Cypress Adopts Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC for Parasitic Extraction.Cites "Unparalleled Accuracy" WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) today announced that its high-performance parasitic extraction solution, Calibre([R]) xRC, is being used by Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). Corp. in production flows for 130-, 90- and 65-nanometer processes. Calibre xRC was used at Cypress on the industry's first 72 Mb SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory , as well as other custom memory, microcontroller and clock designs. Calibre xRC was chosen for its demonstrated accuracy in analog/mixed-signal ICs, and an open calibration flow that accommodates internal manufacturing processes. "Our latest PSoC[R] designs are targeted at nanometer process nodes requiring very accurate parasitic extraction to feed into our downstream simulation," said Andy Hawkins Calibre xRC is part of Mentor's market-leading Calibre design-to-silicon platform. Cypress also uses Mentor's physical verification Physical verification A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory. tools, Calibre nmDRC (design rule checking) and Calibre LVS LVS Linux Virtual Server LVS Live Vaccine Strain LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico (Airport Code) LVS Low Voltage Switchgear LVS Logistical Vehicle System LVS Laser Vibration Sensor LVS Logistics Vehicle System (layout vs. schematic), as the internal sign-off standard, and Calibre OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific (optical and process correction) technology for resolution enhancement. "For nanometer designs, accurate simulation and analysis requires more than traditional resistance and capacitance. Designers need a post-layout silicon model that incorporates inductance, in-die variation effects, and efficient accounting of effects not captured in the device model." said Joe Sawicki, vice president and general manager of the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. "Calibre ensures that designers have all the data they need to obtain successful first pass silicon." Enabling Accurate Post-Layout Functional Verification Functional verification, in electronic design automation, is the task of verifying that the logic design conforms to specification. In everyday terms, functional verification attempts to answer the question "Does this proposed design do what is intended?" This is a complex task, : The New Nanometer Silicon Model Shrinking geometries and increasing design size in the nanometer era have enabled greater functionality on a single chip. But with the increased functionality comes new complexities that create more problems in the attempt to attain design closure. This requires an electrical representation of the chip that accounts for the actual physical design of its devices and interconnect; an accurate silicon model. Calibre xRC meets the demands of nanometer designs with a comprehensive approach to device and parasitic extraction to compose accurate silicon models enabling a large variety of post-layout analyses. About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $750 million and employs approximately 4,100 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and as of 2005 was estimated to be 16,510.[1] Geography Wilsonville is located at (45.306805, -122. 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/. Mentor Graphics and Calibre are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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