IC Nanometer Design News & Industry Articles

August 2008

Mentor Graphics Eldo Adopted by TSMC for Cell Library Characterization of 40 Nanometer Technology Node Aug 12, 2008

July 2008

Mentor Consulting Slashes Time-to-Mask at Dongbu HiTek with Optimized Calibre Flow Jul 22, 2008

Mentor Graphics' Calibre nmOPC Product Wins SI Editors’ Choice Best Product Award Jul 9, 2008

June 2008

Mentor Graphics Outlines IC Implementation Strategy to Address Sub-45nm Challenges Jun 9, 2008

May 2008

Mentor Graphics Qualifies Calibre Model-based Planarity Flow for TSMC’s 65 and 40 nanometer IC Manufacturing Processes May 29, 2008

Mentor Graphics Calibre LFD selected by STMicroelectronics for Litho Variability Analysis at 65 and 45 Nanometers May 23, 2008

Toshiba Selects Mentor Graphics Calibre DFM Platform for its Device Extraction Flow May 19, 2008

Mentor Graphics Acquires Assets of Ponte Solutions—Technology to be Integrated into Calibre DFM Solutions May 15, 2008

Mentor Graphics Aligns Product Groups to Address IC Implementation Challenges at 45nm and Beyond May 7, 2008

April 2008

Mentor Graphics Aligns with UMC to Validate the Accuracy of Calibre nmDRC Physical Verification UMC 65nm Deck Apr 29, 2008

March 2008

STARC Establishes Variation-and-Yield-Aware Design Methodology using Mentor Graphics Calibre LFD Mar 26, 2008

February 2008

Mentor Graphics Calibre nmOPC on Cell/B.E. Platform Qualified for Production at IBM Feb 26, 2008

December 2007

Mentor Graphics Announces Industry’s First Multi-mode Multi-corner Signal Integrity Solution for 65/45nm Dec 10, 2007

November 2007

Mentor Graphics Olympus-SoC Place and Route System used by STMicroelectronics to Tape Out Set-Top Box Chip Nov 27, 2007

Mentor Graphics and TSMC Collaborate to Release 65 nanometer RF Design Kits Nov 13, 2007

June 2007

Mentor Graphics Acquires Sierra Design Automation; Answers Industry Need for Design-to-Fab Flow for 65 and 45 Nanometers Jun 11, 2007

Mentor Graphics Collaborates with TSMC to Provide Advanced DFM Capabilities in Reference Flow 8.0 Jun 5, 2007

Mentor Graphics’ DFM Solution Qualified by Common Platform Technology Alliance for 45nm and 65nm Jun 4, 2007

May 2007

Chartered and Mentor Graphics Team to Offer Technology Design Kits for 65 and 90 Nanometer Common Platform Technology Processes May 31, 2007

Benefits of Mentor Graphics’ Calibre LFD Demonstrated by Infineon-Chartered Collaboration May 30, 2007

Mentor Graphics and UMC Deliver Analog Mixed-Signal Reference Flow May 23, 2007

Mentor Graphics and Fujitsu Collaborate to Provide Calibre LFD Solution for Fujitsu’s Internal and Fabless Customers May 22, 2007

UMC Expands Support for Mentor Graphics’ Calibre YieldAnalyzer to Deliver Production Proven DFM Flow May 15, 2007

March 2007

Mentor Graphics Customers Reap Success with ADVance MS Mixed-Signal Verification Platform Mar 1, 2007

January 2007

STARC Standardizes on Calibre YieldAnalyzer as Reference Tool in DFM Flow for Critical Area Extraction Jan 24, 2007

December 2006

Cypress Adopts Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC For Parasitic Extraction; Cites “Unparalleled Accuracy” Dec 14, 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC and Calibre xL Tools Validated for TSMC 65 Nanometer Process Technology Dec 14, 2006

November 2006

Mentor Graphics and TSMC Provide TSMC-Qualified Process Design Kit for 0.13 micron Mixed-Mode and RF Design Nov 30, 2006

Mentor Graphics Releases Next-Generation OPC Solution Nov 29, 2006

September 2006

Mentor Graphics Announces New Benchmark for First Year Product Success with Calibre OPCverify Sep 19, 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre OPCverify Selected by Matsushita for Manufacturing Verification of Nanometer Technologies Sep 18, 2006

Agere Systems’ Storage Division Readies for 65 Nanometers with Adoption of Mentor Graphics Calibre Sep 12, 2006

Jazz Semiconductor and Mentor Graphics Release Comprehensive Design Kits for Analog/Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design Flow Sep 5, 2006

August 2006

Haier IC Adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo Simulator as the Standard Tool for Analog Circuit Design Aug 23, 2006

Mentor Graphics to Deliver Select EDA Technologies To Freescale Semiconductor Aug 14, 2006

