Japan's Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) has certified Sequence Design's PowerTheater and CoolTime SoC power analysis and optimization tools for its new STARCAD-21 production flow. STARC (http://www.starc.jp/index-j.html) is a research and development consortium founded by 11 major Japanese semiconductor companies. PowerTheater provides a complete power analysis and optimization toolkit for full design realization, including the only reliable view of power at the RT level. CoolTime is a cell-based electrical integrity tool for the concurrent analysis of voltage drop, power, electromigration (EM), timing, and signal integrity (SI).

"CoolTime's ability to render accurate and convergent analysis of interdependent electrical effects is well suited to meet the challenges of 90nm design, and PowerTheater's results for peak power and average power in advanced designs were highly correlated with actual silicon," said Nobuyuki Nishiguchi, vice president and general manager, Development Dept.-1, STARC. "Sequence deftly meets the requirements for power-signoff, and is a key component of this important new production flow."

"It is an honor to be chosen for this advanced production flow," said Vic Kulkarni, Sequence president and CEO. "We have developed a great appreciation for STARC's commitment to advancing the science and art of chip design over the past year that we have worked together, and look forward to strengthening our relationship for many years to come."

PowerTheater has capabilities ranging from early RTL analysis to full-chip power estimates for today's largest designs. PowerTheater allows users to begin the design process with a firm handle on power budgets -- before synthesis, when it is too late to optimize -- and complete projects with verified results that correlate to silicon.

CoolTime is a cell-based electrical integrity tool providing concurrent analysis of voltage drop, power, electromigration, timing, and signal integrity for sub-90nm SoC designs, eliminating the need for multiple point tools and iterations.

More information about PowerTheater and CoolTime is available online:
http://www.sequencedesign.com/2_solutions/2a_overview.html.