Synopsys collaborates with TSMC on 2nm IP portfolio and photonics ICs

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Synopsys announces collaboration with TSMC on AI-driven design flows, silicon photonics IC integration, and IP portfolio for TSMC 2nm technology.

www.embedded.com/, May. 07, 2024 – 

Synopsys has announced collaborations with TSMC for AI-driven design flows and work on developing an IP portfolio for TSMC N3/N3P and N2 process technologies, plus a co-optimized silicon photonics IC integration flow.

The company said is production-ready digital and analog design flows for TSMC N3P and N2 process technologies have been deployed across a range of AI, high-performance computing, and mobile designs. The AI-driven analog design migration flow enables rapid migration from one process node to another. A new flow is available for TSMC N5 to N3E migration, adding to Synopsys' established flows for TSMC N4P to N3E and N3E to N2 processes.

In addition, interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) and Synopsys IC Validator physical verification runsets are available for design teams to efficiently transition designs to TSMC advanced process technologies. Synopsys IC Validator enables full-chip physical signoff to handle the increasing complexity of physical verification rules. Synopsys IC Validator is now certified on TSMC N2 and N3P process technologies.

In the announcements, Synopsys also addressed data transmission for multi-die designs with photonic ICs. The high volume of data processing for AI training requires low-latency, power-efficient, and high-bandwidth interconnects, driving the adoption of optical transceivers and near-/co-packaged optics using silicon photonics technology. In the collaboration with TSMC, the two companies are developing end-to-end multi-die electronic and photonic flow solutions for TSMC's Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE) technology to enhance system performance and function. This flow spans photonic IC design with Synopsys OptoCompiler and integration with electrical ICs utilizing Synopsys 3DIC Compiler and Ansys multiphysics analysis technologies.

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