The resulting test chip is highly configurable and expandable with additional digital and analog/mixed-signal intellectual property.

"As technology nodes become more complex, our strategic partnerships with world-class foundries like UMC are vital to help customers solve power management and yield challenges," said Rich Goldman, vice president of Strategic Market Development at Synopsys.

"Through our collaboration with UMC, we now have a validated 65-nm reference flow that helps engineers to meet their design schedules and incorporates manufacturing technology for improved yield."