Apache Deepens Collaboration with STMicroelectronics to Address Power and Noise Challenges for 45/32nm Designs.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in power and noise integrity for chip, package, and system convergence, today announced that the company has expanded its business relationship and technical collaboration with STMicroelectronics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. ) to address the upcoming power and noise challenges associated with 45/32nm designs. Apache and ST's long-standing cooperative efforts have resulted in the delivery of power and noise solutions for SoC power signoff, advanced low power design validation, custom IP analysis and modeling, and early-design power/ground grid prototyping. This collaboration expands ST's use of Apache's RedHawk and Sentinel platforms to address the upcoming design challenges such as 3D-IC power integrity, DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle detection and prevention, chip-package-system convergence, and EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. analysis. "We selected Apache as our partner for power and noise integrity, because of their solid technical vision, their specific focus, and their expertise in this very important and difficult area, as well as for the quality of their R&D and support teams," said Philippe Magarshack, group vice president, Technology R&D, STMicroelectronics. "By collaborating with Apache, we expect to address early on the global power and noise issues brought by the 45/40nm and 32/28nm technology nodes. These early solutions will help us reduce system cost and mitigate signal-integrity and power-integrity-related design failure risks." "We are excited to further deepen our partnership with ST to address the upcoming convergence challenges for the 45/32nm designs," 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. "We look forward to our continued technical collaboration and gaining their insight to further develop new technologies for power and noise integrity." About Apache Design Solutions Apache delivers the industry's leading power and noise analyses platform solutions for Chip-Package-System convergence. Apache's innovative platforms address the unique power and noise challenges associated with specific design domains such as SoC (digital, analog) and System (IC package, SiP, PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ), while providing a co-analysis environment that integrates the SoC and System worlds. From early-stage to sign-off, Apache's products are adopted by 80% of the top IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. , fabless semiconductor, and foundries for cost reduction, risk mitigation, and time-to-market improvements. Apache is a global company with R&D centers and direct sales / support offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.apache-da.com. Apache Design Solutions, CPM, NSPICE, RedHawk, PakSI-E, PsiWinder, Sahara, Sentinel, and Vectorless Dynamic are trademarks of Apache Design Solutions, Inc. |
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