Synopsys Galaxy Design Platform Enables 90 Percent of Volume-Production FinFET Designs

Vast Majority of Designers Choose Synopsys Implementation Tools for Move from Test Chips to Production Tapeout

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Mar. 10, 2015 – 

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its Galaxy™ Design Platform enables 90 percent of the production tapeouts of FinFET-based designs. Over 20 industry leaders worldwide have successfully completed more than 100 FinFET tapeouts using the platform. Foundries including GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Custom Foundry, Samsung and others have implemented test chip and production FinFET tapeouts with Galaxy Design Platform for mutual customers including Achronix, Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), HiSilicon Technologies, Marvell, Netronome, NVIDIA, Samsung and others, representing a broad spectrum of application markets, including consumer electronics, wireless, graphics, microprocessor and networking devices.

FinFET-based process nodes offer a number of advantages including greater density, lower power and higher performance. New, innovative technologies in the Galaxy Design Platform implementation tools seamlessly handle the myriad new design rules associated with the shift from planar to 3D transistors to enable these advantages. Synopsys has engaged in comprehensive collaboration with foundry partners to ensure all the tools in the Galaxy Design Platform have been updated to support the process changes introduced by FinFET devices including multi-patterning and local interconnect structures. The updated tools include the Design Compiler® synthesis solution, TetraMAX® ATPG, IC Compiler™ and IC Compiler II place and route solutions, PrimeTime® signoff solution, StarRC™ extraction, HSPICE®, CustomSim™ and FineSim® simulation products, Galaxy Custom Designer® schematic, and Laker® layout tools as well as IC Validator physical verification.

"Long-standing and close collaboration with foundries and end-users of FinFET technology has enabled Synopsys to reach this significant milestone," said Antun Domic, executive vice president and general manager of the Design Group at Synopsys. "Over the past few years, companies have deployed the Galaxy Design Platform for production of semiconductors using FinFET devices. Our customers require the highest performance and lowest power for their designs, which is driving their transition to FinFET. Designers can confidently use Galaxy tools for their FinFET designs and achieve superior quality of results."

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