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1 Detailed Presentation

2 PDK Leadership - Developing and Delivering High Quality PDKs Simucad PDKs are being rapidly adopted worldwide by leading foundries and design houses because of their quality and ease of use This presentation covers Simucad's unique PDK development system, which enables the creation of high quality PDKs with low lead times - 2 -

3 PDK Leadership - Developing and Delivering High Quality PDKs Simucad PDK Leadership PDK as Enabling Technology Rapidly Growing Number of PDK users PDK File Usage Simple and Efficient - 3 -

4 Simucad PDK Leadership Development and QA through Full Design Flow High Quality Fast Turn Around Time (TAT) Dedicated PDK Developers (PDK specialist) Close Communication with Fab and Users Uniform PDK File / Folder Format for all PDKs Ease of Use Collaboration with EDA Tool Developers No system setup required -> Just load files from EDA Tools - 4 -

5 PDK as Enabling Technology PDKs are a critical enabling technology for design houses allowing them to utilize EDA tools efficiently and to start designing as soon as a PDK is made available Simucad provides a Design Solution by offering PDKs and EDA Tools together, and interfacing with fabs to shorten customer s design time PDKs enable CONNECTING PDKs enable smooth data transfer from one EDA tool to another creating seamless design flow PDKs enable efficient communication between design houses, EDA vendor, and fabs, by serving as a common ground for communication - 5 -

6 PDK Data Flow PDK PDK EDA Tools Models User Design Validation Spice Simulator LVS file RC extraction file PEX LVS LPE DRC Fab Design Data Fab Design Spec Schematic Editor Schematics / NDL Net List Layout Editor GDS Fab Process Silicon FE Design BE Design Design Validation - 6 -

7 PDK Problems in CONNECTING PDK Models EDA Tools USER VENDOR B Spice Simulator LVS file RC extraction file VENDOR E FAB Design Validation VENDOR A PEX LVS DRC LPE VENDOR D Fab Design Data Design Spec Schematic Editor VENDOR C Schematics / NDL Net List Layout Editor GDS Fab Process Silicon FE Design BE Design Design Validation - 7 -

8 Simucad PDK Enables CONNECTING PDK SIMUCAD PDK PDK EDA Tools Models Smartspice USER Spice Simulator LVS file RC extraction file FAB Design Validation LVS PEX LPE DRC Fab Design Data Design Spec Schematic Editor Schematics / NDL Net List Layout Editor GDS Fab Process Silicon Gateway FE Design Expert BE Design Design Validation - 8 -

9 Rapidly Growing Number of PDK Users Our list of publicly available PDKs is growing. Please see:

10 Rapidly Growing PDK Users

11 PDK File Structure Gateway Symbol Files Expert Spice Model File Workspace File (Env Setup) NDL File(s) (net list driven layout) Extraction Files (LPE / RC Extraction) Technology File (Env Setup) LVS File DRC File Pcell File

12 PDK File Usage Gateway Schematic Editor Gateway 2 (1) Load workspace file for env setup (2) It will load necessary symbol files (3) Open / edit schematic 1 Expert

13 PDK File Usage Gateway / SmartSpice Simulation Gateway 4 4 Expert (4) Generate net list and run simulation... R7 NET3 GND RPPLUS W=10U L=686.8U M=1 DA_R7 NET3 VIN PPNW R12 NET6 GND RPPLUS W=10U L=133.92U M=1 DA_R12 NET6 VIN PPNW *.ENDS vref.global GND VDD.SAVE ALL(I) ALL(V) ALL_SUB(I) ALL_SUB(V).INC../../../models/sbcd.lib.TEMP=55.OP.DC LIN TEMP END

14 PDK File Usage Gateway LVS / NDL Preparation Gateway 5 Expert * Gateway R Guardian Netlist Generator... M1 VOUT NET2 VIN VIN CMOSP L=25U W=100U AD=550P PD=211U AS=550P PS=211U M=1 M2 NET4 NET2 VIN VIN CMOSP L=25U W=100U AD=550P PD=211U AS=550P PS=211U M=1 M3 NET2 NET2 VIN VIN CMOSP L=25U W=100U AD=550P PD=211U AS=550P PS=211U M=1 M4 NET8 NET2 VIN VIN CMOSP L=25U W=100U AD=550P PD=211U AS=550P PS=211U M=1 Q1 VOUT VOUT NET1 GND NPN AREA=1 M=8 Q2 NET4 VOUT NET3 GND NPN AREA=1 M=1 Q3 NET8 NET8 GND GND NPN AREA=1 M=1... (5) Generate net list for LVS / NDL

15 PDK File Usage Expert Layout Gateway (6) Load technology file and open layout (7) Load Pcell library (8) Edit layout Expert

16 PDK File Usage Expert Layout (NDL) Gateway (9) Load NDL setup files (10) Edit layout 10 Expert

17 PDK File Usage Expert / Guardian DRC Gateway (11) Load DRC file and run (12) Review errors and fix layout 12 Expert

18 PDK File Usage Expert / Guardian LPE Gateway (13) Load LPE file and run (14) Get LPE net list Expert

19 PDK File Usage Expert / Guardian LVS Gateway (15) Load LVS file and run (16) Review errors and fix layout Expert

20 PDK File Usage Expert / HIPEX RC Extraction Gateway (17) Load LPE / RC extraction files and run (18) Get RC extraction net list Expert

21 Synergistic Effect of Simucad PDK and TOKEN License TOKEN License Supports Full Mixed-Signal/Analog/RF Design flow Reasonable cost Purchase Yearly to Daily term according to project term Jump start of design in Simucad PDK and TOKEN Foundry Simucad PDK TOKEN Design House

22 Synergistic Effect of Simucad PDK and Company Worldwide Unlimited License Company Worldwide Unlimited License Use of unlimited copies of single or multicore design tools (SmartSpice, Expert, Guardian) Any supported platform at all company worldwide locations Strong Design Environment by Simucad PDK and Unlimited License Foundry Simucad PDK Unlimited Design House

23 Conclusion Simucad strongly supports worldwide foundries and design houses Simucad PDKs are being rapidly supported by a network of worldwide users due to their high quality, fast TAT, ease of use Simucad continues to deliver strong design environment support, complete design flow, and advanced licensing such as Token and WorldWide Unlimited site license Design houses can use Simucad PDKs to safely evaluate and select future foundries