IPL Workshop Luncheon DAC Interoperable PDK Libraries: The Proof is in the Pudding

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1 IPL Workshop Luncheon DAC 2008 Interoperable PDK Libraries: The Proof is in the Pudding

2 Agenda 12:00 12:20 Complimentary Lunch Buffet 12:20 12:40 Introduction & IPL Overview Ed Lechner, Synopsys 12:40 12:55 TSMC s View of Interoperable PDK Tom Quan, TSMC 12:55 01:10 TSMC s PDK Support Process Steven Chen, TSMC 01:10 01:20 IPL Alliance Future Activity Michael Ma, Ciranova 01:20 01:30 Q&A 2008 IPLNow.com (2)

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5 Agenda 12:00 12:20 Complimentary Lunch Buffet 12:20 12:40 Introduction & IPL Overview Ed Lechner, Synopsys 12:40 12:55 TSMC s View of Interoperable PDK Tom Quan, TSMC 12:55 01:10 TSMC s PDK Support Process Steven Chen, TSMC 01:10 01:20 IPL Alliance Future Activities Michael Ma, Ciranova 01:20 01:30 Q&A 2008 IPLNow.com (5)

6 IPL Alliance New Expanded IPL Charter: Create and promote standards for Interoperable Process Design Kits (PDKs) and flows IPL Goals: Enable a single PDK to support any OpenAccess tool Reduce PDK development and support costs Create choices in building your analog layout flow

7 IPL Alliance Background September 2006: A group of EDA companies committed to the IPL project with the following initial agreement: Promote OpenAccess PCell interoperability Create high quality libraries that are validated across many OpenAccess-based tools from multiple vendors Synchronize on OpenAccess versions

8 Traditional PDK Ecosystem Custom and analog design tools from all EDA vendors Compete Databases and PDK s Proprietary Process Technology Compete

9 Traditional PDK Ecosystem Process Technology PDK development for each EDA vendor Schematic & simulate Schematic & simulate Layout DRC/LVS/RCX Layout DRC/LVS/RCX

10 Problems with Traditional PDK s Semiconductor (Fabless, IDM and foundries) Perspective Incompatible Incomplete kits that can t be extended, limited reuse and portability No support for new, advanced tools EDA Vendor Perspective Foundries will not support new tools Expensive to create kits for customers Barrier to introducing new tools The Result Inefficiencies Increased cost Reduced productivity Extended schedules Redundant effort Impeded innovation

11 Traditional PDK Ecosystem Custom and analog design tools from all EDA vendors Compete Databases and PDK s Proprietary Process Technology Compete

12 IPL Alliance Vision Custom and analog design tools from all EDA vendors Compete OpenAccess IPL Standardize Process Technology Compete

13 Future PDK Ecosystem Process Technology 1 PDK development for all EDA vendors 1 Interoperable PDK 1 OA design database No data translation Schematic & simulate Layout DRC/LVS/RCX Schematic & simulate Layout DRC/LVS/RCX

14 IPL Alliance Progress June 2007 IPL Workshop Lunch IPL Booth April 2007 Announced IPL Initiative Released open source, interoperable p-cell library February 2008 IPL Demo online at Magma Titan Supports IPL Standards October 2007 Announced Technical Working Groups Interoperability Demo with IPL May 2008 IPL Extends effort to PDKs TSMC Joins IPL

15 IPL Ecosystem Foundry s & Users 2008 IPLNow.com (15)

16 Technical Working Groups Steering Committee TWG #1 PCells Ed Petrus TWG #2 Properties & Parameters Neel Gopalan TWG #3 Constraints Ed Petrus Needs Customer Input - Can You Help?

17 IPL s Approach To Achieving PDK Interoperability Involve EDA vendors, foundries and users Use existing standards where feasible Validate standards with prototype interoperable PDK s and flows Target modern process technology nodes

18 PDK Today Interoperable PDK Schematic Symbols CDFs Callbacks OA Schematic Symbols Interoperable CDFs Tcl Callbacks PCells Interoperable PCells Spice Models Spice Models Tech Files DRC/LVS/LPE Tech Files DRC/LVS/LPE EDA Vendor proprietary languages and database (Skill, Ample ) Open Access, Open-source languages (Python and Tcl) Multiple PDKs for multiple EDA vendors One PDK for all EDA vendors

19 PyCell vs. SKILL PCell Comparison PyCell Performance PyCell Memory Usage X 40% 37% 16 35% X 9.6X NaN* 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 21% 19% NaN* 2 5% 0 0% 1,000 5, ,000 5, PyCells are faster and consume less memory * Skill ran out of memory

20 IPL Alliance Today Multi-Vendor Complete Front-to-Back Analog Flow 1 Interoperable PDK 1 OA design database No data translation 5 PyCell Development Environment Create schematic & simulate Fix Layout, Final DRC/LVS/RCX & Simulate 3 Schematic Driven Layout Run DRC 2008 IPLNow.com (20)

21 Summary IPL Members continue to collaborate in achieving interoperability Interoperable PDK s are real You can achieve interoperability and increased performance 2008 IPLNow.com (21)

22 What Can You Do? Demand support for an open environment for analog design from your EDA suppliers and foundries! Join the IPL Alliance! Visit IPL Web site at Attend IPL Alliance events to learn more IPL Alliance demo suite IPL lunch workshop Interoperability breakfast