Cadence GDDR6 IP Family Is Silicon Proven for TSMC N6 and Immediately Available for Both N6 and N7 Process Technologies
October 07 2020 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
Complete GDDR6 IP for high-speed signaling
applications on TSMC processes for hyperscale computing,
automotive, 5G communications and consumer applications
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that
Cadence® IP for GDDR6 is silicon proven on TSMC’s N6, immediately
available on both N6 and N7 and forthcoming for TSMC N5 process
technologies. The GDDR6 IP consists of Cadence PHY and controller
Design IP and Verification IP (VIP) that is targeted at very
high-bandwidth memory applications including hyperscale computing,
automotive, 5G communications and consumer, with particular
relevance to the memory interface in artificial
intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) chips. Using Cadence and TSMC
technologies, customers can design chips that connect to GDDR6
memory more quickly and with low risk.
For more information on the Cadence IP for GDDR6, please visit
www.cadence.com/go/gddr6ippr.
GDDR memories have historically been used in graphics
applications, and the DDR and LPDDR memory families have been used
for most other types of computing. As we enter a new era of
computing that requires even higher memory bandwidth than can be
offered by DDR and LPDDR, the industry has turned to GDDR6 DRAM
memory to provide the memory bandwidth required to meet the needs
of latest generation computing devices.
The Cadence IP for GDDR6 offers more than 2X the data rate of
other latest generation standards like DDR5 and LPDDR5, and it
requires new architecture and techniques in GDDR6 design IP.
Drawing from Cadence’s unique experience in both DDR and high-speed
signaling, Cadence’s PHY IP for GDDR6 allows up to 16Gbit/s
bandwidth per pin—512Gbit/s per chip—across the full range of
operating conditions, with low operational power and idle power as
well as a low bit-error rate (BER) for higher reliability and
greater bandwidth. The GDDR6 design can reach even higher speeds in
the most advanced TSMC N5 process. The corresponding GDDR6
controller IP provides a strong feature set incorporating
performance and reliability features derived from Cadence’s DDR
controller designs.
“The combination of Cadence’s Design IP for GDDR6 and TSMC’s N6
process enables silicon designs for AI/ML, hyperscale and other
computationally intense applications,” said Suk Lee, senior
director of Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. “We
look forward to a continued partnership with Cadence to help our
customers achieve high performance with design solutions,
benefiting from the significant performance and power improvements
of TSMC’s advanced process technologies.”
“The Cadence Design IP for GDDR6 on TSMC’s N6 and N7 processes
is immediately available,” said Sanjive Agarwala, corporate vice
president, R&D in the IP Group at Cadence. “Our latest PHY and
controller Design IP for GDDR6 now provides DRAM data rates at
16Gbps on the TSMC N6 and N7 processes, marking it as the first in
the family of devices in advanced TSMC nodes. Additionally, we have
taped out GDDR6 on the TSMC N5 process.”
“Micron’s GDDR6 memory is rapidly gaining traction beyond
graphics and into emerging areas such as AI/ML, networking and
professional visualization, all of which demand high-bandwidth
solutions,” said Malcolm Humphrey, vice president and general
manager of the core compute business for the Compute and Networking
Business Unit at Micron. “Together, the Cadence IP featured in the
latest TSMC N6 and N7 process technologies and Micron’s GDDR6
memory are accelerating the industry’s next generation of
memory-intensive compute solutions.”
The GDDR6 IP supports the Cadence Intelligent System Design™
strategy, which enables advanced-node system-on-chip (SoC) design
excellence. The IP leverages technology from Cadence’s
silicon-proven DDR and high-speed SerDes designs as well as
comprehensive verification capabilities with Cadence VIP, providing
designers with the utmost confidence when implementing SoCs.
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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