Altos and Extreme DA Create Proven, Variation-Aware Statistical Design Flow For ICs Produced At 65-Nanometers and Below.Altos Variety Generates Approved SSTA SSTA Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association SSTA Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (Scotland) SSTA Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly SSTA Statistical Static Timing Analysis SSTA Security Seal Testing Authority Libraries for Extreme DA GoldTime SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Altos Design Automation Inc. and Extreme DA([TM]) today announced that they have jointly developed an essential statistical design flow for integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) designs manufactured at process nodes of 65-nanometers (nm) and below. Successful statistical static timing analysis Conventional static timing analysis (STA) has been a stock analysis algorithm for the design of digital circuits over the last 30 years. However, in recent years the increased variation in semiconductor devices and interconnect has introduced a number of issues that cannot be handled by (SSTA) using Altos' Variety([TM]) models with the Extreme DA GoldTime([TM]) analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. has been verified by several mutual customers. Statistical, Variation-Aware Timing Analysis Required at 65-nm and Below At advanced manufacturing process nodes, a statistically-enabled, variation-aware design flow is required for effectively managing the systematic and random process variations inherent in IC manufacturing. The SSTA flow featuring the Variety and GoldTime technologies enables designers to accurately account for these variations. It eliminates the need for designers to use pessimistic pes·si·mism n. 1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" guard bands, which cause longer design cycles, bigger chip areas, and increased power consumption. The accuracy of the underlying cell library used by GoldTime to predict the effects of variation on a design's timing and yield is essential for success. The development of this verified flow has qualified Altos as an Extreme DA-approved source for the nominal and statistical libraries required by GoldTime. "We have worked with Extreme DA for more than eighteen months and have validated Variety's statistical timing models and Liberate's nominal timing models with GoldTime timing analysis," said Jim McCanny, Altos CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our joint customers are benefiting from improved characterization throughput and considerably lower disc space requirements especially for the creation of accurate statistical timing models." "Statistical timing analysis relies on detailed characterization of variations in the cell libraries used by designers," said Mustafa Celik, president and CEO of Extreme DA. "Our collaboration with Altos has produced a powerful, verified statistical flow that can improve IC quality, increase yields, and accelerate time to market." Availability and Pricing Extreme DA GoldTime for use with Altos Variety and Liberate (Liberate Technologies, San Mateo, CA) A software company that specialized in the information appliance field. Formerly Network Computer, Inc. (NCI), a spin-off from Oracle in 1996, it changed its name in 1999. models is available now from Extreme DA. Pricing varies depending on configuration. Altos Variety and Liberate approved libraries for Extreme DA GoldTime are available now from Altos. About Altos Variety Variety creates statistical timing cell models that represent the non-linear impact of any number of systematic and random parameter variations. All library timing data is characterized for variation including delays, transitions, timing constraints, and pin capacitances. Variety generates SSTA models for a number of commercial SSTA products, including Extreme DA GoldTime, from a single characterization run. About Altos Altos Design Automation provides ultra-fast, fully automated, characterization technology for the creation of library views for timing, signal integrity and power analysis and optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. . Altos advanced modeling solutions are used by both corner-based and statistical-based design implementation flows to reduce time to market and improve yield. Privately held, Altos was founded in 2005 in Santa Clara, CA. Its corporate headquarters is at 4020 Moorpark Ave., Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95117. Telephone: (408) 980-8056. On the Web at: http://www.altos-da.com About Extreme DA GoldTime GoldTime[TM] provides timing analysis for performance sign-off of integrated circuit (IC) designs manufactured in advanced nanometer One billionth of a meter. Nanometers are used to measure the wavelengths of light. See angstrom and metric system. (nm) processes. With its unique, patent-pending ThreadWave[TM] technology, GoldTime delivers 5X better speed and capacity over popular solutions in use today. GoldTime works with both nominal and statistical model libraries and supports corner-based and statistical design flows. About Extreme DA Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., venture-funded Extreme DA develops and licenses software products that verify and improve the performance and yield of nanometer integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. before manufacturing. The company's investors include Foundation Capital, IT-Farm Corporation, and Lanza techVentures. For the latest news on Extreme DA, visit www.extreme-da.com or write to info@extreme-da.com. Variety is a trademark of Altos Design Automation, Inc. Extreme DA and Extreme DA GoldTime are trademarks of Extreme DA. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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