Date: 11th Aug 2010
Mentor Graphics and Trident collaborate
with Hyderabad's JNTU in VLSI design
Mentor Graphics along with Trident Techlabs, announced
a joint collaboration with one of India's premier technology
universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University (JNTU)
located in Hyderabad. Under the auspices of its Higher Education
Program, Mentor Graphics will provide the university with
leading-edge design tools for classroom instruction and
academic research, by donating a complete suite of electronic
design automation (EDA) tools. Mentor says the group effort
will enable students to gain proficiency in very large scale
integration (VLSI) design and other emerging nanotechnology
challenges in a Mentor Graphics lab at JNTU.
Mentor Graphics to provide its EDA design tools, training
and support to JNTU and affiliated colleges for use as a
core academic education for professors and engineering students.
This will include projects, short-term courses, workshops,
training and industrial consultancy in the area of VLSI
Design.
"JNTU is committed to bolster the VLSI education programs
to achieve proficiency in first class technology and design
methodologies using Mentor Graphics software. We are partnering
with Mentor Graphics and its partner, Trident Techlabs,
to create extensive experience in the areas of VLSI coupled
with marketing leading technology tools, which best suit
the education and industry requirements. As we progress
with our objective of providing world-class VLSI education,
this partnership will definitely aid engineers/students
to adapt to the rapid changing technologies of the world
and also accelerate growth of India's electronic industry,"
said Dr. G Tulasi Ram Das, Registrar JNTU, Hyderabad.
"The continually growing electronics market in India
depends on having highly talented engineers skilled in the
latest and most relevant electronic design methodologies,"
said Ian Burgess, development manager for Mentor's Higher
Education Program. "This partnership will enable students
at both JNTU and its affiliated colleges to gain valuable
experience in state of the art design as part of their degree
courses, and enable India's electronics companies to recruit
new graduates that are productive from day one."
"India is continuing to grow for the world's electronic
industry, fueled by its track record of producing highly
skilled engineers. University participation and incorporation
of leading design methodologies and tools into JNUT's academic
program will strengthen Mentor Graphics' goal of promoting
VLSI education in India," said Raghu Panicker, sales
director, Mentor Graphics India
"Through this collaboration, we trust that engineers/students
will gain world-class VLSI educational experience and will
have access to cutting-edge EDA tools from Mentor Graphics,"said
Sukesh Naithani , CEO Trident Techlabs Pvt Ltd."We
are pleased to partner with JNTU and Mentor Graphics in
this endeavor to build a strong VLSI ecosystem of educating
engineering professionals to further the cause of VLSI education
in India."
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