Magma donates low-power technology to Accellera
The specifications target requirements for logic synthesis, physical synthesis, library modeling, power analysis, special cells, design-for-test (DFT) and automatic test pattern generation (ATPG). Magma's comprehensive power management solution is production proven by some of the largest consumer device manufacturers in products ranging from smart phones and digital cameras to PDAs.
"Accellera welcomes Magma's Common Requirements for Low-Power Standardization donation," said Shrenik Mehta, chairman at Accellera. "We are very excited to see Magma collaborating with other EDA vendors and users in developing a standard in this area. As a major EDA player, Magma's participation is much appreciated."A
ccellera's Unified Power Format Technical Subcommittee (UPF-TSC) is spearheading the effort to bring more standardization to power management within EDA. Magma's automated, unified RTL-to-GDSII power management flow requires low-power directives to be specified only once at the start of the flow, eliminating the need to duplicate information and the risk of introducing errors.
"We are pleased to participate in this truly open and inclusive effort by Accellera," said Kam Kittrell, general manager of Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "Working closely with our worldwide customers we've developed effective solutions that address power management challenges in complex SoCs for wireless, handheld, mobile applications. We think the entire design and EDA tools community can indeed benefit from our contributions to Accellera's Unified Power Format Technical Subcommittee."
