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News Release from: Magma Design Automation | Subject: ASIC platform
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 July 2006
ASIC platform developed for printer
applications
STMicroelectronics has successfully implemented a via-programmable embedded structured ASIC platform using Magma Blast Create SA
Magma Design Automation, a provider of semiconductor design software, today announced that STMicroelectronics has successfully implemented a via-programmable embedded structured ASIC platform using Magma Blast Create SA The embedded block was implemented in a 110-nanometer process and will be used to customise functions in multifunction printer applications
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 29 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the Magma software integrated implementation and excellent correlation, STMicroelectronics was able to meet tight timing, area and schedule constraints.
As a result of this success, STMicroelectronics is now adopting the Magma flow for all the customisations of its Spear Head 200 configurable SoC.
"To meet the demands of the printer market, we need to perform customisations of our configurable SoC in an efficient manner and with a fast turnaround, key factors in this market," Loris Valenti said, design director, Computer Peripherals Group, STMicroelectronics.
"We used the Magma system because it offered several critical capabilities.
The Blast Create SA structure-specific timing optimisation allowed us to manage the mapping of the RTL into the programmable logic cells, enabling us to fully leverage the structured ASIC fabric embedded in our Spear product, achieve timing and minimise area".
"We're very pleased to work with ST on advanced techniques to achieve aggressive design goals while drastically reducing the cost and cycle time for derivative IC products," says Kam Kittrell general manager of the Magma Design Implementation Business Unit.
"The method of mixing metal-programmable logic arrays with conventional standard-cell design is increasingly being used for many high-volume applications and therefore reduces the time to market for the first device and future revisions".
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