5G/6G SoC designs accelerated with mmWave reference flow for TSMC process technology
Summary
“Semiconductor industry megatrends for wireless communication are increasing RF and mmWave content in HPC, smartphone, automotive, and IoT applications,” said Dan Kochpatcharin, Head of Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. The mmWave design reference flow that Synopsys, Ansys and Keysight have developed for TSMC’s 16FFC process benefits from its superior performance and power consumption advantage for a tightly integrated solution that enhances productivity and quality-of-results for 5G/6G SoCs.” Why an open, modern design flow is needed for 5G/6G SoCs Next-gen wireless communications systems must meet a range of requirements, including higher bandwidth, lower latency, better coverage and support for the proliferation of connected devices. The mmWave design reference flow from Synopsys, Ansys and Keysight was built for today’s wireless communications requirements using TSMC’s 16FFC technology. “Our mutual customers can use TSMC’s 16nm, high-volume RF technology to streamline their circuit designs using the Synopsys Custom Design Family, featuring the RFIC SPICE simulator and the most productive layout capabilities, while leveraging Ansys’ multi-physics expertise and Keysight’s decades of experience pioneering RF design.” “Today’s high-speed designs need to address an increasing range of multi-physics effects to optimise power, area, reliability and performance,” said John Lee, Vice President and General Manager of the Electronics, Semiconductor, and Optics Business Unit at Ansys. Customers using our tools in this flow can confidently push the boundaries of mmWave design, knowing that actual on-wafer device measurements have confirmed the accuracy of simulation results for the important Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) figure of merit on the 28 GHz Power Amplifier (PA).”