Four upstarts tout timing closure for SOC physical design

摘要

The most challenging aspect of system-on-a-chip (SOC) design is achieving convergence. You need very close links between your logical and physical design. The big EDA vendors have all been hard at work trying to merge logical and physical design, building on their acquisitions as well as enhancements to their own technologies. At the same time, unencumbered by baggage and free to start with a blank slate, four upstarts have appeared on the scene—Magma Design Automation (Cupertino, CA), Monterey Design Systems (Sunnyvale, CA), Sapphire Design Automation (Santa Clara, CA) and Silicon Perspective Corp. (SPC—Santa Clara, CA). Each claims to have the magic to ease SOC physical design.