Mentor Graphics to provide Tessent silicon test, yield analysis, Calibre physical verification and DFM for Freescale

USA: Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that Freescale Semiconductor has selected Mentor as an ideal partner in the silicon test, yield analysis, physical verification and DFM technology areas.

The collaboration enables Freescale’s deployment of the Mentor Tessent and Calibre technologies covering design for test (DFT), physical verification and analysis, and pre- and post-tapeout design for fabrication and manufacturability (DFM).

The new technologies expand on the work of an existing collaboration between Freescale and Mentor for developing design flows and methods to improve design for manufacturing and silicon test capabilities.