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News Release from: EDA Solutions | Subject: Tanner EDA tools
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 10 November 2006

EDA tools lead to SiGe:C BiCMOS process

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Users of Tanner EDA tools are to get economical access to an analogue and mixed-signal 0.25um SiGe:C BiCMOS process through a new collaboration with IHP's pilot line in Frankfurt.

Users of Tanner EDA tools are to get economical access to an analogue and mixed-signal 0.25um silicon germanium carbon (SiGe:C) BiCMOS process through a new collaboration with IHP's pilot line in Frankfurt (Oder) Europractice has developed design kits for Tanner EDA's L-Edit family of integrated circuit layout tools to ensure compatibility of designs with their process

Using the IHP pilot line, Europractice IC Services will provide low-cost prototyping through its multi-project wafer (MPW) service whereby multiple chip designs from different companies share a common mask set and wafer to greatly reduce the cost of producing small quantities of die.

IHP will offer MPW runs through Europractice every 12 weeks.

The processes support NPN transistors with maximum oscillation frequencies up to 220GHz.

They are aimed at mixed-signal and analogue IC designs for wireless, broadband and optical communications, high-speed sensing and measurement, and radar applications up to 100GHz.

Collision avoidance systems for the automotive industry is one growing application area requiring devices with the performance offered by SiGe:C.

Aerospace and life sciences equipment are among the others.

Tanner EDA's exclusive agent for Europe is EDA Solutions.

The Tanner Design Kit for IHP's technologies SG25H1 and SG25H3 will be provided by Europractice.

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