MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the
release of version 2020.03 of its comprehensive Photonic Solutions
design portfolio, which includes the RSoft™ Photonic
Device Tools, the Photonic System Tools, and the PIC Design Suite
for photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design. Offering the
industry's only seamless design flow, the Synopsys Photonic
Solutions portfolio enables innovations in consumer and industrial
communication, sensing, and imaging applications – from concept to
manufacturing.
The latest release of this portfolio features a capability to
optimize nanoscale and macroscale illumination optics in an
integrated environment to meet the stringent performance,
functionality, cost, and size requirements of AR/VR devices. The
release also includes new solutions to accelerate the design of
PICs and photonic systems for aerospace and defense, 5G, and
long-haul data networks.
The RSoft Photonic Device Tools provide the industry's broadest
portfolio of simulators and optimizers for passive and active
photonic and optoelectronic devices, including lasers and VCSELs –
all integrated with Synopsys' optical and semiconductor design
tools for complete, multi-domain co-simulations.
In version 2020.03, the
RSoft-LightTools® Bidirectional Scattering
Distribution Function (BSDF) interface produces interpolated BSDF
files that allow designers to optimize nanoscale and macroscale
optics directly in LightTools. This capability is especially useful
for optimizing performance of AR/VR system components, including
freeform optical prism projectors, eye tracking technologies, and
optical planar waveguides with diffraction gratings.
"The updated RSoft-LightTools BSDF interface helps AR/VR
designers improve display immersion and visual comfort," said
Tom Walker, group director of
Synopsys' Photonic Solutions. "Gratings and other sub-wavelength
structures can now be more easily chirped or apodized to achieve
performance targets. In addition, the interface gives designers
more flexibility to incorporate nanoscale optics into illumination
designs and optimize nanoscale and macroscale elements
simultaneously. This is a powerful way to increase design
functionality and decrease manufacturing costs. It's an essential
combination for cutting-edge illumination devices."
An expanded Custom PDK Utility allows designers to create PDK
device models using co-simulation between the RSoft Photonic Device
Tools and Sentaurus TCAD. The seamless integration of these
industry-leading tools for semiconductor process and photonic
device simulation produces accurate, complete optoelectronic models
for modulators and detectors. An example model now provided with
the software demonstrates how the Custom PDK Utility can be used to
create ring and linear modulators.
The Photonic System Tools, including OptSim™ and
ModeSYS™, simulate the performance of optical
communication system links through comprehensive simulation
techniques and component models. New features in version 2020.03
include application notes and example models to jumpstart designs
for:
- Long-haul data networks
- Aerospace and defense systems
- 5G and free-space optical communication systems
Synopsys is driving the advancement of photonic integrated
circuit technologies with its PIC Design Suite, which includes the
OptSim Circuit and OptoDesigner™ tools. New features in
version 2020.03 include:
- An enhanced bidirectional multiport model in OptSim Circuit for
characterizing passive photonic devices in terms of an S-matrix
(scattering matrix) to support both non-uniform frequency and
wavelength data
- Improved simulation of compact models produced by the Custom
PDK Utility. These models now include options for wavelength
grouping data for more accurate phase estimation when using a
coarse parametric grid
- Application notes and example models to jumpstart PIC designs
for data center interconnects and sensors
- The ability to export OptoDesigner files to the DXF file
format, allowing PIC designs to be easily transferred to CAD
programs such as SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies developing
the electronic products and software applications we rely on every
day. As the world's 15th largest software company,
Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing
its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether
you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Editorial Contact:
Simone
Souza
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-6454
simone@synopsys.com
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