Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) and Chinese automaker Jianghuai
Automobile Co Ltd (JAC) today announced the successful deployment of the
Mentor® Volcano™
and Capital®
tool suites. As one of China’s leading automotive OEMs, JAC uses the
Mentor Capital suite for electrical system design and Volcano products
for in-vehicle communications implementation.
As one of China’s leading automotive OEMs, JAC uses the Mentor Graphics Capital suite for electrical system design and Volcano products for in-vehicle communications implementation. (Photo: Business Wire)
Now deployed into both passenger and commercial vehicle projects, the
Mentor technology delivers benefits to JAC ranging from enhanced design
quality to reduced power consumption within the vehicles. These benefits
are amplified because the deployment of the Mentor tools is now
extending to JAC’s supply chain.
JAC uses several Mentor products for electrical system design including
the Capital
Logic™ product, Capital
HarnessXC™ product and mechanical CAD integration products.
Following a successful pilot project, JAC has now standardized the
Capital suite for all production platforms. This allows JAC to
rigorously apply its intellectual property such as component
definitions, design constraints, and rule checks. Use of the Capital
tool suite by JAC’s wire harness suppliers extends data continuity to
the manufacturing domain. Together with the Capital tool suite’s
advanced data management capabilities, these factors help ensure data
consistency and promote design quality. Furthermore, JAC’s electrical
engineers are able to reduce overall harness cost and weight by
exploring alternative implementations using metrics generated
dynamically by the Capital
Insight™ product. Wire harnesses are both expensive and heavy, and
while cost reduction is always a key driver, weight reduction is now
receiving close attention in order to boost fuel efficiency and minimize
emissions.
JAC also uses the Mentor products for in-vehicle communications.
Specifically, JAC’s LIN and CAN communications are designed using Volcano
Network Architect™ (VNA), which helps automate network design and
provides deterministic analysis such as end-to-end timing verification.
In addition, JAC is now adopting the Mentor Volcano
Target Package™ (VTP) embedded communications software for several
ECUs. The VTP software is helping JAC realize important benefits such as
reduced ECU power consumption and improved diagnostic capability.
Mr. Yan Gang, deputy general manager, JAC said, “Mentor’s technology for
automotive electrical and electronics design is world leading. Given the
importance of electronic systems in modern vehicles, products such as
Capital and Volcano clearly boost JAC’s competitive position, not only
in China but also worldwide.” This point was amplified by Danny Perng,
Mentor Graphics vice president for the PacRim region, who commented,
“Electrical and electronics design are clearly intertwined. JAC provides
a great example of how Mentor’s extensive product range can deliver
tangible benefits in these critical domains.”
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation 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 electronic,
semiconductor and systems companies. Established in 1981, the company
reported revenues in the last fiscal year of nearly $1,090 million.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, and Capital are registered trademarks of
Mentor Graphics Corporation. Volcano, Capital HarnessXC, Capital Logic,
Capital Insight, Volcano Network Architect and Volcano Target Package
are all trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.)
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