Cadence Design Systems has announced the delivery of the new Virtuoso advanced-node platform that is enabled for all 10nm FinFET designs. This next-generation custom design platform delivers up to 5X improvement in designer productivity and also provides initial support for emerging 7nm technologies.
To address the challenges that come with advanced-node FinFET designs, innovative capabilities in the Cadence Virtuoso advanced-node platform allow designers to better manage complexity and process effects, the company indicated. The key capabilities include multi-patterning and color-aware layout, electrically aware design (EAD), module generator (ModGen)-based device array flow, 10nm custom routing, and in-design physical verification system (iPVS).
"Innovation is the core of our business, and through our close collaboration with leading foundries and customers, we've been able to optimize our custom design platform for advanced-node processes," said Tom Beckley, senior VP and GM of custom IC and PCB group at Cadence. "The new features included with the Virtuoso Advanced-Node Platform can enable our customers to achieve the best possible results, and we already have several customers using it in production design starts to reduce the overhead inherent with 10nm designs."
