MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Customers in production on N5 and N6 benefit from Synopsys
tools and TSMC process
- Latest tool certifications on N5 and N6 process technologies
deliver enhanced PPA
- Implementation using certified timing and extraction reduces
time to market
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced
certification of its digital and custom design platforms for TSMC's
N6 and N5 process technologies. Synopsys' long-term collaboration
with TSMC has resulted in accelerating next-generation
product design for key vertical markets, including high-performance
computing (HPC), mobile, 5G, and AI chip designs.
This achievement is the result of an extensive, multi-year
collaboration to deliver optimized design solutions that accelerate
the path to next-generation designs with innovations providing
improvements in power savings and design performance. Synopsys'
collaboration with TSMC also extends to 3DIC process technologies,
which include CoWoS®, InFO, and
TSMC-SoIC™ that enable scalable integration
for achieving greater functionality and enhanced system
performance.
"TSMC works closely with ecosystem partners to ensure that
semiconductor designers can meet next-generation requirements for
performance and low power in high-growth markets using TSMC's
latest process technologies," said Suk
Lee, senior director of the Design Infrastructure Management
Division at TSMC. "We look forward to continuing our joint efforts
with Synopsys to help our mutual customers unleash
their silicon innovations for high-performance computing,
mobile, 5G, and AI applications."
Certified innovations in multiple Synopsys design tools for HPC
and mobile design flows enable designers to take full advantage of
TSMC's N6 and N5 process technologies that enhance density,
operating frequency, and power consumption. Tools also have been
improved to support ultra-low VDD requirements for low power
consumption mobile and 5G designs. As part of the design flow
platform certification, results from Synopsys StarRC™
and PrimeTime® signoff solutions were rigorously
compared to implementation results.
PrimeTime® timing reports were also
well compared to the golden HSPICE results, to successfully achieve
design flow correlation targets that will improve design
convergence and shorten overall time-to-market.
"Synopsys' expertise in
delivering integrated flows from front-end, physical
implementation and signoff combined with TSMC's leadership in
process technology, drives the next generation of design
innovations in fast-growing markets such as 5G, AI and
HPC," said Charles Matar,
senior vice president of System Solutions and Ecosystem Enablement
for the Design Group at Synopsys. "With the TSMC-certified Synopsys
design tools, we can provide our customers with a platform
that can take full advantage of TSMC's advanced technologies
with improved performance, power and scaling."
Key products and features of the Synopsys design platforms
included in these collaborations are:
Digital design solutions
- Fusion Compiler™ and IC Compiler™ II place-and-route
Signoff
- PrimeTime timing signoff
- PrimePower power signoff
- StarRC extraction signoff
- IC Validator physical signoff
- NanoTime custom timing signoff
- ESP-CV custom functional verification
- QuickCap® NX parasitic field solver
SPICE simulation and custom design
- HSPICE®, CustomSim™, and FineSim® simulation solutions
- CustomSim reliability analysis
- Custom Compiler™ custom design
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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