Fire & Ice QX Supports Synopsys' Primetime for Static Timing Analysis

Simplex Solutions (Sunnyvale, CA) announced that it has added static timing analysis support for Synopsys' PrimeTime tool to its new Fire & Ice QX 3D extraction tool for place & route flows. Fire & Ice QX includes a DSPF/SPEF interface that outputs files directly for use in the PrimeTime product for static timing verification of ultra deep submicron ASIC/ASSPs and SOCs. As a member of the Synopsys in-Sync program, Simplex has tested the new interface and certified its operation with the PrimeTime tool in a typical physical design and verification flow.

Synopsys' PrimeTime tool is for pre- and post-layout static timing verification and sign-off of SOC and cell-based designs. Fire & Ice QX combined with PrimeTime's built-in delay calculator and support of standard formats, enable customers to analyze 3D extraction data in the place & route cycle.

Simplex Solutions, Inc. develops full-chip IC extraction and analysis software, used by companies developing microprocessors and integrated circuits (ICs) to ensure chip performance and reliability. Simplex works closely with semiconductor foundries Chartered, IBM, NEC, TSMC, Toshiba and UMC to develop extraction models, validate extraction accuracy and deliver power grid sign-off (PGS).

Simplex Solutions, Inc Phone: 408-617-6147