MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: Synopsys Inc. announced that Priva Technologies, Inc. has adopted Synopsys' Galaxy Custom Designer custom implementation solution to design its next-generation security system-on-chip (SoC) ICs.

As a supplier of advanced authentication technologies and transaction processing solutions that integrate high-performance processing, biometric interfaces, tamper-resistant design, and wireless communication, Priva needed a modern-era analog/mixed-signal (AMS) design solution that could integrate easily into its SoC design flow and offer proven productivity enhancements.

"To increase productivity on our next-generation IC designs, we needed a modern AMS solution with the flexibility to easily integrate into our security-based SoC design flow," said Jeff Berkman, CTO for Priva Technologies. "Migrating our legacy data into Custom Designer was fast and accurate. The design team found using Custom Designer to be intuitive to use and quickly started taking advantage of the enhanced feature set."

Built from the ground up, Custom Designer was architected for productivity. Key modules include a schematic editor featuring on-canvas editing and dynamic net highlighting. The simulation environment provides a common use model allowing access to Synopsys simulators, including the HSPICE and CustomSim circuit simulation solutions and the WaveView Analyzer tool.

The layout editor features a real-time preview of P-cell parameter changes, and the results from Synopsys' Hercules DRC/LVS and Star-RCXT™ parasitic extraction tools are dynamically available within Custom Designer. In addition, Custom Designer enables complete data transparency with Synopsys' IC Compiler physical implementation solution, allowing the exchange of vital information during floorplanning, placement, routing and final chip editing to reduce time-consuming design iterations.