Si2 reveals recipients of Annual Power of Partnerships Award
Silicon Integration Initiative has announced the winners of the annual Power of Partnerships Award, which recognizes the Si2 volunteer teams that have made the most significant contributions to the success of the electronic design automation industry.
Launched in 2019, the Power of Partnerships award program “is a testament to the power of collaboration in our industry,” said Robert Aslett, Si2 president and CEO.
“It spotlights the essential role that volunteer teams play in Si2’s continuing success.” This year wards were presented to the Si2 Compact Model Coalition Open Model Interface Working Group and the Cadence Design System OpenAccess Implementation Team.
The OMI Working Group released a groundbreaking version of the Si2 OMI model, designed specifically to support non-MOSFET devices. This new model positions OMI to support the heterogeneously integrated technologies leading to advances in semiconductor design. OMI is based on TMI2, the TSMC Model Interface, donated to Si2 by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 2014. It allows circuit designers to simulate and analyze crucial physical effects such as self-heating and aging, and perform extended design optimizations. OMI Working Group members are:
Colin Shaw, Chair, Silvaco
Ahmed Abo-Elhadid, Siemens
Geoffrey Coram, Analog Devices
Volker Kubrak, Infineon
Jushan Xie, Cadence Design Systems
Jooyoung Song, Samsung Electronics
Che-An "Andy" Lee, Synopsys
Rhett Davis, NCSU
The Cadence Design Systems OpenAccess Implementation Team received the first Power of Partnership Corporate Member Award. This team, led by Shawn McEvoy, is responsible for the enhancements and new capabilities that ensure the Si2 OpenAccess API remains at the cutting edge of the EDA industry’s changes. Other members of the implementation team include:
Mark Hahn
Alex Wong
Shelly Evans
Vincent Desbieys
Radu Ursu
Mike Prikhodko
Christophe Vial
Olivier Touzet
Johannes Grad
