Full support package for Axcelerator FPGAs

Mentor Graphics is providing complete front-end design support for the new Actel Axcelerator family.

Mentor Graphics is providing complete front-end design support for the new Actel Axcelerator family.

"With the launch of the Axcelerator family, Actel is providing a tier of FPGA devices that can manage the high-speed functionality and intricate wiring requirements necessary in communication and networking systems", said Valerie Rachko, director of marketing, HDL Design and FPGA Solutions, Mentor Graphics.

"We have worked closely with Actel throughout the development of the AX architecture to ensure that our customers can easily create, simulate, debug, and synthesise the complex designs required to optimise these powerful FPGAs".

Mentor Graphics front-end design support for the Axcelerator devices includes the HDL Designer Series tool suite for design creation, analysis and management, the ModelSim tool for simulation and debug, the LeonardoSpectrum synthesis environment for synthesis and the FPGA Advantage design flow for complete FPGA design flow support.

In addition, Mentor's Star-award winning customer support team is available to assist designers in maximising the performance capabilities within the designs.

"Redefining the limits of FPGA speed, Actel's Axcelerator family, with the industry's highest internal performance, is designed to meet the high-speed requirements of today's communications and bridging applications", said Bryon Moyer, senior director of tools and technical marketing at Actel.

"With the Mentor Graphics tool suite, designers are able to take advantage of intuitive and interactive design tools for developing leading-edge systems with our Axcelerator.

We have also taken advantage of this by integrating the industry-leading ModelSim simulation tool into Actel Libero design environment".

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