Cadence Custom/Analog and Full-Flow Digital and Signoff Tools Enabled for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 7LP Process Node
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Cadence Custom/Analog and Full-Flow Digital and Signoff Tools Enabled for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 7LP Process Node

Reference flow available for early customer engagement

AUSTIN, Texas, June 20, 2017 — (PRNewswire) — DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that its custom/analog and full-flow digital and signoff tools are now enabled for v0.5 of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 7nm Leading-Performance (7LP) FinFET semiconductor technology. The 7LP process node is expected to deliver 40 percent better performance and twice the area scaling than the previous 14nm FinFET technology.

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GF has enabled the Cadence® implementation tools and reference flow for the 7LP platform, providing high-volume customers with the ability to create reliable, advanced-node chips for the high-performance compute (HPC), server/datacenter, premium mobility AP, machine learning and vision processing markets. To learn more about the Cadence full-flow digital and signoff solutions in the flow, visit www.cadence.com/go/gf7lpdands. For information about the Cadence custom/analog solutions in the flow, visit www.cadence.com/go/gf7lpcanda.

Cadence collaborated with GF on the development of the 7LP Process Design Kit (PDK), which is available for early customer designs. The tools in the flow include:

"High-volume semiconductor companies working to migrate to advanced-node designs can begin to use our 7LP process now," said Alain Mutricy, senior vice president of product management at GF. "We've collaborated with Cadence to ensure that its tools are supported at advanced nodes, enabling customers to create high-performance products for servers and datacenters, 5G connectivity, vision processing, and automotive."

"Cadence custom/analog, digital and signoff customers can engage with us now to start realizing the benefits of the GF 7LP process node and achieve power, performance and area goals," said Dr. Anirudh Devgan, executive vice president and general manager of the Digital & Signoff Group and System & Verification Group at Cadence. "Our work with GF demonstrates our joint commitment to enabling customers to create innovative SoCs that meet advanced technical requirements and aggressive time-to-market deadlines."

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