Si2’s Power of Partnerships (POP) awards were launched in 2019 and recognize the Si2 teams that have made the most significant contributions to the advancement of electronic design automation. Two awards were recently presented at the Si2 Annual Member Meeting held during DAC.
The first award was a special corporate award that went to the Cadence Design OpenAccess Implementation Team which is responsible for developing the Si2 OpenAccess API. This group is the dynamic development arm of Cadence Design Systems’ OpenAccess integration effort. The team collaborates closely with the Si2 OpenAccess Change Team and other corporate members of the Si2 OpenAccess Coalition. They are responsible for the enhancements and new capabilities that ensure the OpenAccess API remains at the cutting edge of the EDA industry’s changes.
Team Members Include
- Shawn McEvoy, Team Leader
- Mark Hahn
- Alex Wong
- Shelly Evans
- Vincent Desbieys
- Radu Ursu
- Mike Prikhodko
- Christophe Vial
- Olivier Touzet
- Johannes Grad
The second POP award went to the Open Model Interface Working Group that drives the development of OMI, an Si2 standard, C-language application programming interface that supports SPICE compact model extensions.
In 2024, the OMI working group released a groundbreaking new version to support non-MOSFET devices. That release paves the way for heterogeneously integrated technologies on the cutting edge of semiconductor design. The working group transcended its initial limitations to encompass a more diverse set of devices, including bipolar models. This release of OMI holds universal applicability across all models, unlocking numerous possibilities for device evaluation and reliability.
OMI Working Group Members Include:
- Colin Shaw, Chair, Silvaco
- Ahmed Abo-Elhadid, Siemens
- Geoffrey Coram, Analog Devices
- Volker Kubrak, Infineon
- Jushan Xie, Cadence Design Systems
- Jooyoung Song, Samsung Electronics
- Che-An “Andy” Lee, Synopsys
- Rhett Davis, NCSU
