WILSONVILLE, Ore., Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the availability of expanded processor support from the Mentor® Embedded Linux®
development platform for the third generation of AMD's Embedded G-Series system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio. The AMD Embedded
G-Series Family of devices (formerly codenamed: "Prairie Falcon") supports high-speed graphics and computing performance without
compromising energy efficiency. TheMentor Embedded Linux (MEL) platform is based on the open source Yocto™ Project-based Linux
distribution which Mentor then complements with commercial testing, value-added capabilities, security vulnerability patches,
development tools, and world-class support. This solution is ideal for feature-rich applications targeting markets such as
digital gaming, point-of-sale (POS), and 4K digital signage and displays, and industrial controls.
"AMD Embedded G-Series customers will realize the benefits of using the Mentor Embedded Linux tool for their graphically-rich,
low-power applications," stated Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD
Enterprise Solutions. "Mentor is our embedded Linux development solution of choice, providing a robust and scalable platform with
global support, helping to serve the needs of our customers."
AMD embedded customers can download the updated Mentor Embedded Linux Lite and Sourcery™ CodeBench Lite tools to quickly
build, from source, a customized Linux-based platform based on technology from the Yocto Project. Using the commercial Mentor
Embedded Linux solution and award-winning Sourcery Analyzer technologies, embedded C/C+ developers can gain valuable insights
into system behavior and timing. This technology allows users to perform evaluation and prototyping, and provides a visual
debugging framework that identifies functional, timing, and performance bottlenecks.
Additionally, developers can continue to seamlessly migrate to these new commercial versions of Mentor Embedded Linux with the
Sourcery CodeBench tool. The Mentor Embedded Linux runtime and development tools also support the AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
(previously codenamed "Merlin Falcon"), and previous generation AMD Embedded G-Series processors
(previously codenamed: "Steppe Eagle" and "Crowned Eagle"), including the AMD Embedded R-Series APU (previously codenamed: "Bald
Eagle").
Support for developing and debugging Qt® -based user interfaces (UI) using Qt Creator has been added to the latest commercial
Mentor Embedded Linux platform, including an upgrade to the integrated, accelerated Qt graphics framework. In addition to the Qt
library modules, developers can make use of unique system-level trace and analysis visualization to easily optimize UI
performance metrics, such as frame rate, to deliver highly responsive graphics-intensive applications.
Additional features and capabilities in the Mentor Embedded Linux Commercial Platform for AMD Embedded G-Series and R-Series
processors include:
- Accelerated Qt graphics
- Accelerated GStreamer Multimedia stack
- SELinux and IEEE-1588 Precision Timing Protocol
- Sourcery CodeBench Eclipse-based IDE for application development, debug, and analysis
- Graphical user interface (GUI) development and debug using Qt Creator
- Customization services
- Technical support
"Customers value our Mentor Embedded Linux solution because of our deep expertise in open source," stated Scot Morrison, general manager, platform business unit, Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division. "This
expertise, combined with our responsiveness to their unique needs, our ability address critical security vulnerabilities within
the runtime and the tools, and the flexibility in the solution that we deliver, provide unsurpassed value to our global
customers."
Product Availability
The Mentor Embedded Linux Lite Platform is available now at no charge to AMD embedded customers. Download this version
at go.mentor.com/AMD. The Mentor Embedded Linux Commercial
product is also available for a fee. For additional product information, visit: https://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/partners/amd
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division enables embedded development for a variety of applications including
automotive, industrial, smart energy, medical devices, and consumer electronics. Embedded developers can create systems with the
latest processors and micro-controllers with commercially supported and customizable Linux-based solutions including the
industry-leading Sourcery CodeBench and Mentor Embedded Linux products. For real-time systems, developers can take
advantage of the small-foot-print and low-power-capable Nucleus RTOS. For more information, visit www.mentor.com/embedded
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 approximately $1.18
billion. 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 Nucleus are registered trademarks and Sourcery is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owner.)
The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense from LMI, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of
the mark on a world-wide basis.
Qt is a registered trade mark of Digia Plc and/or its subsidiaries.
For more information:
Larry Toda
(503) 685-1664
Larry_Toda@mentor.com
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