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News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: QuickUse Repository
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2002
Web-based access to revision-controlled
IP library
The QuickUse Repository is an off-the-shelf IP repository based on the proven QuickUse Development System knowledge management infrastructure from Mentor Graphics.
The QuickUse Repository is an off-the-shelf IP repository based on the proven QuickUse Development System knowledge management infrastructure from Mentor Graphics The QuickUse Repository provides a web-based design data management system to enable enterprise-wide IP management, distribution and qualification for improved design reuse efficiency and product quality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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However, without organised management, this IP investment may be inaccessible on individual hard drives or lost in backup archives, making effective design reuse impossible.
The QuickUse Repository provides a centralised infrastructure for web-based access to a revision-controlled library of IP and design data.
"The QuickUse Repository is the only commercially available Web-based repository that was built with the specific requirements of the SoC designer in mind", said Phil Bishop, vice president and general manager of Mentor's Consulting division.
"This new offering builds on the knowledge base of our consulting organisation and brings the powerful design reuse capabilities of QDS to a new group of customers who require the quick deployment of a packaged solution".
The QuickUse Repository software is designed to maximise the success of enterprise-wide IP management.
It uses a proven three-tier architecture with an Oracle database for flexible management of any type of design data.
To give designers maximum flexibility, the repository is accessible three ways: through a web browser for quick searching, comparison and download of IP; through a Java-based GUI client which allows for easy administration and maintenance; or through a command line interface for easy access through scripts or from within common EDA tools.
The QuickUse Repository includes unique IP qualification capabilities to measure the IP against established industry design standards such as VSIA and OpenMore, as well as custom design standards that can be entered into the system.
The QuickUse Repository includes a full-featured API (application programming interface) to allow users to extend functionality with the addition of custom features.
"For our broad portfolio of highly integrated, system-level ASIC technologies, Agere Systems wanted an off-the-shelf software solution for IP management that would allow us to quickly deploy and begin sharing IP throughout the Agere global ASIC design team", said Jon Fields, vice president of design platforms with Agere Systems.
"Our ASIC customers and design teams working with our customers both benefit from using this software solution".
The QuickUse Repository is available immediately, with list prices starting at $450,000 for a regional server license with 25 users.
The QuickUse Repository is an off-the-shelf solution that does not require consulting services for implementation, although consulting services are available for customers who require additional customisation for their design environment.
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