World's Largest Foundry Brings Expertise to IPL Alliance Efforts
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL) Alliance announced today that Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has joined the Alliance as the
first foundry member.
The IPL Alliance is an industry-wide collaborative effort to create and
promote interoperable process design kit (PDK) standards. A PDK is a
comprehensive set of foundry-verified data files including PCells
(parameterized cells) used in a complete analog and mixed signal design
flow. The standardization of PDKs and design flows benefit analog and
custom IC designers by removing bottlenecks in multiple-vendor flows.
Currently, each foundry is creating specialized PDKs for different EDA
vendors and tools. Standardization can reduce PDK development cost and
schedule, providing designers quicker access to new advanced process
technologies.
"TSMC is committed to an interoperable PDK format that maintains design
accuracy throughout the custom design cycle," said S.T. Juang, senior
director of design infrastructure marketing, TSMC. "An interoperable
standard promotes reuse and reduces PDK development cost. It also promotes
open innovation, enables customization and improves productivity and
efficiency. As an IPL Alliance member, we look forward to participating in
the advancement of PDK standards."
"Developing effective PDK interoperability standards requires the
collaboration of both EDA tools suppliers and PDK suppliers," said Rich
Goldman, vice president of corporate marketing and strategic market
development at Synopsys, one of the IPL Alliance founding members. "The
addition of TSMC, one of the industry's largest suppliers of high quality
PDKs, to the IPL Alliance will help accelerate the development and
implementation of standards."
The IPL Alliance will present its latest update at the 45th Design
Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim California from June 8 to June 13.
An IPL Lunch Workshop is scheduled for Monday, June 9, from 12 noon to
1:30pm. This lunch workshop will cover the challenges, features and roadmap
of the IPL Alliance with presenters from TSMC. IPL will also be featured at
Synopsys Interoperability Breakfast on Wednesday, June 11, from 7:30am to
9:30am. The IPL Alliance demo suite is located in the Synopsys Standards
Booth #1541. Please visit the IPL Web site at http://www.iplnow.com to
register for IPL DAC events. For more information about the IPL Alliance
and its activities, please contact Jingwen Yuan, IPL Alliance, at
info@iplnow.com
About IPL Alliance
The IPL (Interoperable PDK Libraries) Alliance is an industry wide
collaborative effort to create and promote interoperable process design kit
(PDK) standards. Since its inception in April 2007, the IPL Alliance has
made tremendous progress in solving PCell interoperability. A free IPL
reference library and an online interoperability demonstration are
available for download at http://www.iplnow.com, the IPL Alliance web site.
An IPL ecosystem has been established to validate PCell interoperability
within all members' tools. The IPL Alliance has formed three technical
working groups for Properties and Parameters, PCells and Constraints
expanded its charters to address broader interoperability issues with
foundry PDKs and design flows. IPL Alliance members include Applied Wave
Research (AWR), Ciranova, Helic, JEDAT, Magma Design Automation, Micro
Magic, SpringSoft, Silicon Navigator, Synopsys, TSMC and Virage Logic.
Mentor Graphics and Pulsic are supporting members.
Contact:
Jingwen Yuan
IPL Alliance
info@iplnow.com
SOURCE Interoperable PDK Libraries Alliance
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CONTACT:
Jingwen Yuan of IPL Alliance, info@iplnow.com
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