Cadence and Samsung Foundry Collaborate to Certify RFIC Design Reference Flow on 8nm Process Technology

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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has announced the certification of an 8nm RFIC design reference flow by Samsung Foundry, aimed at developing 5G RFICs for sub-6GHz to mmWave applications. This advanced design flow enhances productivity, electrical analysis, and design closure, enabling high-quality RFIC designs on the first pass. Key features of the flow include support for circuit simulation, electromagnetic-aware design, and post-layout extraction. This collaboration advances the design capabilities for customers in the growing 5G market, including smartphones and communications infrastructure.

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• Certification of 8nm RFIC design reference flow by Samsung enhances competitive positioning in the 5G market.
• The flow supports all stages of RFIC design, thereby improving design efficiency and productivity.
• Collaboration with Samsung Foundry is expected to meet rising global demand for 5G client devices.

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Highlights:

• 8nm RFIC flow supports all stages of the RFIC design process, including modeling, electromagnetic-aware RF simulation and full signoff verification decks
• Flow accelerates RFIC design to enable a wide range of 5G applications

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that Samsung Foundry has certified an 8nm RFIC design reference flow to develop 5G RFICs for use with sub-6GHz to millimeter wave (mmWave) applications. The flow’s advanced design methodology and unique features deliver added productivity, comprehensive electrical analysis and faster design closure to help customers implement high-quality RFIC designs with the first pass. The new flow helps joint Cadence and Samsung Foundry customers meet the growing global demand for 5G client devices, including smartphones and communications infrastructure equipment such as cellular base stations.

The design flow allows customers to quickly and easily compare circuit simulation results with pre-layout schematics, identify in-design electromagnetic effects and complete post-layout extraction for ICs designed using Samsung’s 8nm RF process technology. The 8nm RFIC process is Samsung’s latest addition to an already broad portfolio of RF-related solutions.

Cadence is an industry-recognized leader in advanced-node RFIC design, layout, and verification. The Cadence^® Virtuoso^® RF Solution offers RF analyses built on silicon-proven simulation engines in both the time and frequency domains. Cadence products supported in the 8nm RF IC design reference flow include:

• Virtuoso ADE Product Suite
• Spectre^® RF Simulator
• Quantus^™ Extraction Solution
• Pegasus^™ Physical Verification System
• EMX^® Planar 3D solver

For more information about Cadence RFIC design solutions, please visit www.cadence.com/go/rfic8nm.

“At Samsung Foundry, we have worked hard to supply our customers with feature-rich, high-performance technology and design flows that are highly efficient,” said Sang-Yoon Kim, vice president of the Foundry Design Technology Team at Samsung Electronics. “The combination of our technology with the Cadence RFIC tool flow sets a new standard in low-power, high-performance RFIC design and can enable the delivery of high-quality RFICs to our many mutual customers.”

“Cadence is a longstanding innovator in advanced-node IC design and has been a key enabler of every evolution in process technology over the last decade,” said Tom Beckley, senior vice president and general manager in the Custom IC & PCB Group at Cadence. “This record of technology innovation and leadership continues in RFIC, where Cadence and Samsung have mutual customers looking for innovative IC design solutions that will help them design and deliver the next-generation of RFICs for 5G applications.”

About Cadence

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic systems design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to complete systems for the most dynamic market applications, including hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial and healthcare. For eight years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.

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FAQ

What is Cadence Design Systems' new offering for 5G applications?

Cadence Design Systems has launched an 8nm RFIC design reference flow for developing 5G RFICs.

How does the 8nm RFIC design flow improve RFIC design?

The 8nm RFIC design flow enhances productivity, provides comprehensive electrical analysis, and accelerates design closure.

Which technology does the new RFIC design flow support?

The 8nm RFIC design flow supports Samsung's sub-6GHz to mmWave RF process technology.

What benefits does the collaboration with Samsung Foundry provide?

The collaboration aims to meet the growing demand for 5G client devices, improving design capabilities for mutual customers.