Ansys signoff power integrity and electromagnetic modeling
capabilities featured in new custom design flow that meets the
needs of high-speed circuit designers
/ Key Highlights
- New reference flow offers open, efficient radio frequency
design solution that supports streamlined migration from previous
process nodes
- Industry-leading electromagnetic simulation tools boost 5G/6G
wireless system on a chip performance and power efficiency
- Integrated flow improves designer productivity, increases
simulation accuracy for faster time-to-market
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keysight Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE: KEYS), Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), and
Ansys (Nasdaq: ANSS) announced a new reference design flow for
TSMC N4P RF, the silicon foundry's most advanced 4 nanometer (nm)
radio frequency (RF) FinFET process technology. The reference flow
is based on the Synopsys Custom Design Family and integrates the
Ansys multiphysics platforms, which provides a complete RF design
solution for customers seeking an open RF design environment with
higher predictive accuracy and productivity. It provides designers
with a choice of best-in-class solutions and includes validated
integrations with radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design
and interactive electromagnetic (EM) analysis tools from Keysight
and signoff power integrity and EM modeling from Ansys.
Next-generation wireless systems feature higher bandwidth, more
connected devices, lower latency, and broader coverage. Design
complexity of RF integrated circuits used for wireless data
transmission such as transceivers and RF front-end components
continues to grow. Higher circuit frequencies, smaller feature
sizes, and complex layout-dependent-effects make high speed design
physics challenging, requiring more accurate and comprehensive
modeling and simulation to achieve the highest performance and
robust product reliability.
The TSMC 4nm RF design reference flow improves design turnaround
time and layout productivity in the Synopsys Custom Compiler™
design and layout environment. Reference design flow certification
includes rigorous validation of TSMC's 4nm RF process design kit
(PDK) using critical design components including sub-6 GHz low
noise amplifiers (LNAs) and LC-tuned voltage-controlled oscillators
(LC VCOs). The reference flow features industry-leading tools that
enable efficient passive device synthesis, EM model extraction,
thermal-aware electromigration analysis extended to include device
metal, and post-layout extraction with correct handling of circuit
under inductor (CUI) structures.
In addition to Synopsys Custom Compiler, the open, modern
reference flow incorporates:
Golden signoff accuracy circuit simulation performance from
Synopsys PrimeSim™ simulation tools and PrimeSim™ Reliability
Environment, and signoff physical verification and extraction
solutions from Synopsys IC Validator™ and Synopsys StarRC™.
Ansys Totem™ provides thermal-aware signoff electromigration
verification and power integrity analysis (EM/IR). RaptorX™ and
Exalto™ provide signoff electromagnetic modeling, with unique CUI
features enabling significant area and cost reductions of up to
50%. VeloceRF™ delivers fully automatic silicon layout synthesis
for electromagnetic devices including multi-layer inductor spiral,
baluns/transformers, and transmission lines to enable the highest
circuit performance and accuracy.
Keysight PathWave ADS RFPro provides rapid, interactive
EM-circuit co-simulation and analysis to find and fix
layout-dependent-effects up front in the development cycle.
PathWave RFIC design (GoldenGate) supports harmonic balance
simulation in early chip design and verification process.
"Keysight, Synopsys, and Ansys have expanded their strategic
technology collaboration with TSMC to deliver the next level in RF
design for advanced 4nm RF technology," said Niels Faché, vice
president and general manager at Keysight EDA. "We've witnessed RF
designers struggling to use older-generation solutions and flows
that were never intended for today's 5G/6G system-on-chip and RF
subsystem designs. New layout-dependent-effects make detailed
simulation and modeling that is signoff accurate a must-have. Other
commercial tools and workflows do not always include these newest
foundry requirements, and often lack the capacity to model modern
analog designs with hundreds of coupled signal ports."
"Synopsys, Ansys, and Keysight have harnessed decades of
expertise in custom analog, RF, and multi-physics design to reduce
risk and accelerate success for our mutual customers," said
Sanjay Bali, vice president strategy
and product management EDA group at Synopsys. "Our latest
collaboration with Ansys and Keysight on the new RF design
reference flow supporting TSMC's advanced 4nm process node provides
an open and optimized flow that delivers exceptional
quality-of-results for advanced 5G/6G wireless systems."
"Multiphysics raises novel challenges for our customers to
optimize power, area, reliability, and performance as RF
frequencies climb into the millimeter wave and sub-THz range," said
John Lee, vice president and general
manager, electronics, semiconductor, optics business at Ansys.
"First-pass customer success depends upon applying best-in-class
solutions across the design flow. In partnership with Keysight and
Synopsys, Ansys is working closely with TSMC to make our
industry-leading power integrity and electromagnetic modeling
technology available in a custom design flow that responds to the
needs of high-speed circuit designers."
Resources:
- Keysight EDA: https://www.keysight.com/find/eda-info
- Synopsys Custom Design Family:
https://www.synopsys.com/implementation-and-signoff/custom-design-platform.html
- Synopsys RF Design Solution:
https://www.synopsys.com/rf-design.html
- Ansys Multiphysics Signoff:
https://www.ansys.com/products/semiconductors
/ About Keysight Technologies
At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to
bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500
company, we're delivering market-leading design, emulation, and
test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with
less risk, throughout the entire product lifecycle. We're a global
innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial
automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and
general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and
secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and
www.keysight.com.
/ 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 an S&P 500
company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in
electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and offers
the industry's broadest portfolio of application security testing
tools and services. Whether you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer
creating advanced semiconductors, or a software developer writing
more secure, high-quality code, Synopsys has the solutions needed
to deliver innovative products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
/ About Ansys
Our Mission: Powering Innovation that Drives Human
Advancement
When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing
ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality
with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has
enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using
the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation
to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving
medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be
powered by Ansys.
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