Infineon selects Magma Talus for nano ICs

Infineon selects Magma Talus for nano ICs

Next-generation IC implementation system improves timing, area, power and manufacturability

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

SAN JOSE, USA: Magma Design Automation Inc. announced that Infineon Technologies has standardized on Magma's Talus IC implementation software for its nanometer integrated circuit (ICs). Infineon selected Talus because it offers an integrated RTL-to-GDSII platform that concurrently addresses power, performance and area and provides a convergent design flow for faster turnaround time.

"Infineon Technologies targets growth areas driven by the global trends energy efficiency, communications and security, so reducing power, improving performance and being first to market are key goals in our IC designs," said Hartmut Hiller, senior director, Design Methodology at the Automotive, Industrial and Multimarket Business Group of Infineon Technologies.

"Since 2000 we have successfully developed over 100 designs using Magma's implementation software. Magma's Talus offers faster throughput and quicker time to convergence enabling us to meet our increasingly challenging performance and time-to-market demands."

"Infineon's selection reflects the growing momentum of Talus adoption, about a dozen Magma customers have used it to tape out chips at five different foundries," said Premal Buch, general manager, Product Development of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit.

"Talus was designed to dramatically reduce development cycle and design costs, and speed yield ramp-up for ICs targeted at 65-nm and smaller process geometries. Magma's is the first RTL-to-GDSII flow that includes end-to-end multithreading capabilities, reducing runtime. Talus enables rapid design closure across multiple modes and corners and integrates a sign-off-quality timer, further reducing the design cycle. To address the growing demand for more energy-efficient systems, Talus offers the first automated multi-voltage design capability and supports several new low-power optimization techniques, making Talus a 'must-have' for power-efficient designs, " he added.

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