Request for Technology Issued
AUSTIN, Texas — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 11, 2010 — The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced today the founding members of the OpenPDK Coalition: AnaGlobe Technology, Cadence Design Systems, IBM, Intel Corporation, Mentor Graphics, NXP, Pulsic, SpringSoft, STMicroelectronics and Synopsys.
This group has also issued a comprehensive Request for Technology (RFT) which covers: Foundry Provided Elements, Design Kit Creation Elements, EDA Tool Interfaces, and Utilities. The RFT solicits contributions covering the above areas from all stakeholders to create robust and open standards for PDK structures and supporting collateral to promote adoption based on proven ideas, specifications and functions. The RFT is available at: http://www.si2.org/?page=1195.
The goal of the OpenPDK Coalition is to define a set of open standards to define a PDK structure that will be as portable across foundries and as agnostic to EDA tools as possible. The OpenPDK from Si2 will enable greater efficiency in PDK development, verification and delivery and will provide equivalent support to all foundries, all EDA tool vendors, all IP providers, and all end users. This is an ambitious goal, and the project will use the most inclusive approach to involve all stakeholders to create an industry-wide solution. The OpenPDK project aims to support all process nodes up through 22nm, and including high-voltage analog processes.
“The OpenPDK project draws on many industry resources to create the broadest possible PDK interoperability solution, enabling greater efficiency and cost savings for both developers and users,” said Steve Schulz, president and CEO of Si2. “OpenPDK's 'write once, use many' architecture provides for automatic generation of both fully open and popular in-use formats that can be mixed to satisfy market requirements for PDK delivery.”
“The OpenPDK initiative is a very cost effective way to create standards for PDK structures to serve as a catalyst to drive greater efficiencies in the custom design arena,” says Sumit DasGupta, senior VP of Engineering, Si2. ”We have worked with the industry leaders identified as founding members to establish a base set of achievable requirements as well as longer-range plans to meet the needs of new technology nodes.”
Membership in the OpenPDK Coalition is open to all interested parties across the semiconductor supply chain. For more information see: http://www.si2.org/?page=1118.
For more information, please plan to attend the free “Advances in Process Design Kits Workshop” at the Design Automation Conference on June 14th in Anaheim, CA.
About Si2
Si2 is the largest organization of industry-leading semiconductor, systems, EDA and manufacturing companies focused on the development and adoption of standards to improve the way integrated circuits are designed and manufactured, in order to speed time-to market, reduce costs, and meet the challenges of sub-micron design. Now in its 22nd year, Si2 is uniquely positioned to enable timely collaboration through dedicated staff and a strong implementation focus driven by its member companies. Si2 represents nearly 100 companies involved in all parts of the silicon supply chain throughout the world. See www.si2.org
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Silicon Integration Initiative
William Bayer, 512-342-2244, ext. 304
