MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Multi-year collaboration delivers optimized 7nm design flow and
methodology for high-volume production designs using Synopsys'
Fusion Design Platform
- Best-in-class digital-implementation tools including Fusion
Compiler, IC Compiler II, Design Compiler NXT, PrimeTime and StarRC
products are providing new opportunities for silicon
differentiation at 5nm
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced its
expanded collaboration with Broadcom Inc. for the creation of
semiconductor solutions using Synopsys' Fusion Design
Platform™ to address a host of design challenges at 7nm
and beyond.
Building upon multiple successful 7nm designs, Synopsys and
Broadcom are expanding the collaboration to include the creation of
5nm designs based on Synopsys' Fusion Design Platform. By
encompassing tools, flows and methodologies from Synopsys, this
collaboration has enabled Broadcom to extract maximum benefits from
the latest silicon-process offerings and efficiently deliver value
to its customers.
"We are excited with our expanded collaboration with
Synopsys on 7nm and 5nm designs and look forward to continuing the
combined efforts to deliver high-volume production
designs leveraging Synopsys' Fusion Design Platform,"
said Yuan Xing Lee, vice president and head, Central Engineering at
Broadcom Inc. "As a global infrastructure technology leader,
Broadcom is continually striving for excellence and innovation
providing highly differentiated products that enable our
customers to excel in their respective markets."
Synopsys' Fusion Design Platform is architected to enable design
teams to achieve the optimal levels of power, performance and area
(PPA) in the most convergent manner possible to ensure the fastest
and most predictable time-to-results (TTR). Spanning test-insertion
and optimization, RTL synthesis, place and route and design
closure-and-signoff, the Synopsys Fusion Design Platform offers a
highly converged solution that enables new levels in predictable
PPA to address the challenges inherent across the industry's most
advanced designs.
"Close partnerships and collaborations are paramount to ensuring
our customers are able to extract maximum entitlement and value
from the latest silicon processes," said Sassine Ghazi, general manager of the Design
Group at Synopsys. "Our long-standing relationship with Broadcom,
our shared vison of success and our timely execution on the
delivery of differentiated value ensure that we continue to deliver
together on best-in-class technology."
Key products and features of Synopsys' Fusion Design Platform
include:
- Fusion Compiler™ RTL-to-GDSII
Solution: Highly optimized full-flow support that delivers
optimum design routability and convergence coupled to fastest
TTR
- IC Compiler™ II place-and-route: EUV
single-exposure-based routing with optimized 5LPE design rule
support, single fin variant-aware legalization, and via stapling to
ensure maximum utilization while minimizing dynamic power
- Design Compiler® NXT RTL
synthesis: Correlation, congestion reduction, pin
access-aware optimization, 5LPE design rule support, and physical
guidance for IC Compiler II
- PrimeTime® timing
signoff: Near-threshold ultra-low voltage variation
modeling, via variation modeling, and placement rule-aware
engineering change order (ECO) guidance
- StarRC™ parasitic extraction: EUV single
pattern-based routing support, and new extraction technologies,
such as coverage-based via resistance and vertical gate resistance
modeling
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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