Alliances
Cadence Design Systems and ASML MaskTools announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar software licensing and joint development agreement for advanced resolution enhancement technology (RET) software solutions. The two companies will work together to develop a tightly integrated design for manufacturability (DFM) flow.
Cadence will license and co-develop two ASML MaskTools software packages:
MaskWeaver, a full-chip RET and optical proximity correction (OPC) mask and optimisation solution, and LithoCruiser, a lithography process analysis and optimisation solution.
Cadence will become the sole worldwide distributor for MaskWeaver while both Cadence and ASML MaskTools will distribute LithoCruiser. The products will be offered as standalone and integrated solutions within the Cadence Encounter and Virtuoso design platforms.
