Full custom IC design solution released for Linux

25 October 2000 Computer/Embedded Technology

Mentor Graphics has announced the availability and immediate release of the entire IC Station suite of products on the Linux (Redhat 6.0) operating platform. The company says that customers receive all of the functionality, capacity, performance and automation of the IC Station full custom IC design solution, which includes schematic capture, netlisting and IC layout, while enjoying the cost effectiveness and increased microprocessor speeds of x86 PC-class computers.

The IC Station solution on Linux provides a 10x productivity increase over manual polygon editors, claims Mentor Graphics, while the integration of schematic capture (Design Architect-IC) and schematic-driven layout (ICgraph SDL) together with the engineering change order capability (ICeco) allows concurrent design and layout development. This enables the layout to begin before final sign-off of schematics.

"Our customers face a competitive environment which demands automation and performance improvements, while finding a less expensive way to accomplish custom IC design," said Ernie Koeroghlian, Business Unit Director of the custom IC design business unit of Mentor Graphics. "We are thrilled to be able to step up and offer a cost-effective solution to our customers which enables them design success without jeopardising quality."

According to Mentor Graphics the decision to support the Linux platform was made as a result of feedback from its large key customers. The availability of custom IC design tools on Linux enables companies with designers who telecommute the ability to increase productivity without incurring high hardware costs. It claims the Linux release will also benefit start-up companies with robust custom designs and limited hardware budgets.

Current IC Station customers on maintenance will receive the Linux support at no additional charge, says the company.

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