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12 November 2008

Implementation Investments

TSMC Purchases Magma's Titan Analog Migration to Reduce Analog Porting Time

Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced that TSMC has agreed to incorporate Titan™ Analog Migration (Titan AM) into its analog design environment.

TSMC selected Magma's Titan AM for its ability to shorten analog design porting time from weeks to days. TSMC uses Titan AM to port its analog IP building blocks to new process nodes so its customers and partners can quickly implement their designs in TSMC's advanced technologies.

Titan AM accelerates analog circuit optimization and porting because, unlike traditional simulation-based techniques, it leverages a model-based approach. This approach enables analog developers to push the design envelope for performance and for process, voltage and temperature (PVT) corner cases, and to reduce power and area.

"The demand for analog design is increasing across a variety of process nodes," said ST Juang, senior director of the Design Infrastructure Marketing Division at TSMC. "With Titan AM, our designers shortened porting time, explored specification boundaries, and optimized analog circuits for reduced power and smaller area. In addition, Magma's Titan AM provided an efficient and predictable analog reuse methodology."

"The complexities of nanometer process technology demand a new approach to analog circuit design," said Suk Lee, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "Titan AM allows TSMC to quickly develop analog IP building blocks using the latest process technology, enabling their customers and partners to accelerate adoption of advanced processes."

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