Cadence and TSMC Collaborate on N16 79GHz mmWave Design Reference Flow to Accelerate Radar, 5G and Wireless Innovation

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Cadence Design Systems has partnered with TSMC to enhance the Cadence® Virtuoso® platform for the 79GHz mmWave design reference flow on TSMC's N16 process. This collaboration aims to streamline the design of RFICs, essential for applications in sectors like radar, 5G, and automotive. The solution facilitates automated processes, including passive device modeling and EM simulations, allowing engineers to achieve performance and reliability goals efficiently. Customers are already utilizing the newly optimized TSMC process design kits (PDKs) for their RFIC designs, benefiting from the integration of Cadence's tools to enhance design accuracy. This development emphasizes Cadence's commitment to supporting next-generation technologies across various industries.

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• Partnership with TSMC enhances the Cadence Virtuoso platform for RFIC design.
• Customers actively using the optimized TSMC N16 process design kits for RFIC designs.
• The automated RF design solution improves efficiency in model integration and simulations.

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• None.

Cadence’s RF solution is integrated and optimized for TSMC’s N16 technology, and joint customers are actively designing with the corresponding PDKs

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that it has collaborated with TSMC to optimize the Cadence^® Virtuoso^® platform for the 79GHz mmWave design reference flow on TSMC’s N16 process. With this latest development in Cadence and TSMC’s long history of collaboration, joint customers now have access to a complete 79GHz mmWave design reference flow on the N16 process for developing optimized, highly reliable, next-generation RFIC designs for use in radar, 5G and other wireless applications for the mobile, automotive, healthcare and aerospace markets. Customers have already started using the corresponding TSMC PDKs for RFIC design work.

The Cadence RFIC solution that supports TSMC’s N16 process technology features automation capabilities to help customers spend less time integrating critical RF functionality into their designs. The solution supports all aspects of RF design, including passive device modeling, assisted layout automation, block-level optimization and EM signoff simulations.

The TSMC N16 79GHz mmWave design reference flow incorporates an efficient methodology that lets engineers achieve their performance, power efficiency and reliability design goals. Customers can benefit from Cadence’s tightly integrated Virtuoso ADE Suite and Spectre^® X Simulator with RF Option for managing corner simulations, design centering and identifying true worst-case corners. Furthermore, the Virtuoso Layout Suite for RF layout automation includes expedited placement and routing with in-design design rule check (DRC) capabilities.

Additionally, the TSMC N16 79GHz mmWave design reference flow supports high-capacity electromagnetic (EM) model generation, leveraging the Cadence EMX^® Planar 3D Solver, which is essential for RF circuits. The Virtuoso platform tightly integrates with the EMX Planar 3D Solver and Cadence Quantus^™ Parasitic Extraction to enable layered extraction of coupling effects, ensuring full-design EM parasitic signoff. This tight integration allows seamless back-annotation of S-parameter models into a golden IC schematic or a Quantus SmartView with post-layout parasitics. The flow demonstrates EM extraction using the Virtuoso EM assistant and stitching of the S-parameter model into the schematic for simulation and verification using the Virtuoso ADE Suite.

“Through our ongoing work with Cadence, we are empowering joint customers with the most advanced RF design tools and process technologies to bring innovative RFICs to market,” said Dan Kochpatcharin, head of the Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. “The 79GHz mmWave design reference flow on TSMC’s N16 process makes it easier for our customers to quickly apply Cadence and TSMC innovations to their IC designs, and we can’t wait to see the differentiated RFIC products they can create with the flow.”

“Our strategic collaboration with TSMC provides a shared understanding of the real-world design challenges our customers face,” said Tom Beckley, senior vice president and general manager in the Custom IC & PCB Group at Cadence. “This allows Cadence and TSMC to create intuitive solutions that automate high-frequency RFIC design so our customers can focus on creating new, value-added capabilities that differentiate their RFICs from the competition.”

The Cadence RFIC solution supports the Cadence Intelligent System Design^™ strategy, enabling system-on-chip (SoC) design excellence. To learn more, visit www.cadence.com/go/rficn16.

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 nine 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 the significance of Cadence's partnership with TSMC for stock CDNS?

The partnership enables CDNS to provide enhanced design solutions, potentially increasing its market share in the RFIC sector.

How does the 79GHz mmWave design reference flow impact Cadence's customers?

It streamlines RFIC design processes, allowing customers to develop advanced products in radar and 5G markets quickly.

What technologies are included in Cadence's new RFIC solution?

The solution includes automation for passive device modeling, EM simulations, and layout automation features.

When was the collaboration between Cadence and TSMC announced?

The collaboration was announced on April 25, 2023.

What market applications does Cadence's RFIC design solution target?

It targets applications in mobile, automotive, healthcare, aerospace, and wireless technology.