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Si2 is a leading research and development consortium providing standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools…
Higher operating frequencies, more mixed-signal content and lower device tolerances are spurring demand for compact model simulation…
A standard API and reference implementation, OpenAccess is the world’s most-used IC design database, providing design tool interoperability…
Si2’s newest initiative, OpenStandards is charged with the development of new standards for industry-wide use in integrated circuit design…
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Si2 Compact Model Coalition Releases Vital Updates to Industry Workhorse BSIM-BulkSeptember 30, 2020 - 2:11 PM
Manny Sifakis Named Qualcomm Representative To Si2 OpenAccess CoalitionSeptember 23, 2020 - 10:42 AM
Si2 Compact Model Coalition Offers Automatic Rule-Checking Software to Members and DevelopersSeptember 21, 2020 - 9:14 AM
Si2 Publishes White Paper on Expanding Use of AI/ML in Semiconductor Electronic DesignSeptember 8, 2020 - 3:40 PM
Qualcomm, Samsung Name New Si2 Board Members
/0 Comments/in Board, Frontpage, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas—Qualcomm Incorporated and Samsung Electronics have named two executives to join the Silicon Integration Initiative board of directors. Si2 is a global research and development joint venture that provides standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools. Udi Landen is Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In his current role, Landen provides […]
Dr. Leigh Anne Clevenger Joins Si2 Technical Team
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, Si2 /by Terry BerkeMachine Learning Expert Will Bolster Collaborative R&D Programs Dr. Leigh Anne Clevenger, a professional software engineer with over 15 years’ experience at IBM and GlobalFoundries, has joined Si2 as a principal software design engineer. With domain knowledge ranging from circuit simulation to data science, Dr. Clevenger will initially focus her expertise on accelerating the Si2 […]
IBM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Enhance Si2 Unified Power Model Standard
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, Low Power, OpenStandards, Si2, Unified Power Model /by Terry BerkeSi2 has announced that IBM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have contributed patented technology to support the Si2 Unified Power Model standard, the industry’s first significant power model enhancement in many years. Early stage estimation of System on Chip power consumption is fundamental to ensuring new SoC designs meet or exceed power specifications when fabricated. For a credible […]
Si2 Releases New Version of OpenAccess Design Database
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeSilicon Integration Initiative, an electronic design automation software research and development joint venture, has released Data Model 6, the newest version of OpenAccess, the world’s most widely used standard API and reference database for integrated circuit design. DM6 is the first major OpenAccess revision since 2014. The OpenAccess database provides EDA software tools with immediate […]
In Memoriam: Eric Leavitt
/0 Comments/in Frontpage /by Terry BerkeSi2 and the EDA industry lost a friend and colleague with the recent passing of Eric Leavitt. Eric was an EDA pioneer, starting at Digital Equipment Corporation in 1978 and later at Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, Eric left his mark on many EDA products, and was a leader in the development of Si2 OpenAccess. […]
Google Joins Si2 Board of Directors
/0 Comments/in Board, Frontpage /by Terry BerkeGoogle Joins Si2 Board of Directors – Election Reflects Growing Influence of Vertical Integration in IC Design For Immediate Release AUSTIN, Texas – Roger Carpenter, a Google hardware engineer with 30 years of experience in electronic design automation and chip design, has been elected to the Silicon Integration Initiative board of directors. Si2 is a […]
Rahul Goyal of Intel Elected Board Chair of Silicon Integration Initiative
/0 Comments/in Board, Frontpage, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas — Rahul Goyal of Intel has been elected to a one-year term as board chair of Silicon Integration Initiative, a leading research and development joint venture that provides standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools. The election was held during Si2’s board meeting at the recent Design Automation Conference. A member of […]
Si2 Elects Board Members for 2018-19
/0 Comments/in Board, Frontpage, Uncategorized /by Terry Berke– Si2 Elects Board Members for 2018-19 For Immediate Release AUSTIN, Texas–Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2), a global research and development joint venture focused on developing and maintaining design software tool interoperability standards, announced today the election of the 2018-19 board of directors. Board members will be introduced at the Si2 Member Meeting and Reception during […]
Si2 to Demonstrate System-Level Unified Power Model and Power Tool at DAC 2018
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenStandards /by Terry Berke– Si2 to Demonstrate System-Level Unified Power Model and Power Tool at DAC 2018 New Standard and Prototype Tool Estimate and Control IC Power Consumption – AUSTIN, Texas —Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2), an Austin-based integrated circuit research and development joint venture, will demonstrate its Unified Power Model (UPM), a newly developed system-level power modeling standard, […]
Take the OpenAccess Voice of Customer Survey
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeHelp us find ways to improve Si2 OpenAccess, the world’s most widely used, open reference database for IC design, with a supporting standard API. This three-minute survey provide insights members of the OpenAccess Coalition will use to bolster design-tool interoperability in the coming years.
Si2 Open Model Interface Provides Industry-Wide Standard for Advanced SPICE Capabilities
/0 Comments/in Compact Model, Frontpage, Open Model Interface /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas–The Silicon Integration Initiative Compact Model Coalition has released the Open Model Interface, an Si2 standard, C-language application programming interface that supports SPICE compact model extensions.OMI allows circuit designers to simulate and analyze such important physical effects as self-heating and aging, and perform extended design optimizations. It is based on TMI2, the TSMC Model Interface, which […]
We Need Your Insights on How to Improve the IC Design Ecosystem
/0 Comments/in Frontpage, Special Interest Group /by Terry BerkeSilicon Integration Initiative (Si2) has launched a comprehensive, international survey to identify and address ways to streamline and improve the IC design ecosystem. Survey results will be announced in a DAC 2018 white paper, whose contents will present an industry consensus on specific ways the industry can manage the rising costs of more complex designs and […]