Samsung Electronics achieves 32nm silicon success using Synopsys platform
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Samsung Electronics' foundry business has successfully taped out its first 32nm SoC design using Synopsys' Galaxy Implementation Platform. The platform is a solution for cell based and custom IC implementation.
"Synopsys enabled us to successfully tape out at 32nm on schedule and achieve first-pass silicon success," said Dr KM Choi, vice president, design technology team, system LSI, Samsung Electronics. "Using the Galaxy Implementation Platform allowed us to develop a scalable flow capable of fully addressing our design challenges. The effective integration of IC Compiler and IC Validator avoided many time consuming iterations between physical implementation and verification. We have decided to deploy in-design physical verification with IC Validator for all our future IC Compiler-based 32 and 45nm designs."
According to Choi, in-design technology provides a productivity boost over traditional flows by enabling physical verification during the physical design. The traditional approach of first implementing then verifying the design leads to iteration between physical verification and implementation, which can result in significant schedule delays.
Synopsys' integration of IC Validator within IC Compiler allowed Samsung Foundry to optimise metal fills that were timing-aware and of signoff quality. The approach saved time by avoiding unnecessary data transfers and eliminating iterations.
