GLOBALFOUNDRIES Collaborates with Cadence on Availability of Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK for 22FDX Platform to Enable Advance...
September 24 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- GF and Cadence co-develop a Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK that
enables seamless implementation and verification of mixed-signal
designs
- Powerful combination of Cadence integrated mixed-signal flow
with the GF 22FDX platform eases the creation of next-generation 5G
mmWave, edge AI, IoT and automotive designs
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced a
collaboration with GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®) that resulted in the
availability of a Mixed-Signal OpenAccess process design kit (PDK)
that supports GF’s 22FDX® platform. To advance the adoption of the
22FDX platform and help customers speed time to market, the PDK
ensures that the qualified Cadence® digital, custom and RF design
tools seamlessly interoperate with the GF 22FDX platform,
simplifying next-generation 5G mmWave, edge artificial intelligence
(AI), IoT and automotive application design. The announcement was
made at GF’s annual Global Technology Conference (GTC).
The Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK for the GF 22FDX platform
enables a highly interoperable flow featuring the Cadence digital
full flow and the Cadence custom and RF platforms. The digital full
flow includes the Innovus™ Implementation System, Genus™ Synthesis
Solution, Liberate™ Characterization Suite, Tempus™ Timing Signoff
Solution, Voltus™ IC Power Integrity Solution, Quantus™ Extraction
Solution, Physical Verification System, and Litho Physical
Analyzer. The Cadence custom and RF platforms include the Spectre®
Simulation Platform including Spectre X and Spectre RF Simulators,
Virtuoso® Design Platform, EMX® Planar 3D Simulator, Virtuoso
Integrated Physical Verification System and Voltus-Fi Custom Power
Integrity Solution. The Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK enables the use
of the flows, which offer:
- Advanced mixed-signal floorplanning capabilities:
Enables designers to explore different floorplan alternatives while
exchanging floorplan information through the OpenAccess database
and to choose the one with the best path to design closure
- Ability to implement digital blocks within the Virtuoso
environment: Lets designers run automated digital block
implementation with the Innovus Implementation System from within
the Virtuoso platform with seamless constraints passing through the
OpenAccess database
- Integrated timing signoff analysis: Offers advanced
timing signoff analysis for the mixed-signal SoCs, breaking the
limitation of the traditional black-box model, which is a critical
element for design convergence
- Mixed-signal EM-IR drop analysis: Offers integrated
signoff analysis of the power/ground nets in mixed-signal designs
for EM-IR effects, enabling the analysis of very large designs
containing data implemented in custom and place-and-route
environments
- Late-stage ECO flexibility: ECOs can be performed on a
digital block that is already integrated into the full chip and
stored in the OpenAccess database rather than having to repeat
costly block implementation and integration
- Simpler chip-finishing: Gives designers the option to
perform chip-finishing tasks such as DRC-fixing and inserting and
editing manufacturing shapes using either the analog or the digital
tools because the entire, integrated mixed-signal design is
available in the OpenAccess database
“Our latest collaboration with Cadence ensures customers can use
the qualified Cadence flow to create high-quality designs on our
differentiated 22FDX platform for applications in high-growth
markets including 5G mmWave, edge AI, IoT, automotive, satellite
communications, and security,” said Richard Trihy, vice president
of design enablement at GF. “Through the availability of the
Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK, customers have access to an
unparalleled level of integration and analysis capabilities that
improve designer productivity and result in a more efficient
development experience.”
“Cadence and GF worked together to develop a seamless design
methodology, thereby giving users a way to implement robust,
reliable designs quickly,” said KT Moore, vice president, product
management in the Custom IC & PCB Group at Cadence. “With the
new Mixed-Signal OpenAccess PDK, customers can leverage Cadence
digital, custom and RF tools and GF’s 22FDX platform to achieve
faster design convergence and improved power, performance, and area
metrics that enable them to stay in front of the competition.”
The Cadence digital full flow, custom and RF platforms support
the Cadence Intelligent System Design™ strategy, enabling customers
to achieve SoC design excellence. To learn more about Cadence
advanced-node solutions, visit www.cadence.com/go/andesigns.
About Cadence
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more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company
applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to
deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into
reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative
companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips
to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications
including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications,
automotive, aerospace, industrial and healthcare. For six years in
a row, Fortune Magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.
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