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Design The Role of EDA in SoC Design HKSTP International Technology Conference January 14, 2003 Dr. Chi-Foon Chan President and Chief Operating Officer Synopsys, Inc. Slide 2 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (2) HKSTP International Technology Conference Agenda Economic Technical Challenges Methodology Slide 3 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (3) HKSTP International Technology Conference Agenda Economic Challenges Technical Challenges Methodology Slide 4 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (4) HKSTP International Technology Conference IDM $122B IDM $122B Various sources Aprox. Values for 2001 Fabless $10B IP $0.3B Design Design Semiconductor Value Flow in 1996 Systems $851B Embedded SW $0.4B Foundry$5.4B MaskData EDA $2.5B EDA $2.5B Back-End $5.9B Front-End $22B Masks $2.1B Masks $2.1B Materials $4.2B Materials $4.2B Manufacturing Slide 5 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (5) HKSTP International Technology Conference Various sources Aprox. Values for 2001 IP $0.9B Design Design Semiconductor Value Flow in 2001 Embedded SW $0.8B MaskData EDA $3.6B EDA $3.6B Back-End $5.6B Front-End $24B Masks $2.3B Masks $2.3B Materials $4.0B Materials $4.0B Manufacturing IDM $106B IDM $106B Fabless $13B Systems $1050B Foundry$9.1B Slide 6 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (6) HKSTP International Technology Conference IDM $122B IDM $122B Various sources Aprox. Values for 2001 IP $1.8B Design Design Semiconductor Value Flow in 2006 Embedded SW $1.7B Foundry$31B MaskData EDA $6.1B EDA $6.1B Back-End $10B Front-End $31B Masks $3.7B Masks $3.7B Materials $6.7B Materials $6.7B Manufacturing Fabless $52B Systems $1429B Slide 7 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (7) HKSTP International Technology Conference Semiconductor Sales Downturn Source: SIA WSTS 3-mos average, Synopsys October 2002 1996 1985 1998 1989 9/01 1996 1985 1998 1989 2002 Slide 8 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (8) HKSTP International Technology Conference Semiconductor Sales Downturn Source: SIA WSTS 3-mos average, Synopsys 1996 1985 1998 1989 2002 9/01 Slide 9 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (9) HKSTP International Technology Conference Semiconductor Sales Downturn Source: SIA WSTS 3-mos average, Synopsys October 2002 1996 1985 1998 1989 Slide 10 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (10) HKSTP International Technology Conference Semiconductor Sales Downturn Source: SIA WSTS, Synopsys Worldwide Asia Pacific Percent of Peak Month Sales Slide 11 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (11) HKSTP International Technology ConferenceApplicationGraphicsWirelessNetworking WirelessGeometry0.13 Transistors30M12M 24M12M Cost$10.7M$9.0M$5.7M$10.9M$16.3M Staff-months346326161333483 Escalating Development Costs and Time Source: International Business Strategies, 2002 Sample (Actual) VDSM Projects Average: $10M+, 300+ Staff-months! Slide 12 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (12) HKSTP International Technology Conference Process Sophistication Leads to Complex Alliances Fab Process Libraries IP Blocks Tools Flow Slide 13 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (13) HKSTP International Technology Conference Semiconductor Partnerships Slide 14 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (14) HKSTP International Technology Conference Agenda Economic Overview Technical Challenges Methodology Slide 15 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (15) HKSTP International Technology Conference Manufacturability Process antenna effect (PAE) Minimum area rule (MAE) Double cut via End-of-line wire extension Metal filling / wide wire slotting Interconnect Delay Deep Subm Creates Many Problems In 0.18u Wire-to-Wire Cap Dominates (C W >> C S ) CS CS CW CW 0.25 M1 M2 Less Charge M3 Metal 3 Jumper Reduces Metal 1 L M1 Diode Drains Charge Reliability Electromigration Hot electron device degradation Signal Integrity Crosstalk Capacitive coupling Inductive coupling IR (voltage) Drop Slide 16 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (16) HKSTP International Technology Conference Challenges in Design Implementation IP Bus Interface MPEG A/D, D/A PL L Sync Arbiter CDI R A M Memory Control Large, Complex Chips Signal Integrity Manufacturability Timing Closure Slide 17 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (17) HKSTP International Technology Conference Growing Verification Complexity > 1M lines of HDL code! Lines of Code 19802002 More Tools and Larger Verification Teams Gates Simulation Cycles Simulation Cycles 2007 2001 1M10M100M 100B 10T 1995 > 200B Simulation Cycles 70% Verification Design 30% Slide 18 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (18) HKSTP International Technology Conference Average Gate Counts By Region Synopsys SNUG Data 2002 Designs tend to be larger in North America (more mP) and tend to be smaller in Asia (more consumer electronics) Slide 19 2003 Synopsys, Inc. (19) HKSTP International Technology Conference Most Non-North America Chips Run at