"Those who follow Mentor Graphics know that we target segments where we can be in a strong number one position," said Joseph Sawicki, vice president and general manager for the Design-to-Silicon Division at Mentor Graphics. "The combination of Mentor's market-leading scan-based test and yield analysis products, and the LogicVision BIST solutions, puts us in the top spot across the board in silicon test. We plan to grow from that position of strength by taking the newly branded Tessent line broader and deeper, and continuing to provide the industry's most complete and unified solution for silicon test, diagnosis and yield analysis."

"ON Semiconductor is committed to utilizing best-in-class ATPG and BIST technologies for product development," said Peter Zdebel, senior vice president and CTO at ON Semiconductor. "We are enthusiastic about the benefits that the single integrated product line from Mentor Graphics offers. We have a longstanding relationship with Mentor in the DFT/ATPG arena that we value and will continue to foster. We look forward to utilizing Mentor's expanded silicon test and yield analysis product-line to provide our customers with world-class products."

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"We went with the Calibre verification platform because it gives a high level of confidence in the manufacturability of our design," said Debashis Basu, senior director of Foundation Technologies at Juniper Networks. "With a design of this size, we needed a solution that could deliver fast turnaround time. The Calibre user interface environment and scripting capability helped us to find and debug problems quickly, and automate chip assembly."

Juniper employed a combination of Mentor's embedded deterministic test pattern generation and memory BIST products to meet demanding test requirements. With hundreds of separate embedded memories, Juniper's design presented a real test challenge to minimize routing congestion, enable at-speed testing, and keep real estate required for BIST controllers to a minimum. Juniper was able to achieve their objectives using Mentor's modular test flow, embedded deterministic pattern compression, and memory BIST technology.

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Juniper employed a combination of Mentor's embedded deterministic test pattern generation and memory BIST products to meet demanding test requirements. With hundreds of separate embedded memories, Juniper's design presented a real test challenge to minimize routing congestion, enable at-speed testing, and keep real estate required for BIST controllers to a minimum. Juniper was able to achieve their objectives using Mentor's modular test flow, embedded deterministic pattern compression, and efficient memory BIST technology.

"Mentor Graphics is focused on providing solutions that meet the newest challenges our customers are facing at advanced IC technology nodes," said Joseph Sawicki, vice president and general manager for the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. "For physical design verification, testing and DFM, our goal is to deliver best-in-class technology through integrated platforms that also provide maximum flexibility to adapt to each customer's unique requirements and design flows."

About Mentor Graphics

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 about $800 million and employs approximately 4,425 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon, 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.

(Mentor Graphics and Calibre are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)

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