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Synopsys, Globalfoundries join to develop DesignWare Interface
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Friday, 06 August 2010, 22:25 IST |
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Bangalore: Synopsys and Globalfoundries, a provider of semiconductor technology and manufacturing services, have made an agreement to develop DesignWare Interface PHY IP for 28-Nanometer Technologies. The collaboration will enable mutual customers to differentiate their 28-nm designs with a high-quality IP portfolio targeted at next-generation electronic system-on-chips (SoCs).
Apart from the DesignWare Interface PHY IP, the other services that are to be developed include Synopsys DesignWare SuperSpeed USB (3.0), USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4 Tx and Rx, DDR3/2, PCI Express 2.0 and 1.1 and SATA 1.5/3 Gbps and 6 Gbps,
Globalfoundries' 28-nm high performance (HP) and super low power (SLP) technologies are optimized for fast processing with minimal leakage, making them ideal for a wide variety of applications from high-performance graphics and wired networking to low-power wireless mobile applications that require high processing speeds, small feature sizes, and long battery lifetime.
"Our 28 nanometer HKMG processes with 'Gate First' technology are aimed at delivering a new level of performance and power efficiency for the next generation of SoC designs", said Walter Ng, Vice President of the IP ecosystem at Globalfoundries.
Synopsys provides solutions consisting of digital controllers, PHYs and verification IP for commonly used protocols such as USB, PCI Express and SATA.
The PHY IP is designed to tolerate process, voltage and temperature variations and supports multiple power management features.
"By collaborating with Globalfoundries to deliver our PHY IP in the 28 nanometer process, Synopsys enables designers to meet the growing demands of a new generation of lower power, higher performance SoCs," according to John Koeter, Vice President of marketing for the Solutions Group at Synopsys.
Front-end design views for the DesignWare PHY IP supporting Globalfoundries' 28-nm process technologies are available now, while Initial design kits and DesignWare PHY IP are scheduled for availability in Q1 of 2011. Additional products will be released throughout 2011.
