DongbuAnam Offers Cadence Process Design Kit -- PDK-- to Speed Design of Analog Functions in Mixed-Signal Chip Designs.SEOUL, Korea -- DongbuAnam Semiconductor (KSE KSE Karachi Stock Exchange KSE Kuwait Stock Exchange KSE Korea Stock Exchange KSE Kernel Scheduler Entities KSE Kill Switch Engage (band) KSE Kuat Systems Engineering (Star Wars) :001830) today announced the availability of a Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. Process Design Kit (PDK PDK Phi Delta Kappa (professional organization for teachers) PDK Portal Development Kit (SAP Enterprise Portal) PDK Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (Atlanta, GA, USA) ) that speeds the design of analog functions in 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. mixed-signal chip designs. Linking DongbuAnam's specific foundry manufacturing processes with Cadence design automation software, the new PDK currently supports 0.18-micron design rules and is on track to support 130nm design rules during the first half of this year. "We chose Cadence as our PDK development partner because we wanted to offer our customers a powerful design tool that could be quickly customized for specific CMOS applications," said Heung Joon Park, Sr. Vice President of Technical Support Team for DongbuAnam. "Moreover, we were confident that the Cadence team would support each phase of our PDK development in a thorough and timely manner." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mr. Park, the real beauty of the new PDK is how it can work seamlessly within Cadence's PDK Automation System (PAS) to rapidly accommodate customer-specific device requests or process variances. For example, the new PDK can be quickly tailored to DongbuAnam's CMOS Image Sensor A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ) process to significantly reduce the number of pixel design iterations typically needed to optimize optical performance in CIS devices. Mr. Park confirmed that new PDK contains simulation, layout, and verification structures needed to support the complete front-to-back analog and mixed-signal Cadence design flow. "We plan to offer additional Cadence PDK releases that target both specialized and mainstream process technologies," said Mr. Park. He noted that Cadence has an excellent track record working closely with foundry partners to ensure that engineers using the Cadence design platforms are provided with a smooth and efficient path from design through physical implementation. About DongbuAnam DongbuAnam Semiconductor, one of the largest pure-play wafer foundries in the world, specializes in world-class CMOS wafer processing that enables system-on-a-chip implementations that integrate the most advanced logic, analog, and mixed-signal technologies. Through close working relationships with strategic partners, DongbuAnam offers a broad range of services that augment its world-class wafer manufacturing capabilities. These include advanced design support, access to wide variety of intellectual property, and prototyping, as well as backend assembly, packaging and testing. DongbuAnam is a key global supplier within Korea's well-established semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure. The company's stock trades on the Korea Stock Exchange Korea Stock Exchange The major securities market of Korea. under the stock code 001830. For more information, visit www.dsemi.com. |
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