Mentor Graphics Welcomes Siemens CES Design Services as the First European FAST Partner
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WILSONVILLE, Ore., December 11, 2002 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced it has signed Siemens CES Design Services as its first European FPGA Advantage Solutions Thrust (FAST) Partner. Through the FAST Partner Program, CES Design Services will benefit from access to Mentor Graphics? best-in-class field programmable gate array (FPGA) design tools, methodologies and training, and can offer customers implementing FPGA design a certified Mentor Graphics design resource. The FAST Partner Program equips FPGA service providers with Mentor's FPGA Advantage? tool suite, the only integrated FPGA design flow for design creation, debug, simulation and synthesis. The program also provides comprehensive assessments, training and certifications in FPGA design methodologies from Mentor Consulting. "The FAST partnership allows CES Design Services to have premium access to Mentor Graphics state-of-the-art FPGA methodologies and tools. Combined with CES professional expertise in the field of embedded product design, CES customers will benefit significantly in order to meet their time-to-market on first time success. We are proud to be the first European FAST partner," says Thomas W. Albrecht, vice president, CES Design Services. Based in Vienna, Austria, and acting in Europe and North America, CES Design Services offers a portfolio of FPGA-based design services covering the entire design cycle, from proof of concepts at the system level to hardware "bring-up" support. Access to the latest FPGA technology and products is ensured by CES Design Services through partnerships with leading FPGA suppliers. "Mentor's long-term goal is to provide a worldwide network of highly-skilled design service providers equipped with advanced FPGA tools and methodologies," said Bill Martin, vice president, Mentor Consulting and Education Services, Mentor Graphics. "This partnership represents a significant milestone with the expansion of the FAST Program to the European market." Participation in the FAST Partner Program is available for a small initiation fee and subject to renewal after one year. More information on Mentor's FAST Partner Program is available here. About CES Design Services About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics and FPGA Advantage 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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