To accelerate development of advanced radio frequency (RF) and millimeter wave (mmWave) designs with high reliability, Synopsys. , Ansys and Keysight Technologies, announced the availability of the new 79GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) radio frequency (RF) design reference flow for the TSMC 16nm FinFET Compact Technology (16FFC).
The mmWave design reference flow enables the implementation of reliable, 79-GHz transceiver integrated circuits (ICs) for advanced autonomous systems that require independent operation without human intervention such as automotive radar, 5G connectivity, security applications and environmental monitors. The reference flow provides companies with the highest levels of performance, security, and reliability for mmWave RF systems on TSMC's leading process technologies.
Open, Modern Design Flow Accelerates Autonomous Systems
The new mmWave design reference flow improves the autonomous system's sensitivity and reliability using a 79-GHz transmitter power amplifier design with efficient power conversion, along with a receiver low-noise amplifier design with low-noise figure. The reference flow integrates the following solution into a comprehensive design flow:
- The Synopsys Custom Design Family featuring the Synopsys Custom Compiler™ design environment to address design challenges including silicon aging and reliability, worst-case corner analysis and efficient and reliable layout generation.
- Multiphysics signoff analysis using Ansys VeloceRF™ RF Device Synthesis, Ansys RaptorX™ Electromagnetic Modeling Family, Ansys Exalto™ EM-aware Parasitic Extraction Signoff and Ansys Totem™ Power Integrity and Reliability Signoff tools.
- Electromagnetic analysis and circuit simulation using Keysight Pathwave RFPro and RFIC Design (GoldenGate) tools.
Sanjay Bali, vice president of Strategy and Product Management for the EDA Group at Synopsys
The modernization of sensing and perception capabilities using advanced mmWave technology is another step towards realizing autonomous systems. Our close collaboration with industry leaders including Ansys, Keysight and TSMC provides mutual customers with an open and optimized reference flow that delivers unmatched quality-of-results for advanced mmWave designs.
Dan Kochpatcharin, head of the Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC
TSMC works closely with our ecosystem partners to address increasing challenges in creating advanced RF and mmWave designs for next-generation autonomous systems. The result of our collaboration with Synopsys, Ansys and Keysight will help mutual customers achieve design success with an optimized front-to-back design flow that takes full advantage of the power, performance, area, and productivity benefits of the TSMC 16FFC technology.
