eInfochips Supports the Mentor Graphics' Questa(TM) Vanguard Program for AMBA AHB SystemVerilog Verification Component

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & AHMEDABAD, India -- December 18, 2006 -- eInfochips, Inc., a leading IP leveraged design services company offering silicon design and verification services, IP cores and embedded systems solutions, today announced the availability of AMBA AHB Verification component for the Mentor Graphics® Questa(TM) Vanguard program. AMBA AHB verification IP provides necessary building blocks for efficient design-under-test (DUT) for module and system-level verification, including comprehensive assertion testing. Through the Questa Vanguard program, eInfochips will provide verification IP options to help build an established, comprehensive SystemVerilog community for the Questa advanced verification platform user.

"Reduced cost & time-to-verify complex SoCs are some of the direct customer benefits associated with using AMBA AHB VC," said Tapan Joshi, Vice President marketing at eInfochips. "eInfochips' object-oriented verification methodology easily supports scalability and re-usability in verification components, enabling them to be used across different modules and projects."

"The Questa(TM) Vanguard Program (QVP) offers enhanced verification options for Questa users and helps build a comprehensive SystemVerilog ecosystem. Through the Questa Vanguard Program the AMBA AHB verification component provides an integrated development environment, which enables customers to work with assertions, coverage and edit code, view waveforms all in a single window, resulting in reduced time-to-debug," said Dennis Brophy, Mentor Graphics director of strategic business development, Design Verification and Test division.

An Integrated Solution for AMBA AHB Verification

The AMBA AHB SystemVerilog verification component is suitable for verification of AMBA AHB master and slave DUT. The AMBA AHB VIP provides all necessary building blocks to easily test master/salve DUT with the AHB protocol. The verification component can be configured as host, device or monitor and allows module & system level verification along with comprehensive list of assertions.

eInfochips has an extensive portfolio of design and verification IP with domain expertise in industry-standard bus interfaces, communication protocols and SAN technologies.

Availability

Deliverables include fully verified Verification Component code with User guide, release notes and test suite. eInfochips' verification experts meet customer requirements related to integrating VCs into test environment and other support-related issues.

The Verification Component is available from eInfochips; for pricing details about AHB VIP contact sales@einfochips.com; www.einfochips.com.

About eInfochips

eInfochips is a leading provider of ASIC/SoC design & verification services, embedded system solutions and IP cores. eInfochips' capabilities extend from Specification to System, with knowledge spanning silicon design & verification, physical design, board design and embedded firmware development. The company's India and U.S. design centers have delivered SoC and embedded solutions to a variety of customers thus increasing cost-effectiveness, reducing time-to-market and growing their market strength.

About Mentor Graphics

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT - News) 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 over $750 million and employs approximately 4,100 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.