Magma Design Automation, a provider of chip design software, has released new low-power IC implementation reference flow for the 65-nanometer (nm) process and low-leakage-process intellectual property (IP) from Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC).
According to the company, SMIC’s 65-nm logic technology offers improved performance and reduced power consumption with the increased design possibilities that a smaller-node process offers. The company’s Talus IC implementation system supports the SMIC 65-nm low-leakage process intellectual property, including standard-cell libraries, power management kit (PMK) and memory compilers.
The Talus implementation flow coupled with Talus Power Pro reportedly applies various techniques throughout implementation to minimise power consumption while improving quality of results. The company said, Talus reduces turnaround time and the power consumption of ICs used in various consumer applications, such as mobile phones, personal media players, global positioning, digital television, set-top boxes and mobile storage devices.
Paul Ouyang, vice president of design services at SMIC, said: Magma’s development of an advanced low-power IC implementation reference flow for the SMIC 65-nm process technology demonstrates both companies’ commitment to providing designers with tools and technology to improve performance and reduce power consumption of ICs.
Premal Buch, general manager of implementation business unit at Magma, said: Talus is the only flow that enables designers to address power considerations throughout the flow and within a single environment. Using Talus, SMIC customers can get the best combination of performance, low power and fast turnaround times for complex designs.
