Magma Design Automation joins Si2’s OpenPDK coalition

DAC 2010, AUSTIN, USA: The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced that Magma Design Automation, a provider of chip design software, has become a founding member of the Open Process Design Kit (OpenPDK) Coalition.

Magma joins other electronic design automation (EDA) vendors including, Anaglobe Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, Pulsic, Silvaco, SpringSoft and Synopsys, along with IBM, Intel Corporation, NXP and STMicroelectronics.

The OpenPDK Coalition from Si2 will enable greater efficiency in PDK development, verification and delivery, and will provide equivalent support to all foundries, EDA tool vendors, intellectual property (IP) providers and end users.

Its goal is to define a set of open standards for a PDK structure portable across foundries and agnostic to EDA tools, that supports all process nodes up through 22-nanometer and beyond, including high-voltage analog processes.

“We set an ambitious goal and are pleased to have all major EDA vendors united in this important effort,” said Steve Schulz, president and chief executive officer of Si2. “Each member company has committed to use an inclusive approach to involve all stakeholders to create an industry-wide solution.”

By joining the Si2 OpenPDK Coalition, Magma intends to continue expanding its iPDK efforts supported by the Titan Mixed-Signal Platform.

Anirudh Devgan, general manager of Magma’s Custom Design Business Unit, said: “The OpenPDK Coalition is an important step to opening the PDKs and offering greater industry efficiencies. With better interoperability in the custom design domain, our customers can fully exploit the advanced capabilities and features offered by the Titan Mixed-Signal Platform.”

Membership in the OpenPDK Coalition is open to all interested parties across the semiconductor supply chain.