Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. CDNS recently announced that SK hynix Inc. has adopted the Cadence Specter FX simulator for FastSPICE-based functional verification of its DDR4 and DDR5 dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for PC and mobile applications.
Based in Korea, SK hynix is the world’s leading semiconductor supplier offering DRAMs, Flash memory chips and CMOS image sensors for a wide range of customers around the world. SK hynix aims to usher in an era of cutting-edge technology by leading the technology-based computing ecosystem.
What does the Cadence Specter FX simulator offer?
In today’s world, complex memory and system-on-chip (SoC) designs require high precision and fast simulation to perform as intended and meet chip specifications. Amidst this scenario, the Specter FX simulator, part of the best Specter simulation platform, offers a complete simulation solution incorporating numerous solvers that allow a designer to move quickly and easily between circuit, block and and system. simulation and verification tasks. Leveraging a FastSPICE engine built from the ground up, the Cadence Specter FX simulator delivers performance and accuracy improvements for full-chip and subsystem-level designs, enabling SoC design excellence.
According to the latest collaboration, the Specter FX simulator will be deployed by SK hynix for PC and mobile DRAM verification, which will provide the company with high simulation accuracy, improved performance and an intuitive usage model.
Functional verification of SK hynix’s DRAM requires high-accuracy chip-level FastSPICE simulations in many corners of the process to ensure that their timing, capacity, and other features align with the specifications required for the markets. PCs and mobile computing.
Harnessing the power of the Specter FX simulator will deliver breakthrough design methodology and remarkable productivity increments for SK hynix. It will also provide optimal capacity to handle the enterprise’s huge designs with accelerated simulation performance to perform verification tasks and successfully meet strict deadlines. Thus, this will allow design and verification teams to increase simulation time without compromising accuracy.
Additionally, leveraging the prowess of the Cadence Specter FX simulator, SK hynix will be able to verify critical values of the output data signal, verify design behavior, and ensure designs meet design specifications. functionality, timing and power requirements. Additionally, the simulator provides an intuitive usage model with minimal simulation tuning requirements providing excellent accuracy and improved performance to speed up verification tasks.
Based in San Jose, California, Cadence is a leading electronic systems design company built on more than 30 years of computing software expertise. CDNS is well positioned to leverage strength in segments such as Digital and Approval Solutions and Functional Verification Suite. An expanding product portfolio and frequent product launches are key enablers.
Cadence is also benefiting from increased investment in emerging trends such as the Internet of Things and autonomous vehicle subsystems, as well as strength in the semiconductor end market. Its product line is underpinned by a robust product portfolio that includes solutions such as Cadence CerebrusIntelligent Chip Explorer, Specter X, Virtuoso, Clarity 3D Transient Solver, and Protium Enterprise Prototyping, among others.
A few days ago, CDNS announced that M31 Technology Corporation has adopted the Cadence CloudBurst platform to complement its existing Cadence Liberate Trio Characterization Suite infrastructure. This will accelerate the delivery of M31 Advanced Node Silicon Intellectual Property (IP).
Cadence shares are up 12.2% over the past year, compared to 6.9% growth for the sector.
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