Apache`s Power and Noise Integrity Solutions Certified to Support TSMC`s Unified Interconnect Modeling Format

RedHawk Included in TSMC Integrated Sign-off Flow for 65nm Process Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in power and noise integrity for
chip, package, and system convergence, today announced that the Company`s
RedHawk has been certified to support TSMC`s iRCX 65nm and 40nm technologies. In
addition, RedHawk is included in the TSMC Integrated Sign-off Flow, a
pre-packaged and pre-qualified design flow for 65nm process technology.

RedHawk`s integrated parasitic extraction, library characterization, and dynamic
simulation perform full-chip power, noise, and reliability analyses. The iRCX
format unifies the delivery of process data and ensures its integrity across
qualified resistance/capacitance (RC) extraction, power / electromigration (EM)
analysis, and electromagnetic (EMI) tools. With the unified iRCX format, TSMC`s
customers can reduce tool evaluation efforts and improve design accuracy for
first time silicon success.

RedHawk was selected as the power integrity (IR-drop) and EM analysis solution
for the Integrated Sign-off Flow, a fully-packaged turnkey design flow that
tightly integrates pre-qualified technology files, library, IP, and EDA tools,
along with production-proven automated script for quick setup and sign-off. This
enables TSMC foundry customers to utilize RedHawk within its extensively tested
and qualified flow.

"The iRCX Qualification Program enables designers to effectively select
pre-qualified EDA tools that match their design needs and ease the adoption of
TSMC advanced process technologies," said Tom Quan, deputy director, Design
Service Marketing at TSMC. "Our collaboration with EDA vendors such as Apache
allows our mutual customers to reach faster time-to-market while reducing design
risks."

"Apache and TSMC have had a long standing collaboration to bring the
best-in-class power and noise integrity solutions to the market, starting with
Reference Flow 5.0," said Dian Yang, senior vice president of Apache. "iRCX
certification of RedHawk and its inclusion in Integrated Sign-off Flow further
strengthens our cooperation and enables us to deliver a predictable and accurate
sign-off solution for our customers."

About RedHawk

RedHawk is a full-chip Vectorless Dynamic power sign-off solution for
high-performance SoC designs, including those utilizing advanced low power
design techniques. It delivers the industry`s first mesh pattern recognition
technology (MPR) and hierarchical dynamic power engine to handle designs in the
excess of 500 million gates with sign-off accuracy. RedHawk enables designers to
identify dynamic "hot spots," examine the impact on timing, accurately pinpoint
the cause of dynamic voltage drop, and automatically repair the source of supply
noise. It considers dynamic power issues such as simultaneous switching output
(SSO) for core, memory, clock, and I/O, as well as the impact of on-chip
inductance, decoupling capacitance, and package / system parasitics.

About Apache Design Solutions

Apache delivers the industry`s leading global power and noise analyses platform
solutions for Chip-Package-System convergence. Apache's innovative platforms
address the unique power and noise challenges associated with specific design
domains such as SoC (digital), analog and custom IP, and System (IC package,
SiP, PCB), while providing a co-analysis environment that integrates the SoC and
System worlds. From early-stage to sign-off, Apache`s products are adopted by
over 100 customers including 90% of the top IDM, fabless semiconductor, and
foundries for cost reduction, risk mitigation, and time-to-market improvements.
Apache is a global company with over 150 employees and R&D centers and direct
sales / support offices worldwide. For more information, visit
www.apache-da.com.

Apache Design Solutions, CPM, NSPICE, RedHawk, PakSI-E, PsiWinder, Sahara,
Sentinel, Totem, and Vectorless Dynamic are trademarks of Apache Design
Solutions, Inc.

Apache Design Solutions
Yukari Ohno, 408-457-2000
yukari@apache-da.com
or
Public Relations for Apache
Cayenne Communication
Michelle Clancy, 252-940-0981
michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com

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