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Fujitsu adopts Sierra Pinnacle for 90nm and 65nm designs
Sierra Design Automation, Inc announced that Fujitsu Limited is deploying Sierra Pinnacle for its 90nm and 65nm designs. Sierra Pinnacle is now a part of Fujitsu's design methodology and addresses the requirements of high end designs, including high capacity, high performance and multiple design modes/multiple process corners.
"Sierra Pinnacle was selected after extensive evaluation of multiple mode/corner LSI implementation solutions in the marketplace," said Satoshi Andou, General Manager, Design Platform Development Division, Electronic Device Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited. "Sierra's correct-by-construction solution delivered better Quality-of-Result, 50% reduction in leakage power and 3% smaller chip area. Sierra implementation also had 2X smaller memory footprint in addition to much shorter design cycle times. We found that Sierra Pinnacle is the only solution in the marketplace that truly optimizes for multiple mode/corner scenarios throughout the flow including placement, optimization, clock tree synthesis, post-route optimization, and chip assembly. We are very pleased with the results and look forward to a continued productive partnership with Sierra."
Sierra is focused on providing semiconductor designers with innovative IC implementation solutions to address the challenges occurring at the 90nm, 65nm, and below. Sierra Pinnacle enables concurrent and scalable multi-mode/multi-corner analysis and optimization of all design metrics, including timing, area, power, and signal integrity. A timing view is typically required for each mode/corner scenario and the traditional physical implementation solutions were designed to handle only one timing view at a time. One of Sierra's architectural differentiations is the ability to handle any number of timing views of the design while minimally impacting runtimes or memory requirements.
"Fujitsu is one of the most advanced process technology leaders in the global semiconductor marketplace," said Pravin Madhani, President and CEO of Sierra Design Automation, Inc. "We are honored that Fujitsu has chosen Sierra Pinnacle as the tool of choice for their advanced physical design methodology. Sierra Pinnacle has been architected to address the variability, capacity, and performance challenges of 90nm and 65nm. Rapid adoption of the Sierra solution by the top semiconductor houses is a testament to our solution's capabilities."
