Software deal targets sub-100nm ICs

Zyvex will include Magma's Knights Camelot CAD navigation software as a standard option to its flagship nanoprobing system, the nProber.

Magma Design Automation has formed a technology OEM partnership with Zyvex Instruments to provide faster, more accurate failure analysis for sub-100nm ICs.

Under the terms of the agreement, Zyvex will include Magma's Knights Camelot CAD navigation software as a standard option to its flagship nanoprobing system, the nProber.

The Zyvex nProber is designed to electrically probe sub-100nm features on semiconductor devices with increased throughput and ease of use.

Camelot works seamlessly with Zyvex' tool, creating layout views from GDSII or Oasis files, overlaying images on layouts and driving the tool to very accurate X and Y co-ordinates for device probing and debug.

This joint Magma and Zyvex solution allows semiconductor lab and fab analysis teams to more quickly and easily locate potential defects and make corrections faster.

"As semiconductor customers' process technologies shrink, IC design and manufacturing challenges become more complicated, time consuming and costly", said Randy Schussler, General Manager of Zyvex Instruments.

"By providing our customers with Camelot CAD Navigation Software, we can offer them more accurate, higher-throughput and cost-efficient failure analysis solutions".

"Zyvex is the industry leader in nanoprobing technology", said Ankush Oberai, Vice President of Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit.

"The combination of NanoWorks and Camelot makes failure analysis a greater competitive advantage for our mutual customers".

Magma's Camelot software system is CAD navigation standard for failure analysis, design-debug and yield improvement analysis.

Camelot optimises the equipment and personnel resources of design and semiconductor failure analysis labs by providing computer interfaces and navigation capabilities for more than 50 different types of analysis and test equipment.

Its application tools, features, options and networking capability provide a complete, integrated system for fast and efficient investigation and resolution of inspection, test and analysis jobs.

Camelot also enables closer collaboration between product and design groups with failure analysis labs, dramatically improving time to yield and market.

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