PITTSBURGH and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ANSS) and TowerJazz (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the global
specialty foundry leader, announced today a collaboration to
deliver comprehensive power noise and reliability sign-off flow for
mutual customers. With increased use of analog and radio frequency
(RF) integrated circuits (ICs) in a variety of electronic systems
including consumer, automotive, medical and industrial
applications, the ability to accurately predict the performance of
these ICs prior to production has become a critical design
challenge.
Through this collaboration, ANSYS and TowerJazz created a
foundry certified power noise analysis process design kit (PDK)
that includes reference flow guidelines, collateral, example test
cases and flow setup guidance that will enable analog and RF
designers to produce optimized integrated circuits faster and with
confidence, minimizing cost and maximizing manufacturing yield. The
reference flow enables mutual customers to efficiently utilize
ANSYS® Totem™ and ANSYS
PathFinder™ and facilitate the manufacturing of their
products in accordance with TowerJazz's process requirements. These
tools are essential since voltage drop and specialized reliability
checks such as electromigration (EM) and electrostatic discharge
(ESD) simulations cannot be performed using Layout Versus Schematic
(LVS), Design Rule Check (DRC) and extracted simulation tools.
"As the mixed-signal and analog content increase in various
markets, a robust and foundry certified power noise and reliability
sign-off flow becomes critical," said Aveek
Sarkar, vice president of product engineering and support at
Apache Design, a subsidiary of ANSYS. "By collaborating with
TowerJazz, we are able to provide optimized tools and methodologies
for joint customers to enable a clean design flow, higher yield and
reduced field failures."
"A close collaboration between TowerJazz and Apache on custom
analog design kit development enables our customers to efficiently
deliver more robust and reliable designs for next-generation
electronic products," said Ori Galzur, vice president of VLSI
design center at TowerJazz. "This design kit will enable our
customers to use the industry's standard power, noise and
reliability sign-off solution on our industry leading
technology."
The ANSYS portfolio of product offerings will be showcased at
the Design Automation Conference (DAC) June
2-4 in booth #1413. TowerJazz's reference design demo will
be shown at this conference on June 3
in booth #1301.
About TowerJazz
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:
TSEM, TASE: TSEM), its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz
Semiconductor, Inc. and its fully owned Japanese subsidiary
TowerJazz Japan, Ltd., operate collectively under the brand name
TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader. TowerJazz also owns
51% of TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Company, Ltd. (TPSCo)
through a joint venture with Panasonic Corporation. TowerJazz
manufactures integrated circuits, offering a broad range of
customizable process technologies including: SiGe, BiCMOS,
Mixed-Signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS Image Sensor, integrated Power
Management (BCD & 700V), and MEMS capabilities. Through TPSCo,
TowerJazz offers additional capacity as well as leading edge 45nm
CMOS, 65nm RF CMOS and 65nm 1.12um pixel technologies. TowerJazz
provides a world-class design enablement platform that enables a
quick and accurate design cycle. TowerJazz also offers Transfer
Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to IDMs and
fabless companies that need to expand capacity. To provide
multi-fab sourcing for its customers, TowerJazz operates two
manufacturing facilities in Israel, one in the U.S., and four in
Japan. For more information,
please visit www.towerjazz.com.
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS brings clarity and
insight to customers' most complex design challenges through fast,
accurate and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology
enables organizations ― no matter their industry ― to predict with
confidence that their products will thrive in the real world.
Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and
drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS
employs nearly 2,700 professionals, many of them expert in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, and design
optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales
locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners
in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
ANSYS also has a strong presence on the major social channels.
To join the simulation conversation, please visit:
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ANSYS
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Tom
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724.514.3076
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Investors
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Annette
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724.514.1782
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annette.arribas@ansys.com
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TowerJazz
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Lauri
Julian
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949.715.3049
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lauri.julian@towerjazz.com
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Noit Levi
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+972-4-604-7066
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noit.levi@towerjazz.com
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