Cre8Ventures, the start-up focused support vehicle for Mentor
Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) to assist European electronics start-ups,
today announced the donation of electronic design software worth GBP
2.5 million to the Computer Architecture Research Group of Imperial
College London.
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Commented Oskar Mencer, EPSRC Advanced Fellow and head of the
Computer Architecture Research Group at Imperial College: "We are
excited to have been selected by Cre8Ventures as the London hub for
academic use of Mentor Graphics EDA tools. The Cre8Ventures model for
innovation provides a tremendous opportunity for research at Imperial
to combine state-of-the-art electronic design automation tools with
EPSRC funded projects. Cre8Ventures´ support will enable us to keep
our research highly relevant to current challenges in industry."
With the donation of these high end design tools research staff
and students of Imperial College will be able to accelerate their
development of state-of-the-art electronics. The donation includes
software for the entire spectrum of design and verification from
systems-on-chip to printed circuit boards to embedded software.
Said Carson Bradbury, European Director of Cre8Ventures: "The UK
gene pool of entrepreneurial talent and excellence in fields such as
mixed signal design and high performance computing is not being
adequately fed. The Institute of Engineering and Technology´s annual
skills survey revealed that businesses are turning to India, China,
South Africa and elsewhere to plug the skills gap. If the UK is to be
competitive then academic teaching and research centres such as
Imperial must also have unhindered access to the high end design tools
used by the major electronics companies who will subsequently
capitalise on their research and hire their graduates. Cre8Ventures is
a passionate believer in UK electronic engineering and we are doing
whatever we can to support those who push UK talent onto the world
stage."
About Computer Architecture Research Group, Imperial College
London
Imperial College London - one of the top 10 universities worldwide
as ranked in the 2006 Times Higher Education Supplement University
Rankings - is a science-based institution with a reputation for
excellence in teaching and research that attracts 11,500 students and
6,000 staff of the highest international quality.
Innovative research at the College explores the interface between
science, medicine, engineering and management and delivers practical
solutions that improve quality of life and the environment -
underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture.
The Computer Architecture Research Group investigates a wide range
of research topics around the theory and practice, interaction of
hardware and software systems with the objective of increasing
computational speed while decreasing power consumption. Research
interests include computer architecture from embedded processors to
supercomputers, parallel programming and parallel architectures,
computer arithmetic, custom computing, VLSI, CAD, compilers, dynamic
optimization, algorithms and programming methodologies.
www.imperial.ac.uk
About Cre8Ventures and Mentor Graphics
Cre8Ventures, the start-up focused support vehicle for Mentor
Graphics, accelerates electronic design start-ups´ ability to turn
ideas into innovative products and offers a private funding syndicate
of serial entrepreneurs to the fabless semiconductor industry.
Aiding the mission is the early identification of research that
could be commercialized, Cre8Ventures partners with centre´s of
excellence at leading universities to connect researchers with the
early stage startup process.
www.Cre8Ventures.com
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) 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 electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over
$800 million and employs approximately 4,250 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide www.mentor.com
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark and Cre8Ventures is a
trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product
names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.
