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Mentor Graphics New HyperLynx Release Integrates Signal and Power Integrity, 3D-Electromagnetic Solving, and Fast Rule Checking into One Unified EnvironmentWILSONVILLE, Ore., April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced its newest HyperLynx® release which integrates signal and power integrity analysis, 3D-electromagnetic solving, and fast rule checking into a single unified environment. Based on the popular HyperLynx signal integrity/power integrity (SI/PI) application, this product for the first time offers designers a complete set of analysis technology sufficient for designing any type of high-speed digital printed circuit board (PCB). Spanning a wide range of underlying simulation engines and a graphical user interface (GUI) that supports both quick/interactive and exhaustive batch-mode analysis, the HyperLynx product now sets a new standard for deployment of high-speed capabilities in one easy-to-use environment. "We have deployed a 'shift left' strategy where we perform simulation early in the design process to achieve 'first time right' products," stated Hans Klos, CEO of Sintecs BV, Netherlands. "With the new, unified HyperLynx environment, we have one flow where we can do everything – a significant advantage." Accurate High-Performance Simulators – All in One Environment Mentor has invested heavily in HyperLynx analysis technology, particularly for interconnect modeling. The product now combines a super-fast geometry extraction engine and advanced materials modeling (for wideband dielectrics, copper roughness, etc.) to produce highly accurate simulations. "This version of HyperLynx is the culmination of intensive investment by Mentor in its high-speed tools," stated A.J. Incorvaia, vice president and general manager of Mentor Graphics Systems Design Division. "HyperLynx has long been a widely used high-speed tool in the industry; now it's become the most powerful and best integrated as well. Designers who still think of HyperLynx as primarily 'fast and easy SI' need to take a serious, fresh look at how dramatically the product has strengthened and matured." Meeting the Challenges of New Technologies The new HyperLynx release has added multiple engines — two 2.5D solvers, the industry's fastest DC/IR-drop simulator, and a fast quasi-static 3D solver — to enable a full set of power-integrity features, all of which are available side-by-side in the same application as the HyperLynx signal-integrity capabilities. The second, more-advanced 2.5D solver is capable of pure power and mixed signal-and-power modeling, which can be used to add accuracy to SI simulations when simultaneous-switching-noise (SSN) complications are suspected. Streamlining Board-Wide Analysis In the SERDES arena, protocols that support Channel Operating Margin (COM) allow checking the quality of links based on a specific, complex set of simulation steps for a single pass/fail number per-channel. The new HyperLynx tool offers the industry's first robust commercial implementation of COM for 100GbE signaling, with simulation details fully automated. Staying true to its heritage of ease-of-use and fast interactive analysis, this more robust HyperLynx version can efficiently handle very large layouts (including extra-deep stack-ups, huge net counts, and entire multi-board systems); multi-processor and other simulation-engine performance enhancements; and caching and re-use of extracted models. Leveraging Tools, Process and Education "At 28 Gbps and above, everything matters, and engineers must understand the essential signal integrity principles that connect physical design with electrical performance in the very high speed regime. To meet the demands of next-generation products, the successful engineer must accelerate up the learning curve," stated Dr. Eric Bogatin, adjunct professor at ECEE, University of Colorado, Boulder, and director of the Teledyne LeCroy Front Range Signal Integrity Lab. "One of the most effective ways of learning and understanding the essential design principles is through exploring virtual prototypes using simulation tools like Mentor Graphics HyperLynx with its very low learning curve." Product Availability About Mentor Graphics (Mentor Graphics, Mentor and HyperLynx 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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