswire - Mon Mar 17, 6:40AM CDT
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index(Nasdaq:NQ96DIVUS), which will become effective prior to market open on March 24, 2014.
Ex-Dividend Alert: 3 Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Tomorrow: MENT, DNKN, JWN
at The Street - Wed Mar 05, 9:00AM CST
MENT DNKN JWN are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, 2014, 5:00 AM ET
Mentor Graphics Proposes New Accellera Standards Committee for Graph-Based Test Specification Standard
Business Wire - Tue Mar 04, 4:00PM CST
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:MENT), today announced it has proposed that a new Accellera standards committee be formed to investigate the standardization of a graph-based test specification standard. To underscore this endeavor, Mentor will make a technical donation of its existing graph-based test specification format to jump-start the standardization effort.
