WILSONVILLE, Ore., Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that TOYOTA MOTOR
CORPORATION has approved its Volcano™ VSTAR AUTOSAR basic software
stack for use in all Toyota vehicles. With this approval, global
Tier 1 automotive suppliers can now leverage Mentor's fast,
resource-efficient AUTOSAR stack for the design and development of
advanced Electronic Control Units (ECUs) in next-generation Toyota
models.
Supported by Volcano VSx™ design tools across the development
cycle, Mentor's Volcano VSTAR software stack provides scalable
AUTOSAR 4 middleware which abstracts the application from the
hardware-dependent layer for the rapid development of highly
differentiated end-products.
"Toyota's approval of our advanced Volcano™ VSTAR AUTOSAR
software reinforces Mentor's broad acceptance and expanding
adoption among the world's most prestigious and demanding
automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers," said Rainer Oder, General Manager for Mentor
Graphics' Automotive Business Unit. "Fueled by innovative
technologies and proven systems engineering expertise, Mentor's
footprint in global automotive markets continues to expand at a
rapid pace."
A longtime premium partner of the AUTOSAR development
partnership, Mentor has a well-established track record of
promoting AUTOSAR as the premier open standard for automotive
electronics engineering. Designed to optimize re-use and
transferability of ECU design assets, AUTOSAR allows automotive
engineers and suppliers of ECUs to achieve modularity and
scalability of software with standardized interfaces, improving the
ability to handle high-complexity designs.
About Mentor Automotive
Mentor Automotive has built a
reputation for solving the most complex design challenges earlier,
more efficiently and with less program risk. Our solutions span
software, hardware, integration, connectivity and compliance and
are used by nearly every major automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier.
Mentor Automotive focuses in four key areas of the industry:
- Connectivity - connecting car, driver & the external
world
- Autonomous - autonomous driving & driver assist
systems
- Electrification - electric vehicles & supporting
technology
- Architecture - EE architecture & system implementation
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation
(NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and
software design and manufacturing solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year of approximately $1.18
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. Website: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics, Mentor and Volcano are registered trademarks of
Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are
the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.
For more information, please contact:
Jack Taylor
Mentor Graphics
512.560.7143
jack_taylor@mentor.com
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