CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
17 November 2005
Product News
SMIC and Magma Announce RTL-to-GDSII Reference Design Flow for 0.13-Micron SoCs
Magma® Design Automation Inc. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC") jointly announced the availability of a validated reference flow based on Blast CreateT, Blast PlanT Pro, Blast Fusion® and Blast PowerT for systems on chip (SoCs) targeted at SMIC's advanced 0.13-micron process. The flow is the result of a partnership forged earlier this year, and the two companies have subsequently worked together to refine the flow and ensure the successful tape-out of Legend Silicon's design. The combined efforts further showcase SMIC's design services team's capability to deploy the Magma software's advanced features such as power minimization, signal and power integrity analysis and hierarchical floor planning to tape out an SoC in a matter of weeks.
"Magma's leading-edge EDA system combined with SMIC's state-of-the-art process and design services enabled us to tape out the design on time and meet our cost and performance goals," said Dinesh Venkatachalam, vice president of Engineering at Legend Silicon. "The flow has been simplified to dramatically shorten the time from initial concept to market. We look forward to implementing Magma and SMIC flows for 90-nanometer, 65-nanometer and smaller process nodes."
"We're very pleased with the results of our collaboration with Magma," said Paul Ouyang, vice president of Design Services at SMIC. "The successful tape-out demonstrates the advantages of SMIC's proven 0.13-micron process technology and Magma's software. We are committed in continuing to work together to jointly provide our mutual customers solutions that substantially reduce die size, increase performance and enhance yield."
"The fact that we were able to develop, validate and deliver this flow in such a short time illustrates SMIC's and Magma's technical expertise and commitment to providing our customers with advanced solutions," said Michael Ma, vice president of Foundry and IP Relationships at Magma.
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