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Sucess Stories
Synopsys chooses RUBICAD's LADEE for layout migration of 0.13-micron memory compilers
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IMI increases performance
OKI reuses Hard IP
Philips migrates microprocessor core
Qualcomm optimizes Standard Cell Libraries
Xilinx migrates FPGA

Due to shorter technology development cycles, shorter ramp-up times, and shorter amortization cycles for the fab itself, it is necessary to co-design process technology and chip design simultaneously. But this is only possible if the time to create new libraries can be significantly reduced, and if the creation process can be applied to preliminary design rules without increasing the overall costs for library development. 

In addition, the industry faces the problem of chip designs becoming more and more complex in terms of chip size, and the fact that designers must solve additional challenges such as power consumption, timing closure, and signal integrity issues, which were far less critical problems in the past. 

More Library Variety for State-of-the-Art Design Tools
From the standpoint of chip design, these new problems lead to the need for application-specific libraries for low power, high speed, minimum area, different voltage levels, and more drive strength variations for state-of-the-art synthesis and place-and-route systems. And, the libraries should be available in fab-specific design rules to achieve the smallest area and highest yields. 
To provide the physical layout for all of these different flavors of libraries with traditional methods would increase either the time or the manpower needed for library development. In either case, it would increase the library costs significantly by a factor of five or more.

Library Customization
by RUBICAD's TopQuality Migration Service
RUBICAD's TopQuality Migration Service multiplies the return on your investment in your companyís existing libraries. Using RUBICAD's leading migration technology LADEE, our experts migrate the physical layout of your libraries to any other process technology or application.
After migration, the library cells meet all your requirements for DRC, LVS, grids, well rules, wire pitches, feed through, and cell height, and the cells have a hand-crafted density. 

RUBICADís TopQuality Migration Service -
Your Competitive Advantage
Customers of RUBICADís TopQuality Migration Service can switch within weeks to a different fab. They are protected from last-minute design rule changes which might lead to design rule violations in their designs. And, they have the flexibility to get a smaller library if the rules change so that the pitches become smaller. 

Call (408) 995 3334 or send an email to service@rubicad.com and discuss your next design challenge with us.

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