TSMC Reference Flow 11.0 Supports Arteris Network-on-Chip Interconnect IP
Arteris, Inc., the leading interconnect IP solutions provider, announced that its Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect IP and tools will be available to TSMC customers as part of TSMC Reference Flow 11.0, the foundry’s latest design reference flow for its advanced process technology. The TSMC support for Arteris Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect IP is a milestone where a silicon foundry has incorporated an interconnect IP solution into a reference flow, providing designers with an efficient way to manage the complexity and performance of highly integrated SoC’s. Arteris ships a commercial NoC IP solution and its NoC-connected SoCs are incorporated in commercially available systems, such as LCD projectors and Digital Televisions.
Dassault Systemes Acquires Geensoft for 5.5M Euros
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced a new step in its systems strategy with the acquisition of Geensoft, the leading provider of innovative embedded systems development solutions, for 5.5M€. The V6 portfolio is expanded by adding the capacity to model and generate the entire vehicle control software system, allowing a validation loop by connecting the physical equipment with the digital mock up.
Wind River Hypervisor Supports Microsoft Windows XP
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, announced support for Microsoft Windows XP as a guest operating system for Wind River Hypervisor on Intel®-based platforms. Device and systems manufacturers can now run Windows XP simultaneously with other operating systems such as VxWorks or Wind River Linux on a single piece of silicon, to reduce their bill of materials, energy consumption and maintenance costs.
TSMC Reference Flow 11 Features Carbon Model Studio, SoC Designer Plus
Carbon Design Systems announced that TSMC added Carbon Model Studio and SoC Designer Plus to TSMC Reference Flow 11.0. The Carbon products used in Reference Flow 11.0 support performance and power analysis at the System (ESL) and register transfer level (RTL), and also provide a platform for pre-silicon software development.
National Semiconductor Gains Sensory Technology by Acquiring GTronix
National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) announced it has acquired the technology of GTronix, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in programmable and adaptive analog sensory processing technology. GTronix is based in Fremont, Calif. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
Magma QuickCap NX Qualifies as UMC Reference Parasitic Extraction Tool
Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced that United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303) (“UMC”) has qualified QuickCap® NX as a reference parasitic extraction tool for 40- and 65-nanometer (nm) process technology. QuickCap NX is a proven 3D extractor that precisely models advanced process effects required by today’s nanometer extraction requirements, such as optical proximity correction (OPC), chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP), intermetal dielectric (IMD) variation, damage model and width-dependent temperature coefficients.
SIA Report – Doubling Semiconductor Exports Over the Next Five Years
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has submitted a report to the U.S. Department of Commerce outlining actions required to meet the goal of doubling semiconductor exports by 2014. The SIA report models a doubling of chip exports to $76 billion in 2014 through a combination of market growth, increased market share overseas by U.S.-headquartered companies, and increased activity in the U.S.
Magma Unveils Talus RTL-to-GDSII Reference Flow for MIPS Processor IP
Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced availability of a validated Talus®-based RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for system-on-chip (SoC) designs that incorporate high-performance embedded microprocessor cores from MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), including the MIPS32® 1004K[tm], 74K®, 34K® and 24K® families. With this reference flow and the MIPS® IP, mutual customers can achieve repeatable results and speed deployment of advanced SoCs.
X-FAB Supports Mentor Graphics Olympus-SoC Place and Route System
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) announced that X-FAB Silicon Foundries now supports Mentor’s Olympus-SoC[tm] place and route system across X-FAB’s wide range of advanced modular CMOS process technologies for digital and analog/mixed-signal (AMS) applications. The Olympus-SoC system efficiently meets place and route challenges of sophisticated mixed-signal designs targeting X-FAB processes at 0.35 and 0.18 micrometers. Features in the Olympus-SoC product, such as multi-corner-multi-mode (MCMM) optimization for timing, power and signal integrity, on-chip variation support, concurrent timing and leakage optimization, and MCMM clock tree synthesis (CTS), ensure the largest and most complex designs can be fully optimized for performance, power and reliability, and made extremely robust for high-yield manufacturing.
TSMC Validates Magma Titan and FineSim for AMS Reference Flow
Magma® Design Automation (Nasdaq: LAVA), a provider of chip design software, announced TSMC has validated the Titan[tm] Mixed-Signal Design Platform and FineSim[tm] SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation products for TSMC’s first Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow inclusion, targeting its most advanced 28-nanometer (nm) process technology. The TSMC AMS Reference Flow 1.0 aims to address advanced process effects to accelerate next-generation analog/mixed-signal IC designs. The combination of the AMS Reference Flow and Magma’s Titan Mixed-Signal Design Platform and FineSim circuit simulator provide users with an integrated front-end and back-end analog design solution that accelerates time-to-market by improving designer productivity and enabling analog design reuse.
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