Synopsys, a provider of software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic
components and systems, announced that Chongqing Chongyou Information
Technologies (CYIT), a supplier of mobile terminal technology and product
solutions for China’s 3G mobile networks, taped out its first 65 nanometer,
dual-mode baseband, low-power device within five months using Synopsys Galaxy
Implementation Platform.

 

 

To meet the stringent low-power requirements
of the GSM/TD-SCDMA market, CYIT implemented advanced low-power techniques
including multiple power domains with shutdown, and used IEEE-1801 Unified
Power Format (UPF) to specify the power intent. Following this accelerated
tapeout, CYIT intends to deploy the Synopsys solution for the implementation of
all future low-power ICs.

 

 

“The Synopsys low-power design flow allowed us to put our first UPF-based low-power design
into production much faster than we anticipated,” said Zheng Jianhong, vice
president of Technology at CYIT.

 

 

To address the design’s multiple
multi-voltage blocks, CYIT utilized a hierarchical low-power flow with power
intent definition described in UPF. Synopsys Professional Services assisted in designing the production chip using the
Synopsys Lynx Design System. This approach
allowed the CYIT engineering team to implement and deploy this flow with ease,
resulting in the speedy completion of a production-ready design within five
months.

 

 

“Companies in the mobile market such as CYIT have very tight performance, power and
schedule requirements,” said Bijan Kiani, vice president of product marketing
for design and manufacturing products at Synopsys.

 

 

By Telecomlead.com Team
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