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Siemens’ mPower Solution Achieves Certification for Advanced Analog IC Foundry Process Technologies
December 6, 2021 | SiemensEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that its new mPower™ solution for power integrity analysis of analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) designs is now certified for Tower Semiconductor’s SBC13 and SBC18 process technologies.
Siemens’ mPower software is the industry’s first and only IC power integrity verification solution to provide virtually unlimited scalability for analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs, enabling comprehensive power, electromigration (EM) and voltage drop (IR) analysis for even the largest IC designs.
“Siemens is proud that Tower Semiconductor, an industry leader in analog technologies, has now certified mPower for its SBC13 and SBC18 process offerings,” said Joseph Davis, senior director of mPower product management. “This joint work by Tower Semiconductor and Siemens can help mutual customers conduct EM/IR analysis more accurately and quickly, resulting in faster time to market and higher quality end-devices.”
Using mPower technology, IC designers can more quickly and thoroughly verify that their mixed-signal and analog IC designs meet power-related design goals -- capabilities that can help IC customers dramatically boost quality, enhance reliability and speed time to market.
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