WILSONVILLE, Ore., August 7, 2012—Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that over the past three months, it has added and improved support for 42 embedded development boards for the Nucleus® RTOS, Mentor® Embedded Linux®, and Sourcery™ Codebench embedded development products. Expanded support for MIPS, SuperH, and ARM-based architectures include the following vendors: Atmel, Freescale, Logic PD, MIPS, Mistral, Renesas, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments.
“Mentor realizes the importance of embedded software and hardware integration, so we are working closely with leading silicon vendors to provide software development support for today’s most popular device families,†stated Glenn Perry, general manager of Mentor Graphics Embedded Software Division. “As a leading provider of embedded software solutions, our commitment to the embedded development community includes extensive board support to help our customers quickly bring up their design to achieve higher system performance and productivity, with greater confidence.â€
Nucleus RTOS board support updates
| Processor Vendor | Board |
| ARM | REALVIEW_EB_CT926EJS (QEMU) |
| Atmel | AT91SAM9G10-EK, AT91SAM9263EK, AT91SAM9M10EKES, AT91SAM9M10- EKES (REV 2) |
| Freescale | i.MX51 EVK, i.MX53 QSB, i.MX28EVK (REVD), i.MX28EVK, |
| MIPS | SEAD 3 Rev 1.2 |
| Renesas | Renesas RSK2+SH7264 |
| STMicroelectronics | STM3210E-EVAL, STM3220G-EVAL |
| Texas Instruments | Zoomâ„¢ OMAP-L138 EVM, Mistral DM814x EVM (REV D), Zoomâ„¢ AM1808 eXperimenter Kit (Rev. 1), AM/DM37x EVM, AM335x Evaluation Module (Rev 1.1A), AM3517EVM, Stellaris LM3S9B96-DK |
Mentor Embedded Linux including Yocto Project support
| Architecture | Reference BSP |
| ARM | Freescale i.mx6, TI PandaBoard, TI BeagleBoard, TI Am37, TI DM37 |
| MIPS | MIPS Malta |
| Power PC | Freescale P4080DS, Freescale P2020RDB, Freescale MPC8548DS |
| X86 | Tunnel Creek |
Sourcery CodeBench platform support updates below
| Processor Family | Platform |
| ARM9 | Atmel AT91SAM9260-EK Rev B, Freescale i.MX25 PDK, TI AM1808EXP, TI OMAP-L132 EVM, TI OMAP-L138 EVM |
| ARM Cortex-A8 | Freescale i.MX51 EVK, Freescale i.MX53 QSB, TI AM335x EVM, TI OMAP35x EVM, TI PandaBoard (OMAP 4430) |
| ARM Cortex-M3 | Fujitsu SK-FM3-176PMC-ETHERNET, STMicroelectronics STM32100B-EVAL, STM32100E-EVAL |
For the list of updated development board support, visit: http://go.mentor.com/July2012BSPupdate
The Mentor Graphics® Embedded Software Division comprises the Mentor Embedded family of products and services, including embedded software intellectual property (IP), tools, and professional consultant services to help embedded developers and silicon partners optimize their products for design and cost efficiency. The Mentor Embedded team continues to lead the industry with involvement in the open source community, with Inflexion® 2D and 3D UI development, Sourcery open source tools, and Nucleus RTOS solutions. More information on Mentor Embedded products and services can be found at www.mentor.com/embedded.
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 $1,015 million. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.