WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that TSMC has
certified the Calibre® Platform (Calibre nmDRC™, Calibre
Multi-Patterning, Calibre nmLVS™, Calibre YieldEnhancer with
SmartFill, and Calibre xACT™ tools), as well as the Analog
FastSPICE (AFS™) Circuit Verification Platform, for the most
current version of the 12FFC process. In addition, the Calibre
Platform (Calibre nmDRC, Calibre Multi-Patterning, Calibre nmLVS,
Calibre PERC™, and Calibre YieldEnhancer with SmartFill tools), the
Nitro-SoC place and route (P&R) Platform, and the AFS Platform
have been certified for the TSMC 7 nm V1.0 process.
The Calibre enablement suite is now available for the latest
TSMC 12FFC process for customers' designs. In addition, the AFS
Circuit Verification Platform, including AFS Mega, has achieved
readiness for 12FFC technology and TSMC Modeling Interface (TMI)
support.
For TSMC 7 nm, the full Calibre enablement has been updated to
the V1.0 release level for customers' production design tapeouts.
Throughout the various releases, TSMC and Mentor have worked to
continuously improve Calibre DRC runtimes. The current V1.0 release
has shown a significant runtime improvement compared with the
initial releases.
Reliability is a critical success factor in many of today's
electronics. TSMC and Mentor Graphics expanded their collaboration
to the 7 nm process for comprehensive verification of electrostatic
discharge (ESD) and latch-up issues that can affect reliable
performance and product lifetime. This collaboration led, in part,
to the development of a multi-CPU capability in the Calibre PERC
tool that can be used for full point-to-point (P2P) resistance and
current density (CD) checking.
Engineering change orders (ECOs) usually arrive late in the
process flow, and often disrupt tapeout schedules. To accelerate
our mutual customers' ability to achieve design closure, TSMC and
Mentor Graphics partnered to expand the Calibre YieldEnhancer ECO
fill flow from 20 nm down to the latest 7 nm technology. The ECO
fill flow allows customers to quickly manage late-stage design
changes while ensuring the changes remain in compliance with TSMC's
manufacturing requirements.
The AFS Platform, including the AFS Mega circuit simulator, has
been certified for the TSMC 7 nm V1.0 process. Analog,
mixed-signal, and RF design teams at leading semiconductor
companies worldwide benefit from using the AFS platform to
efficiently verify their chips designed in the latest TSMC
technologies.
Mentor's Nitro-SoC P&R Platform was enhanced to meet all
TSMC 7 nm design enablement and certification requirements. Mentor
also demonstrated its 7 nm readiness by the successful
implementation of the ARM processor using the Nitro-SoC P&R
Platform, which is now ready for customer deployment.
"Our ongoing collaboration with Mentor Graphics ensures that the
EDA solutions and services our mutual customers need for successful
manufacturability at every node are available and supported," said
Suk Lee, TSMC senior director,
Design Infrastructure Marketing Division, TSMC. "By working
together, we combine the expertise of both companies to enable our
customers' success."
"The partnership we enjoy with TSMC is critical not only in
identifying the challenges new technologies bring, but also in
developing solutions that ensure our joint customers can take
advantage of the benefits of that new technology, while still
delivering designs that are in compliance with TSMC's manufacturing
requirements," said Joseph Sawicki,
vice president and general manager of the Design to Silicon
division at Mentor Graphics. "Our customers' success is the
definition of our success."
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a
world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions,
providing products, consulting services, and award-winning support
for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor, and
systems companies. Established in 1981, the company reported
revenues in the last fiscal year in excess of $1.18 billion. Corporate headquarters are located
at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville,
Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, and Calibre are registered trademarks
and nmDRC, nmLVS, PERC, xACT, and AFS are trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
For more information, please contact:
Suzanne Graham
Mentor Graphics
503.685.7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
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