STMicroelectronics Incorporates CWS’ SiPEX in the RF PDK H9 SOI FEM
January 11 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
CWS and STMicroelectronics partner to close the
gap between simulation and silicon measurements, further enhancing
RF SOI designs for next generation communication chips
Coupling Wave Solutions, S.A. (CWS), a leader in solutions for
interference analysis in complex chip designs incorporating RF and
analog blocks, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of
electronics applications, today announced that they partnered
together to reduce time-to-market for high-performance radio
frequency (RF) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) designs. RF Designers and
design managers will now be able to enhance their designs of RF SOI
switches that propel the next generation cellular and Wi-Fi
communication chips. STMicroelectronics’ product development kits
with SiPEX are available immediately.
“We are thrilled to partner with STMicroelectronics to provide
our customers with a breakthrough design productivity solution,”
said Brieuc Turluche, chairman of the board of directors and chief
executive officer of CWS. “SiPEX™ accurately models interactions
between devices, back-end-of-line, and silicon on insulator (SOI)
substrates enabling RF Front End Module designers to fully simulate
layout and design changes in less than 15 minutes, an
accomplishment not possible until now. Our tool also helps
simulation take into account physical effects that were only
measurable on silicon in the past. This enhanced capability is
fundamental to successfully designing high-performance RF SOI
switches for the next generation communication chips.”
For the first time ever, with STMicroelectronics’ product
development kits, customers can simulate the impact of layout
geometry on RF switch losses and non-linearities (H2/H3
distortions), including active devices, metal interconnects, and
substrate contributions. This design capability is empowered by the
interaction of Spice models, Mentor XRC tool, and the SiPEX
substrate simulation tool. This is significant because customers
will now be able to design RF SOI Switches reaching a level of
performance never achieved before.
“RF front-end components are complex to design. The right design
tool is critical for our RF SOI customers to close the gap between
simulation and silicon measurements, and optimize the layout to
achieve the best linearity in their chips. Partnering with CWS
allows our customers to eliminate design re-spins and accelerate
time-to-market,” said Cyril Colin-Madan, head of Design Platform at
STMicroelectronics.
Thanks to the SiPEX tool, substrate-aware RF switch simulation
flow is now part of the H9 SOI FEM PDK design kit which supports RF
SOI designs integrated in H9 SOI FEM technology for Cellular and
Wi-Fi applications.
“By combining H9 SOI STM technology with substrate modeling via
the CWS tool, we produce the world’s highest performance SOI
Switches for IoT and Smart Phone applications,” said Greg
Caltabiano, CEO of ACCO Semiconductor.
Availability
SiPEX™ is available as a plug-in for generic interconnect
parasitic extraction tools including Mentor Graphics’ Calibre®.
About CWS
CWS is the leading provider of parasitic extraction and activity
modeling tools for system-level interference analysis of complex
designs incorporating RF and analog blocks, targeting SOI
applications or advanced bulk process nodes including 28nm and
below. CWS’ unique harmonic analysis approach allows for
controlling and managing noise issues throughout the design cycle
from components, to packages, up to and including board design.
Wrapped in an “easy-to-deploy” software bundle, WaveIntegrity™ is
used by chip architects and designers to drive the chip design
floorplanning, and by package and PCB designers to integrate the
noise-related design constraints in the final chip operational
environment. Founded in 2003, CWS’ offices are located in Paris and
Grenoble, France, and San Jose, CA, USA. More information about the
company, its products, and services is available at
www.cwseda.com.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and
energy-efficient products and solutions that power the electronics
at the heart of everyday life. ST’s products are found everywhere
today, and together with our customers, we are enabling smarter
driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with the
next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices. By
getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for
life.augmented.
In 2015, the Company’s net revenues were $6.90 billion, serving
more than 100,000 customers worldwide. Further information can be
found at www.st.com.
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