CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 July 2007
Implementation Investments
Mentor Graphics Collaborates with India's RV-VLSI Design Center for Higher Education Program
Mentor Graphics Corporation continued its commitment to educate tomorrow's engineers and technology leaders by announcing a joint collaboration with RV-VLSI Design Center in Bangalore, India. Under the auspices of its Higher Education Program, Mentor Graphics will provide the Center with leading-edge design tools for classroom instruction and academic research, by donating a complete suite of electronic design automation (EDA) tools. This donation, worth over US$20 million, will enable students to gain proficiency in VLSI (very-large-scale integration) design and other emerging nanotechnology challenges such as design for manufacturability.
"This strategic relationship with Mentor Graphics will enable us to train a new breed of technology specialists," said Mr. M. K. Panduranga Setty, president, Rashtreeya Shikshana Samithi Trust (RSST). "Educating students and researchers on how to work most effectively with industry-leading electronic design tools will ensure industry-proficient engineers and accelerate the growth of India's already growing electronic industry."
"Access to Mentor technology will greatly benefit our students," said Venkatesh Prasad, CEO, RV-VLSI Design Center. "Working on industry standard technologies and platforms will enhance the learning experience and make them industry-ready"
"India has become a powerhouse for the world's electronics industry, fueled by its track record of producing highly skilled engineers," said Ian Burgess, development manager for Mentor's Higher Education Program. "Schools that incorporate leading design methodologies and tools into their academic programs provide a valuable service to both their students and the industry as a whole. Students with experience in the latest technologies have a distinct advantage in the industry. And as the market in India grows, electronics companies will have access to new productive graduates who can make a key contribution from day one."
About Mentor's Higher Education Program
The Mentor Graphics Higher Education Program (HEP) provides leading edge design tools and support to universities and colleges for classroom instruction and academic research, to ensure that engineering graduates enter into the industry proficient in state-of-the-art tools and methodologies. Established in 1985, the Higher Education Program develops long term relationships with engineering colleges and universities around the world, and currently has more than 1,100 member colleges in 49 countries. For more information, please visit the HEP website: http://www.mentor.com/company/higher_ed/index.cfm .
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