the Falcon Framework environment 怎样解释

在En2004 中 the Falcon Framework environment 怎样解释，作用是什么哪?请指点。谢谢

Back to 20 years ago, All maijor EDA vendors have a dream that they will provide every tools covering aspects in design, and they released lot of tools. Because they wish have a common GUI and infrastructure to support data transfering bitween design flow.Falcon Framework is MentorGraphics' one of those Common GUI and Infrastructures.