Mentor Joins SATA-IO10 December 2004
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), a leader in communications standards-based intellectual property (IP) cores, today announced it has joined the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO). The SATA-IO is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of the SATA technology by maintaining the specifications, promoting and marketing the benefits of the technology and creating future interface features and specifications that carry storage into the next decade. As an active SATA-IO member, Mentor Graphics will help influence the future direction of SATA specifications as well as drive industry adoption of the SATA technology.
SATA is a storage connectivity technology responsible for transmitting data to and from storage peripherals and is the next-generation data storage interface technology. Serial ATA evolves the ATA interface from a parallel to a serial bus architecture and offers enhanced electrical and speed-related functionality as well as ease of integration. SATA IP cores play a key role in the development of complex storage applications, from hard disk and optical drives to large and wide area networks. Mentor Graphics recently acquired the complete portfolio of SATA IP cores from Palmchip Corporation, formerly the leading independent provider of SATA technology, and can now offer all speeds, modes and functionality for storage connectivity. Jim Venable, director of the storage products business unit, and Hussam Ramlaoui, manager of storage IP engineering, will represent Mentor in the SATA-IO.
"When industry leaders such as Mentor Graphics join this organization, the importance of our charter is reinforced and it provides our team with new perspectives for spec development," said Joni Clark, SATA-IO marketing chairwoman and Seagate's manager of global SATA marketing. "Mentor's commitment to SATA-IO strongly complements existing efforts to further define and develop the SATA specifications."
"Our participation in this organization is a result of our commitment to provide our customers and the design community with a comprehensive and scalable storage IP solution," said Jim Venable, director of the storage products business unit, Mentor Graphics. "Mentor Graphics has invested heavily in standards-based intellectual property, with a focus on helping customers deal with increasing design complexity, shorten development times, and achieve higher levels of design productivity. Our goal is to ensure the IP we provide meets the highest industry and quality standards, so we feel it's important to be involved at all levels of IP development and distribution, including participation in specification and standards organizations."
Mentor Graphics Corp.
Source: Byte and Switch
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