July 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre nmDRC Supports the AMD Opteron Processor Jul 27, 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre nmDRC Delivers Superior Productivity on the Intel Dual-Core Xeon 5160 Processor Jul 27, 2006

Mentor Graphics and ARM Validate Physical IP for Robustness to Lithographic Variation Using Calibre LFD Jul 26, 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre nmDRC Adopted by UMC to Address Shifting Requirements for Sign-off Jul 26, 2006

TSMC Qualifies Mentor Graphics Calibre nmDRC  on 65nm Process Jul 26, 2006

Mentor Graphics CEO to Moderate Panel at the Design Automation Conference Jul 19, 2006

Mentor Graphics Integrates the Newly Acquired ADiT Fast-SPICE Technology with ADVance MS Jul 11, 2006

Mentor Graphics Shatters Traditional Definition of Design to Manufacturing Handoff with Calibre nmDRC; Part of New Calibre nm Platform Jul 10, 2006

May 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre Platform Provides Integrated DFM Flow for TSMC 65nm Technologies May 17, 2006

Enuclia Standardizes on Mentor Graphics Calibre Platform for Physical Verification and Parasitic Extraction of its New DTV ASIC Designs May 12, 2006

March 2006

Mentor Graphics Calibre Tools Strengthen DFM Flow for IBM/Chartered/Samsung 65 nm Common Platform Technology Mar 30, 2006

Mentor Graphics Unveils New Calibre Litho-Friendly Design Product, Bringing Process Variability Data into the Design Flow Mar 6, 2006

January 2006

MediaTek Adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo for their Library Characterization Jan 13, 2006

Faraday Adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo as their Internal SPICE Simulator Jan 10, 2006

Mentor Graphics Next Generation OPC Technology Ensures Yield Across Manufacturing Process Window Jan 9, 2006

SMIC Adopts Mentor Graphics Eldo Simulator for Analog Circuits for its 0.13-micron and Below Process Nodes Jan 6, 2006

September 2005

Mentor Graphics Announces Product Certification for 64-Bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Platform Sep 1, 2005

May 2005

Mentor Graphics CEO to Keynote SBC 2005 May 6, 2005

January 2005

TSMC Validates 90nm Process Technology with Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC Test Chip Program Jan 12, 2005

November 2004

Mentor Graphics Delivers Analog Mixed Simulator to NEC Electronics Nov 23, 2004

Toshiba Achieves Significant Success in Adoption of Verilog-AMS Language Design with the Mentor Graphics Mixed-Signal Simulator, ADVance MS Nov 17, 2004

October 2004

Mentor Graphics Pioneers New DFM Technology by Leveraging Calibre Design-to-Silicon Platform Oct 19, 2004

IC Nanometer Design Industry Articles Oct 13, 2004

September 2004

Mentor Graphics Announces OASIS Stream File Format Ready for Production, 10X-50X File Size Reduction Benefit Confirmed Sep 14, 2004

Mentor Graphics Advances Accurate Nanometer Silicon Modeling with New Resistance and Capacitance Engines Sep 13, 2004

July 2004

Mentor Graphics Announces Support For 64-Bit Linux Computing Platforms Based on AMD64 Processors Jul 12, 2004

Mentor Graphics Offers Technology Design Kit and Design Flow for SMIC 0.18-micron Mixed-Signal Process Jul 7, 2004

June 2004

UMC Validates the Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC Parasitic Extraction Solution for 90nm Process Technology Jun 28, 2004

GDS-to-OASIS Translator Available as Free Download from Mentor Graphics Web site Jun 15, 2004

May 2004

Mentor Graphics Calibre Approved Verification Tool for IBM-Chartered 90nm Design Enablement Platform May 24, 2004

Simtek Adopts Calibre xRC for Parasitic Extraction, Cites Optimized Hierarchical Netlisting Capability May 12, 2004

Mentor Graphics Announces the Availability of Calibre on the OpenAccess Database May 12, 2004

April 2004

Mentor Graphics and X-FAB Provide New Production-Proven Design Kits for Mentor's Mixed-Signal IC Design Flow Apr 8, 2004

February 2004

Mentor Graphics Boosts Scalability of the ADVance MS Mixed-Signal Functional Verification Platform Feb 9, 2004

Lithography: The Integration of TCAD and EDA Feb 1, 2004

January 2004

Motorola Selects Mentor Graphics TestKompress and Calibre Products for High Quality Manufacturing Test and Technology Sign-Off Jan 28, 2004

September 2003

Zoran Adopts Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC for Parasitic Extraction of System-on-Chip Designs Sep 24, 2003

Mentor Graphics Joins Chartered NanoAccess Alliance and Delivers Comprehensive Support for 90nm Technology Sep 18, 2003

