CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
13 September 2007
Implementation Investments
Toshiba Expands the Use of Apache's RedHawk as Power Signoff Solution
Apache Design Solutions announced that Toshiba has standardized on Apache's RedHawk for power signoff of their 90 and 65nm designs worldwide. With the advancement of process technologies, Toshiba recognizes that power integrity is a critical requirement to their silicon success. They selected Apache's RedHawk as their signoff solution based on its continued value over the past three years where RedHawk full-chip dynamic and static IR-drop analysis enabled Toshiba to successfully tapeout many of their ASIC and COT designs.
"Apache's RedHawk delivers performance, accuracy, and ease-of-use required for identifying and correcting power design issues prior to tapeout," said Tamotsu Hiwatashi, senior manager of planning department, System LSI Design Department, System LSI Division of Toshiba. "In addition, Apache's support has been outstanding, not only in their technical expertise, but also in their responsiveness to meet our needs, which has enabled us to increase confidence in the quality of our designs."
"As designs move towards 65nm and below, more and more companies are requiring power as one of the silicon signoff criteria," said Dian Yang, general manager and vice president of product management at Apache. "The rapid adoption of RedHawk by leading IDM and fabless companies as their power signoff solution of choice demonstrates that it is meeting the difficult challenges of power and noise analysis and optimization."
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