Amkor Technology Inc. and Synopsys Inc. Launch Deep Submicron, System on Chip, Multiple Library Partnership Program.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1999--Amkor Technology Inc., (Nasdaq:AMKR AMKR Amkor Technology ) and Synopsys Inc., (Nasdaq:SNPS SNPS Space Nuclear Power System ) Tuesday announced that they have entered into a joint marketing and library licensing agreement to support Amkor's ultra low power An ultra low power, or ULP device, is an electronic gadget that has milli- or micro-watt power consumption. Some examples of ultra-low power devices:
I/O - Input/Output libraries, and ProMA(TM) memory compilers. These libraries offer silicon foundry See foundry. customers the ability to create System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions that take full advantage of Amkor's advanced CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technologies and Synopsys' advanced design technology and flows. Under the agreement, Synopsys will provide worldwide distribution and full support for these high density, high performance, and low power libraries. Upon completion of their IC design, customers can take advantage of the complete range of turnkey semiconductor manufacturing services offered by Amkor including deep submicron wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. , wafer probe testing, IC packaging assembly and test, final testing, burn-in, characterization and reliability testing. Customers can start chip designs today using Synopsys' Odyssey(TM) standard cell library solutions. Odyssey libraries provide the industry's highest density physical libraries and are optimized for Synopsys' Design Compiler(TM), Module Compiler(TM), Power Compiler(TM), Chip Architect(TM), Prime Time(R), Formality(R), VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. (TM), and Arcadia best-in-class front and back-end design tools. These high quality libraries are the best solutions for high density, high performance, and high volume applications. Library views up to auto-placement and routing are available at no cost from Amkor (1-877-FABGUYS). Amkor's ultra low power 1.8V process (aa 18LP) features a channel length of 0.21 micron (drawn) and the high performance 2.5V process (aa 25HP) features a 0.25 micron (drawn) channel length and use of HSQ HSQ Hydrogen Silsesquioxane HSQ Health Status Questionnaire HSQ Home Screening Questionnaire (Denver Developmental Materials, Inc.) HSQ Heat Shield Qualification HSQ Hatch Sequence HSQ High Super Quality material for lower interconnect capacitance. Both processes include a 3.3V I/O transistor option and up to 5 layers of metal interconnect. Production will be available in Q1'99. Libraries on either process technology are rated at over 50,000 gates per square millimeter. "Amkor is excited to partner with Synopsys, the world leader in design technology for Systems-on-Chip," said Tom Arnold Tom Arnold is the name of:
"Together we can provide customers access to advanced CMOS technologies with library solutions optimized for both the process and customers' design objectives. With Synopsys' worldwide support capabilities, our relationship will also ensure topnotch service from design to production shipments." "We are pleased to have Amkor as a partner in providing design solution to our mutual customers," said Alan Aronoff, vice president and general manager of Silicon Library Services Group of Synopsys. "Synopsys standard cell libraries are an integrated part of an SoC design flow and optimized to work with best-in-class design tools. The Synopsys standard cell libraries and SoC design flow are supported by Synopsys' worldwide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization. "Combining the strengths of Synopsys with Amkor's process technology and assembly and test capability will provide compelling value to wafer foundry and COT customers." This release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the semiconductor package, test and wafer fabrication industries, fluctuations in the worldwide semiconductor market, technological changes and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the company's prospectus or 10-Q for the period ending Sept. 30, 1998. About Amkor Technology Inc. Amkor Technology Inc. is the world's largest independent provider of semiconductor packaging and test services. The company offers a complete set of services including deep submicron wafer fabrication, wafer probe testing, IC packaging assembly and design, final testing, burn-in, characterization and reliability testing. More information on Amkor Technology Inc. is available from the company's SEC filings and on Amkor's web site, www.amkor.com. Amkor Technology Inc. is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AMKR. About Synopsys Inc. Synopsys Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), is a leading supplier of electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) solutions to the global electronic market. The company provides comprehensive design technologies to creators of advanced integrated circuits, electronic systems and systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting services and support to its customers to streamline the overall design process and accelerate time-to-market. Additional information about Synopsys is available at http://www.synopsys.com/. Note to Editors: Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners. |
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