WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that it has
joined the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES) at
Virginia Tech, the industry consortium
dedicated to improving electrical power processing and distribution
across various systems. CPES is focused on technologies and
applications related to power electronic components: vehicular
power conversion, power conversion technologies, power management,
and renewable energy systems. CPES has a global reputation for
advanced research in power electronics with 78 members who
contribute and participate in the organization's mission, including
Toyota, GE, Fairchild, Cree, Rohm, and Mitsubishi.
Commenting on the recent MicReD® Industrial Power Tester 1500A
solution from Mentor, Professor G. Q.
Lu, CPES affiliate faculty and professor in the departments
of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer
Engineering, who has collaborated with Mentor Graphics, stated, "We
expect Mentor's ability to perform reliability testing of
wide-bandgap SiC power electronics devices to be a unique resource
for CPES, leveraging its proven technologies to advance the power
and performance of semiconductors, IGBTs, MOSFETs and other devices
in our industry. We welcome Mentor Graphics' software contribution
and combined expertise in semiconductor thermal simulation and
measurement that benefit the development of reliable power
electronics components and systems."
Mentor Graphics membership supports expanded use of electronics
thermal design simulation software and industry adoption of thermal
characterization methods for power semiconductor lifetime
prediction and thermal testing. Mentor Graphics is also donating
simulation software including market-leading FloTHERM® and FloTHERM
XT electronics thermal analysis software and FloEFD® general
purpose concurrent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software.
"We are honored to be a member of CPES and our technologies are
in perfect alignment with the organization's mission," stated
Roland Feldhinkel, general manager of Mentor Graphics Mechanical
Analysis Division. "The collaboration with the global member
companies and researchers will provide tremendous gains for the
power electronics systems industry and its customers, and we
believe Mentor's technology will be a valued contributor for these
advancements."
About Mentor Graphics
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 in excess of
$1.24 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, FloEFD, FloTHERM and MicReD are registered
trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.)
For more information, please
contact:
Larry
Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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