Its components group supplies ASICs to the company's computer, printer, and measurement businesses. The files use Synopsys transistor-level timing and layout extraction tools. Synopsys makes electronic design automation systems. Synopsys's Direct Silicon Access Labs develop the layout of the test structure, while Chartered makes the test chip and supplies finished wafers to Synopsys. The methodology enables Synopsys to correlate its technology files with Chartered's manufacturing process, notes Larry Yamada, vice president of marketing for Synopsys's EPIC Technology Group.
Designers require fast and accurate analysis as geometries shrink and complexity increases.
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