Apache Announces the Adoption of its Power Closure Sign-off Solutions by STMicroelectronics.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in physical power integrity solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, today announced that STMicroelectronics, one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, has expanded its corporate-wide adoption of Apache's dynamic power closure sign-off solution, including RedHawk-EV with automated noise fixing and optimization, and low-power ramp-up analysis. Additionally, ST will augment their existing static IR-drop analysis tools with Apache's RedHawk-S -- a high performance static IR-drop and EM analysis solution. ST will use Apache's products for dynamic power sign-off in their 65nm production flow and selected 90nm designs. One of the key reasons ST selected RedHawk for its power sign-off flow is for its ability to thoroughly analyze the critical ramp-up operation of their low power MTCMOS designs. "We've been using RedHawk for more than a year on key applications, including multimedia application processor, set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , 3G/GPRS broadband, and high speed networking, and we have been very pleased with its robustness and the ability to accurately identify power-related design weaknesses, including impact on timing," said Philippe Magarshack, vice president of the Central CAD And Design Solutions organization at ST. "Apache is excited that another leading semiconductor company such as ST has placed its trust in our technology, products, and vision," said Andrew Yang, 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. of Apache. "Apache is committed to provide the best solution and support to our customers in SoC power closure." Apache will be demonstrating RedHawk and its low power analysis capabilities at the Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE) in Munich, Germany, March 7-9, in stand #B6. ST's Nomadik(TM) project team will be presenting their experience with Apache's solutions at the DATE's Exhibition Theatre on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:40 am. About RedHawk RedHawk is a full-chip Vectorless Dynamic(TM) physical power integrity solution for SoC power closure sign-off of 130nm, 90nm, and 65nm designs. Certified by TSMC's 5.0 and 6.0 Reference Flow and correlated with silicon measurements and SPICE, RedHawk addresses dynamic power issues such as simultaneous switching output (SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on ) for core, memory, clock, and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , as well as effects of on-chip inductance inductance, quantity that measures the electromagnetic induction of an electric circuit component; it is a property of the component itself rather than of the circuit as a whole. , package RLC RLC Residual lung capacity , and decoupling Decoupling The occurrence of returns on asset classes diverging from their normal pattern of correlation. Notes: Take for example stock and corporate bond returns, which normally rise and fall together. capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. . RedHawk delivers transistor-level accuracy with cell-based capacity, performance, and ease-of-use. With RedHawk, designers can identify dynamic "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. ," examine the impact on timing, accurately pinpoint the cause of dynamic voltage drop Noun 1. voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary , and automatically repair the source of supply noise. RedHawk enables designers to reach power closure sign-off for high performance SoCs, including those utilizing advanced low-power design techniques such as leakage current control, MTCMOS (power-gating), multiple voltage domains, and multiple threshold transistors. About Apache Design Solutions Apache is an 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. software supplier of innovative next-generation silicon integrity platforms for low-power, high-performance system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. By considering all sources of noise that impacts the design, such as power, signal, package/system IO, substrate, and temperature, Apache's silicon integrity platform enables designers of leading networking, wireless, communication, consumer, and semiconductor companies to detect, fix, and prevent design weaknesses that can result in reduced yield or failed silicon. Apache's vendor-neutral platforms enable designers to adopt any industry's standard physical design flow for their toughest design challenges. Apache has direct sales and support offices worldwide with over 40 customers, including 7 of the top 10 semiconductor companies. For more information, visit www.apache-da.com. Apache Design Solutions, NSPICE, RedHawk, PsiWinder, and Vectorless Dynamic are trademarks of Apache Design Solutions, Inc. |
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