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News Release from: Synopsys | Subject: Liberty NCX library characterisation solution
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 April 2007
Library characterisation software
released
Liberty NCX is bulit around Composite Current Source (CCS) models, the technology proven to deliver comprehensive characterisation, performance and accuracy for advanced designs.
Synopsys has released its new Liberty NCX next generation library characterisation solution for 65nm and below process technologies Liberty NCX is bulit around Composite Current Source (CCS) models, the technology proven to deliver comprehensive characterisation, performance and accuracy for advanced designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Liberty NCX comprises an optimised model characterisation engine with a suite of library quality checkers and compaction and model translation functions that significantly boost designer productivity by providing the fastest path to high-quality production libraries.
"Synopsys' Liberty modeling technology has enjoyed widespread adoption for over 15 years because of continued innovation", said Ahsan Bootehsaz, Vice President of Research and Development, Synopsys Implementation Group.
"With the advent of current source models, simply defining a good library format no longer assures industry wide adoption".
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"Current source models require a complete library delivery system that encompasses efficient model generation, verification and compaction".
"The new Liberty NCX solution efficiently generates and validates CCS-based libraries to significantly boost designers' productivity and enable semiconductor companies to reap the full benefits of sub 65nm process geometries".
Current source models increase accuracy by using current waveforms instead of delay and slew values in the library.
Proper segmentation and verification of current waveforms are crucial to current source model fidelity.
Previous generation library characterisation engines were designed for delay and slew measurements and lacked the infrastructure to support efficient current waveform segmentation and verification.
The Liberty NCX solution is a complete library delivery system specially featuring an optimised, single-pass CCS library generation flow that performs simultaneous characterisation and model accuracy verification.
Liberty NCX also includes a suite of library quality assurance, compaction, merging, scaling and model translation tools.
These tools provide exceptional flexibility in delivering verified libraries at scaled voltage or temperature corners for tool flows from multiple EDA vendors.
Liberty NCX supports all the latest open source Liberty modeling innovations approved by the Liberty Technical Advisory Board (TAB) in December 2006, including base-curve compaction technology.
Synopsys Liberty NCX is in limited customer availability today, and is expected to be generally available in June 2007.
The Liberty NCX solution includes Library Compiler, which has been enhanced to assure high-quality current source libraries while reducing characterisation cost.
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