SIG Mission Statements and Officers

ASIC_FPGA SIG - Mission Statement

Provide a forum to informally discuss issues and problems encountered in ASIC and FPGA design activities and processes among end users, ASIC/FPGA silicon vendors, and Mentor Graphics engineers and suggest possible solutions.

Officers:

Chair - Brian Janes, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA ASIC_FPGA_SIG_Chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - Melanie Berg, NASA, Washington, DC ASIC_FPGA_SIG_VChair@mugweb.org Liaison - Mike Schrock, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR ASIC_FPGA_SIG_Liaison@mugweb.org

Auto Active SIG - Mission Statement

It is the goal and intention of the Auto Active Special Interest group of the Mentor Users Group to:

1. Stand as a liaison between the user community and Mentor Graphics Corporation in representing issues concerning the Board Station and Expedition PCB tools.
   1. Bugs/Fixes
   2. Future Enhancements
   3. Tool usage models
2. Provide a forum for the users to share ideas and usage tips amongst each other.
   1. Design processes/procedures
   2. BKM's (Best known methods)
   3. User created programs/scripts
3. Other items as deemed appropriate and/or necessary by the user community.

There is a separate email exploder for Board Station and Expedition for online discussion of tool usage and to share ideas and usage tricks. They are:

Officers:

Chair - Shaun Olson, Intel Corporation Exp_PCB_SIG_Chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - TBD Exp_PCB_SIG_VChair@mugweb.org Liaison - David Byrd, Mentor Graphics, Huntsville, AL Exp_PCB_SIG_Liaison@mugweb.org

Design Environment SIG - Mission Statement

The purpose of this SIG is to discuss cross division issues that impact the design environment. First and foremost, outline issues that we believe are pertinent to our present and future licensing needs. Bring known problems to the surface and elect one point of contact to work directly with MGC in bringing successful closure to pertinent issues. Help define current and future Mentor Graphic policies specific to licensing and design environment issues.

Officers:

Chair - Alan Korus, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY License_SIG_Chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - Rachel Stanley, Honeywell License_SIG_VChair@mugweb.org Liaison - Angela Anastasakis, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR License_SIG_Liaison@mugweb.org

Exp_DC SIG - Mission Statement

The goals of the Expedition Design Capture Special Interest Group are to provide a liaison between the DesignCapture / DesignView user community and Mentor Graphics Corporation in representing issues concerning the Expedition Design Capture tool suite, to provide a forum for the users to share ideas and usage tips, and to identify, schedule and execute classes, activities and forums for MUG 2001 in Denver Colorado, and beyond.

Officers:

Chair - Jim Ricco, IPC Exp_DC_SIG_Chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - TBD Exp_DC_SIG_VChair@mugweb.org Liaison - Craig Myers, Mentor Graphics, Longmont, CO Exp_DC_SIG_Liaison@mugweb.org

High Speed PCB SIG - Mission Statement

This is a brand new SIG. The mission statement will be formed at the U2U 2004 Conference.

Officers:

Chair - Dan Blow, Northrop Grumman Space Technology highspeed_pcb_sig_chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - Giovanni Abril - Northrop Grumman Space Technology highspeed_pcb_sig_Vchair@mugweb.org

IC SIG - Mission Statement

Facilitate communication between Mentor users of IC design tools with the goal of improving productivity. Provide a platform of communication between MGC IC tool users and MGC to improve quality, resolve problems, and communicate needs.

Officers:

Chair - Pallab Chatterjee, SiliconMap IC_SIG_Chair@mugweb.org Vice-Chair - Open IC_SIG_VChair@MentorUG.Org

Library SIG - Mission Statement

To be a forum for the exchange of ideas, problems and solutions regarding MGC library data, tools and processes between MGC users and with MGC.

Officers:

Chair - Clive Robinson, AcAe, Maitland, FL Lib_SIG_Chair@MentorUG.Org Vice-Chair - Open Lib_SIG_VChair@MentorUG.Org Liaison - Rick Reid, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR Lib_SIG_Liaison@MentorUG.Org

University SIG - Mission Statement

The University SIG believes the success of the electronics industry is dependent upon highly skilled engineers. The SIG offers a forum for colleges and universities to share teaching and academic research uses for the Mentor Graphics tools. This is to help insure that engineering graduates enter into industry proficient with state-of-the-art experience and techniques. The focus is on helping members integrate and use the Mentor Graphics tools efficiently within the higher-education environment.

Officers:

Chair - Rhonda Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville Univ_SIG_Chair@MentorUG.Org Vice-Chair - Michael J. Haney, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Univ_SIG_VChair@MentorUG.Org Liaison - Open, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR Univ_SIG_Liaison@MentorUG.Org

Userware SIG Mission Statement

The purpose of the USERWARE SIG is to exchange custom userware; to share ideas and information pertaining to our development efforts and to influence future capabilities for customizing Mentor Graphics application software.

Officers:

Chair - Open Userware_SIG_Chair@MentorUG.Org Vice-Chair - John Ruf, Hewlett-Packard, Santa Rose, CA Userware_SIG_VChair@MentorUG.Org Liaison - Shannon Carrier, Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR Userware_SIG_Liaison@MentorUG.Org