Cadence Delivers Automotive Reference Flow for Samsung Foundry 14LPU Process Technology
April 08 2021 - 10:45AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Complete Cadence RTL-to-GDS digital full flow finely tuned for
automotive safety, quality and reliability requirements, enabling
accurate, first-time silicon
- Flow demonstrated on Cadence Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP, which is
ideal for automotive radar, lidar and V2X applications
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced the
availability of an automotive-optimized Cadence® digital full flow
for Samsung Foundry’s 14LPU process technology. The Cadence flow
was demonstrated using the high-performance, low-power Cadence
Tensilica® ConnX B10 digital signal processor (DSP) for automotive
radar, lidar and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications. By
collaborating with Samsung Foundry, the new Cadence reference flow
enables automotive designers to quickly deliver accurate first-time
silicon and achieve power, performance and area (PPA) goals.
In addition to enabling first-pass silicon and optimal PPA, the
Cadence flow ensures that designers meet critical criteria for
automotive designs:
- Quality/Reliability: The flow reduces defects out of the
manufacturing process, meeting the AEC-Q100 Grade 1 requirement for
automotive reliability, thereby ensuring the device meets
requirements throughout its lifetime.
- Safety: The flow enables system-on-chip (SoC) designs
that avoid unreasonable risk due to hazards caused by malfunctions,
meeting ASIL B requirements.
The complete Cadence RTL-to-GDS full flow that has been
validated for the Samsung 14LPU process technology includes the
Genus™ Synthesis Solution, Modus DFT, Innovus™ Implementation
System, Quantus™ Extraction Solution, Tempus™ Timing Signoff
Solution, Tempus ECO Option, Tempus Power Integrity Solution,
Voltus™ IC Power Integrity Solution, Conformal® Equivalence
Checking, Conformal Low Power, Litho Physical Analyzer and Cadence
CMP Predictor. To speed the delivery of automotive designs, the
flow achieved a “Fit for Purpose – Tool Confidence Level 1 (TCL1)”
certification, enabling automotive semiconductor manufacturers,
OEMs and component suppliers to meet stringent ISO 26262 automotive
safety requirements.
The Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP used to validate the flow was also
previously certified in accordance with the automotive ISO
26262:2018 functional safety standard, making it the ideal DSP for
customers considering the Samsung 14LPU platform for
safety-critical applications. The certification confirmed that the
Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP was designed in accordance with functional
safety management processes compliant with ASIL D systematic
processes. Additionally, a certified Safety Element out of Context
(SEooC) study demonstrated that the Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP
achieved ASIL B random hardware fault metrics. These requirements
are critical for designing autonomous driving, advanced driver
assistance systems (ADAS) and other automotive SoCs.
“Samsung’s 14LPU process technology delivers peak performance
for compute-intensive autonomous driving applications,” said
Sangyun Kim, vice president of the Design Technology Team at
Samsung Electronics. “Through our latest collaboration with Cadence
and the delivery of this latest reference flow, we’re enabling
customers to achieve automotive design excellence with Cadence
tools and IP and our advanced 14LPU process technology.”
“Our continued collaboration with Samsung Foundry and our focus
on design innovation provide mutual customers with the ability to
deliver the highest quality automotive SoCs more efficiently,” said
Michael Jackson, corporate vice president, R&D in the Digital
& Signoff Group at Cadence. “The reference flow, based on our
ISO 26262:2018-certified Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP and the digital
full flow, has been validated on Samsung’s 14LPU process technology
and is optimally suited for safety-critical automotive
designs.”
The Cadence digital full flow and the Tensilica ConnX B10 DSP
support automotive SoC design and the company’s broader Intelligent
System Design™ strategy, which enables customers to achieve SoC
design excellence. For more information on Cadence automotive
solutions, please visit www.cadence.com/go/autosols.
About Cadence
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more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company
applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to
deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into
reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative
companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips
to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications,
including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications,
automotive, mobile, aerospace, industrial and healthcare. For six
years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100
Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.
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