Cadence and TSMC Collaborate to Deliver DFM Services for TSMC Advanced Processes
May 09 2011 - 8:00AM
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global
electronic design innovation, today announced it has collaborated
with TSMC to deliver their customers DFM expertise and technology
in a service model. In an effort to reduce risk and enable the
fastest path to Silicon Realization, Cadence DFM Services include
model-based simulation of litho-process checks and virtual chemical
mechanical polishing for TSMC 40-nanometer technology and below.
The goal is to enable design teams to effectively get help in
detecting litho or CMP hotspots in order to fix them prior to
tapeout. Cadence is the first EDA partner certified by TSMC for DFM
services.
"At 40 nanometers and below, it is essential that design teams
take DFM issues into account throughout the design process," said
Suk Lee, director of Design Infrastructure Marketing at TSMC. "DFM
services from Cadence are a key milestone of our long-term
collaboration with Cadence to help our common customers to address
critical design needs in advanced technologies."
With the increased manufacturing challenges inherent at smaller
geometries, DFM checks are an essential part of design flows at 40
nanometers and below. TSMC's collaboration with Cadence in DFM
services is the latest in a continuum of joint efforts by the two
companies to address manufacturing challenges for the most
cutting-edge designs.
"Tilera is at the leading edge of innovation in the multi-core
processor market, with devices coming out this year containing up
to 100 cores on a single chip," said John F. Brown III, vice
president of IC Engineering at Tilera Corp. "To meet our
time-to-market goals, we needed a fast turnaround time solution for
the foundry-mandated litho checks. We teamed with Cadence because
it was important for us to use a proven solution with a long track
record of silicon success. Cadence offered the best cost of
ownership and provided the technical expertise to achieve our
design cycle-time goals. We are extremely satisfied with the
Cadence holistic DFM services."
Cadence DFM Services offer engineering expertise gained over
many years of collaboration between the two leading companies.
Customers get turnkey access to DFM analysis based on TSMC's DFM
Data Kit (DDK) to ensure needed accuracy, and DFM Services output
analysis reports, which enable fixing in Encounter® Digital
Implementation System or Virtuoso® custom/analog implementation
technologies. Cadence DFM Services deliver a scalable and secured
IT infrastructure that helps reduce the risk of schedule slips
while optimizing time to volume.
"TSMC and Cadence have long seen eye to eye on the need for
enabling engineers to address DFM issues in a timely way, at lower
cost and lower risk," said David Desharnais, group director,
product marketing, Silicon Realization at Cadence. "With the
collaboration with TSMC, Cadence is offering both the expertise and
the technology our customers need to deploy the type of holistic
approach to Silicon Realization that's at the heart of the EDA360
vision."
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.
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.
Cadence, Virtuoso, Encounter and the Cadence logo are registered
trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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For more information, please contact: Dean Solov Cadence Design
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