Grace Semiconductor Adopts Cadence Virtuoso 6.1 PDK Development System
October 27 2008 - 9:00PM
Marketwired
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global
electronic design innovation, announced today that Grace
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, a leading foundry in China
for analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high-volume
consumer applications, has adopted Cadence� Virtuoso� 6.1
technology for developing and testing process design kits (PDKs).
The Cadence Virtuoso 6.1 "PDK Automation System," or PAS, aids in
the efficient creation of PDKs, while the "System for Testing
PDKs," or STEP, enables quality assurance of PDKs. Using PAS and
STEP, Grace Semiconductor has developed and validated its
0.18-micron mixed-signal, RF PDK, which is now available for its
global customers.
"Our new 0.18-micron mixed-signal, RF PDK enables our customers
in Asia, Europe and North America to design innovative products for
the computer, wireless and communications segments and manufacture
them at Grace Semiconductor," said Dr. Thomas Neyer, executive vice
president of Technology Development at Grace. "By collaborating
with Cadence and using the PAS and STEP technology in Virtuoso 6.1,
we have enhanced our leadership in providing high-quality PDKs to
support customized analog, mixed-signal and RF flows."
The PAS and STEP technologies are used to create and test PDKs
which enable the Cadence Virtuoso custom IC design platform,
including the IC 6.1 releases of Virtuoso and the Analog
Mixed-Signal Methodology Kit. PAS comprises a unique graphical
technology editor, verification run-set generators, PCell
generators and the DFII library builder. The differentiated
technology significantly reduces PDK development time and
maintenance costs by capturing and maintaining PDK-related data in
a single document, and generating design rules, PCells and DFII
libraries from a single source.
"Given the increasing complexity of mixed-signal designs,
high-quality PDKs are critical to improving designer productivity,
reducing risk and compressing time to market. We are glad to see
that through our collaborative efforts, Grace is on the fast track
of PDK development," said Lung Chu, president of Cadence Asia
Pacific and corporate vice president of Cadence. "Our mutual
customers will benefit from the high-quality, fully featured PDKs
that Grace can now provide with lower lifecycle cost."
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware,
methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced
semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and
telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. Cadence
reported 2007 revenues of approximately $1.6 billion, and has
approximately 5,300 employees. The company is headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research
facilities around the world to serve the global electronics
industry. More information about the company, its products, and
services is available at www.cadence.com.
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States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.
Contact: Dan Holden Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Direct:
408-944-7457 holden@cadence.com
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