Ceva-Waves Bluetooth 5.3 Low Energy Baseband Controller, software and profiles
Legend Announces Software Tool for Semiconductor Process Optimization, Verification and Statistical Characterization
Nowadays, the process development is accelerated and high performance is required. To complement costly DOE (Design of Experiments) on silicon, using the software tools to enhance productivity and yields is a must, just like what happened in pharmaceutical industry.
Not only memory increasingly dominates most of chip areas, but also memory is the best test vehicle for process development. Having been successfully used as a ‘push-button’ tool for memory characterization, Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! software has been further extended for process development to meet ‘time-to-market’ requirement.
For process verification, CharFlo-Memory!-TD provides electrical measurements of timing, power, maximum frequency, and the reliability etc. After process parameters converted to SPICE models, CharFlo-Memory!-TD with MSIM circuit simulator can verify the impact of any process change quickly and accurately.
As a pseudo-DOE (Design of Experiments) tool, CharFlo-Memory!-TD performs process optimization by characterizing and simulating the test circuits over the combinations of process parameters. The sweet spots can then be located with the results correlated with silicon measurement.
As for statistical characterization, CharFlo-Memory!-TD inputs statistical SPICE models reflecting the distributions of process parameters, and then produces the statistical results of electrical measurements from characterization and simulation. Analyzing the distribution of those statistical results such as sense-amplifier input (reliability) against noise margin always help predicting the yields.
Patrick Lin, Chief SOC Architect at UMC, commented, "For the ‘what-if’ analysis on any PVT corner, Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! has automated the characterization task and accomplished it accurately and efficiently. UMC now has the means to easily verify the impact a process change might have on memory IP function and reliability.”
“Legend’s memory characterization tool has been well proven not only in characterizing designs, but also in enhancing the productivity and yields of process development, especially for deep-submicron and nanometer technology.” said Dr. You-Pang Wei, president and chief executive officer of Legend Design Technology. “I am pleased to see that CharFlo-Memory!-TD helps bridging the gap between process development and design realization, shortening development cycle and enhancing production yields.”.
About Legend Design Technology, Inc.
Legend Design Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of characterization and simulation software for semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) blocks in the SoC designs. With an emphasis on productivity and value, Legend’s CharFlo-Memory! toolset revolutionizes the time consuming and error prone processes associated with characterization. MSIM is Legend’s high-accuracy SPICE circuit simulator with great convergence and extensive model support. Turbo-MSIM is Legend’s high-speed and high-capacity circuit simulator ideal for timing and power simulation, and function verification. Both simulators are well designed for nanometer technology challenges, and provide excellent price-performance. For more information, visit www.LegendDesign.com.
|
Related News
- SandBox Semiconductor Adds Hybrid Metrology Capabilities to Industry's Leading Physics-based, AI-enabled Process Optimization Platform, Creating the First Software Solution to Holistically Address Process Development Challenges
- Siemens announces EDA milestones and tool certifications for TSMC's latest process technologies
- Agnisys Unveils Software to Automate Register Verification Process for SoC, IP, FPGA Designs
- Advanced IC Process Characterization Tool Puts Reliability Data in Hands of Fabless Design Houses
- Sankalp Semiconductor adds New Services
Breaking News
- JEDEC® and Industry Leaders Collaborate to Release JESD270-4 HBM4 Standard: Advancing Bandwidth, Efficiency, and Capacity for AI and HPC
- BrainChip Gives the Edge to Search and Rescue Operations
- ASML targeted in latest round of US tariffs
- Andes Technology Celebrates 20 Years with New Logo and Headquarters Expansion
- Creonic Unveils Bold Rebrand to Drive Innovation in Communication Technologies
Most Popular
- Cadence to Acquire Arm Artisan Foundation IP Business
- AMD Achieves First TSMC N2 Product Silicon Milestone
- Why Do Hyperscalers Design Their Own CPUs?
- Siemens to accelerate customer time to market with advanced silicon IP through new Alphawave Semi partnership
- New TSN-MACsec IP core for secure data transmission in 5G/6G communication networks
![]() |
E-mail This Article | ![]() |
![]() |
Printer-Friendly Page |