Mentor Graphics announces membership in the European Centre for Power Electronics Consortium

WILSONVILLE, USA: Mentor Graphics Corp. announced its new membership in the German-based European Centre for Power Electronics (ECPE), a European consortium focused on the research, education, technology transfer, and promotion of power electronics globally.

Mentor Graphics is the only electronic design automation (EDA) company represented in this industry-driven research network, comprised of over 150 organizations (75 companies and 76 institutions).

Mentor Graphics was selected as an ECPE member due to its unique expertise in both thermal simulation and test solutions including electronic components power cycling for reliability prediction, as evidenced by its recently announced MicReD® Industrial Power Tester 1500A technology.

The key initiatives of the ECPE are to provide global research on power electronics systems; educate the ECPE member network and electronic engineering industry on advancements via workshops and tutorials; and serve as the “unified voice” for the European power electronics industry.

In contributing to the ECPE, Mentor Graphics will focus on its expertise in thermal simulation and test of electronic systems and power cycling technology, which will provide value to the 150+ organizations in this research network.  Member companies of the ECPE, such as ABB, Siemens, Fraunhofer, Bosch, ST Microelectronics, Valeo, Infineon and Daimler, will be able to access, share, and apply knowledge on innovative technologies such as the MicReD Power Tester system.

Dr. John Parry, electronics industry manager for Mentor Graphics Mechanical Analysis Division, has been appointed to represent Mentor Graphics within the ECPE. Parry is active in the electronics market, having served as the general chairman of SEMI-THERM 21 and currently represents Mentor Graphics on the JEDEC committee on global thermal standards for the microelectronics industry.