Electronic design automation (EDA) software to determine package escape, routability and parasitics for simultaneous tradeoffs between chip and package design, RioMagic adds rules-driven I/O sequencing, prototyping and redistribution routing (RDL) support in this new version that's shipping now.
RioMagic 3.0 also supports prototyping. This capability enables customers to accurately predict chip/package cost and complexity estimates when responding to Request for Quotes (RFQ).
"Design teams responding to requests typically relied on rules of thumb when estimating the package cost or die size," says Joel McGrath, Rio Design Automation's marketing manager. "With RioMagic, they can accurately predict the final packaged chip cost, but can quickly explore the lower cost options, which in the past proved too time consuming."
Another new capability within RioMagic 3.0 is the ability to establish a rule's based I/O sequencing design flow. Sequencing rules for electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamping, filler cells, gaskets cells or other special cells can now be defined upfront based on supplier specifications. RioMagic eliminates the need for spreadsheets to manage I/O sequencing by automatically inserting these cells during initial cell instantiation.
As the design progresses, RioMagic can be used when there are changes in the chip or package design to validate the initial strategy or to re-optimize the I/O plan with the new and updated set of design criteria.
RioMagic will be demonstrated during the 43rd Design Automation Conference (DAC) July 24-27 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco in Booth #3155.
Pricing and Availability
RioMagic runs on the Linux operating system and is priced at $199,000 per year for a three-year, time-based license.
For more details, contact Joel McGrath at (408) 844-8038, Ext. 15, or via email at jmcgrath@rio-da.com.
About Rio Design Automation
Rio Design Automation is an electronic design automation (EDA) company bridging the gap between the design of high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) and packages, and a chip's integration with the rest of the electronic system. Its revolutionary approach offers chip designers package-aware software to that enables I/O optimization tradeoffs to take place in the context of the package and the printed circuit board (PCB). Corporate headquarters is located at: 2901 Tasman Drive, Suite 112, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054. Telephone: (408) 844-8038. Facsimile: (408) 844-8945. Email: info@rio-da.com. Website: http://www.rio-da.com.
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