Application of Advanced Phase-Shift Masks Sep 1, 2003

July 2003

Mentor Graphics Calibre xRC Adopted by Faraday Technology for Parasitic Extraction Jul 21, 2003

Mentor Graphics Calibre Named Internal Standard for Physical Verification and Production Sign-Off at Hua Hong NEC Jul 14, 2003

Mentor Graphics Augments its Analog/Mixed-Signal SoC Design Flow with ICassemble for Floorplanning and Automated Routing at All Levels of the Design Hierarchy Jul 7, 2003

Mentor Graphics Expands Support for IBM Foundry Processes Jul 1, 2003

June 2003

Tower Semiconductor Adopts Mentor Graphics Calibre as Internal Standard for Design-to-Silicon Jun 16, 2003

Mentor Graphics Provides TestKompress and Calibre Products for Infineon's Nanometer Design Flow Jun 2, 2003

May 2003

Mentor Graphics Appoints New VP May 30, 2003

Chartered and Mentor Graphics Combine Expertise to Offer Mixed-Signal Technology Design Kit May 20, 2003

Mentor Graphics Announces Strategic Alliance with STMicroelectronics to Improve AMS and RF Design Productivity May 15, 2003

Mentor Graphics and austriamicrosystems AG Announce High-Performance Design Kits for complex Mixed Signal and RF Designs May 13, 2003

Mentor Graphics Unveils Calibre MTflex to Combat Cost of Nanometer Design Compute Requirements May 12, 2003

April 2003

SiWorks Successfully Completes Adaptive Equalizer Core Using Mentor Graphics ADVance MS Simulator Apr 28, 2003

Mentor Graphics Adds Two New Mask Writing Formats to its Calibre Mask Data Preparation Solution Apr 16, 2003

March 2003

SMIC Chooses Comprehensive Set of Mentor Graphics Tools for Design and Physical Verification Mar 24, 2003

Mentor Graphics ADVance MS Adopted by Toshiba Mar 12, 2003

February 2003

Mentor Graphics Enhances Calibre RET Tools to Tackle High Accuracy Requirements of Sub-100nm Nodes Feb 24, 2003

Mentor Graphics Calibre "Golden" Rule Files Available for 90nm Technology Process at UMC Feb 19, 2003

Silterra Malaysia Standardizes on Mentor Graphics Calibre Tool Suite Feb 11, 2003

January 2003

Mentor Graphics Calibre Named Internal Standard for Physical Verification at GSMC Jan 28, 2003

Mentor Graphics and UMC Strengthen Partnership with the Development of 0.18 Micron Mixed-Signal Design Kits Jan 20, 2003

November 2002

Streamlining the SoC Design Flow Nov 22, 2002

August 2002

Mentor products target wireless devices Aug 27, 2002

Mentor Graphics Delivers New Version of ADVance MS to Support Growing Analog and RF Content in AMS SoC Designs Aug 26, 2002

Mentor Graphics Announces Calibre xRC, Full-Chip, Transistor-Level Parasitic Extraction for SoC Designs Aug 26, 2002

Mentor Graphics Announces New Front-to-Back IC Design Flow to Meet Today's Analog/Mixed-Signal SoC Design Challenges Aug 26, 2002

December 2001

Calibre Interactive: Calibre for Cell & Block Verification Dec 6, 2001

October 2001

Physical verification tool makes direct mask link Oct 2, 2001

Mentor Extends Calibre Technology For MDP Oct 2, 2001

June 2001

Mentor tool takes on Cadence in physical verification Jun 3, 2001

August 2000

Mentor Graphics provides industry's first full custom IC design solution on Linux Aug 21, 2000

Mentor's Eldo RF performs phase-noise analysis Aug 14, 2000

New Release Of Mentor Graphics Simulator Delivers Critical Enhancements For Design Of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Aug 14, 2000

July 2000

UMC foundry customers now receive fully qualified, silicon-calibrated device model parameters for Eldo Jul 17, 2000

June 2000

Industry Leaders Continue To Adopt Mentor Graphics Mach TA For IC Timing Analysis Jun 13, 2000

May 2000

Mentor Graphics Announces Availability of Design Architect-IC to Speed Design of Full Custom Integrated Circuits May 23, 2000

April 2000

Mentor Graphics Strengthens Its SoC Leadership With New TeraPlace Physical Implementation Tool Suite Apr 17, 2000

TSMC Becomes First Foundry to Support Mentor Graphics Analog Circuit Simulator Eldo Apr 3, 2000

March 2000

Mentor Graphics Launches Mach PA For Dynamic Power Analysis Mar 29, 2000

February 2000

NEC Standardizes on Mentor Graphics Calibre Tool Suite to Decrease Time-to-Market and Increase Yield Feb 2, 2000