CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 February 2009
Implementation Investments
Magma's Talus Selected by IDT as Standard RTL-to-GDSII Platform for Low-Power, High-Performance Chips
Magma® Design Automation Inc. announced that IDT® (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), a leading provider of essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions that enrich the digital media experience, selected Magma's Talus® IC implementation software. IDT has deployed the Talus software to its design teams worldwide resulting in the successful tape out of several designs. IDT chose the Talus platform because it offers integrated capabilities that enable the company to reduce the power consumption and increase the performance of its advanced integrated circuits (ICs).
The Talus platform provides key capabilities that enable IDT to meet design requirements. The integrated synthesis and place-and-route capabilities of Talus Design and Talus Vortex deliver better quality of results while increasing designer productivity. Talus Power Pro's integration with Talus Design and Talus Vortex provides efficient handling of multiple-voltage threshold (multi-VT) libraries, significantly reducing power.
"For IDT, productivity is very important. We must continuously deliver innovative technologies and at a rapid pace in order to meet the demands felt by our customers in the computing, communications and consumer markets," said Camille Kokozaki, director of Design Automation Services at IDT. "Our objective is to provide silicon solutions that provide higher performance, lower cost and better power efficiency. The Talus platform, by providing unique integrated features that directly address our design challenges, allows us to significantly accelerate design optimization and thereby achieve our productivity goals."
"Magma's Talus IC implementation software provides advanced capabilities, unequaled integration and automation, and a proven predictable flow," said Kevin Moynihan, general manager of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "IDT's selection of Talus for its ICs confirms Magma software's ability to enhance designer productivity and address tough design challenges."
Talus: The Platform for Low-Power, High-Performance Designs
Magma's Talus IC implementation software provides advanced capabilities for high-speed, low-power designs within an integrated and highly automated RTL-to-GDSII flow. The front-end product allows logic designers to synthesize, visualize, evaluate and improve RTL code quality, design constraints, testability requirements and floorplan. Talus also integrates fast, full-featured, high-capacity predictable synthesis capabilities, full and incremental static timing analysis, and power analysis. Magma's physical design solution includes optimization, place and route, useful skew clock generation, floorplanning, power planning, RC extraction and a single, built-in incremental timing analyzer. Based on Magma's unified data model, this platform accurately predicts final timing before detailed placement, eliminates timing closure iterations and enables rapid design closure while taking into account nanometer effects such as on-chip variation (OCV).
The Magma platform also includes advanced power optimization and management capabilities, and implements multiple power-saving design strategies to achieve maximum power reduction. The Magma system integrates low-power analysis and optimization engines throughout the entire RTL-to-GDSII flow. The system supports advanced techniques such as native multi-Vt, automated multi-voltage designs, adaptive voltage scaling using concurrent multicorner optimization and multi-Vdd, and physical implementation that meets leading foundries' nanometer dynamic and leakage power requirements.
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