Sentaurus extends TCAD physical modeling
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 11/1/2005
Synopsys has announced the availability of its Sentaurus Technology CAD (TCAD) tool suite, which now combines core TCAD products for multidimensional process, device, and system simulation into a single user interface.
Created by combining existing Synopsys products with those acquired with the Synopsys acquisition of ISE, Sentaurus provides calibrated physical models and 2-D and 3-D modeling capabilities to address future challenges in semiconductor development while maintaining continuity with customers' existing software installations.
The application space of Sentaurus spans the complete range of semiconductor technologies, covering deep-submicron-logic, memory, power, compound-semiconductor, mixed-signal, optoelectronic, and RF devices. The Sentaurus tool suite enables customers to explore and optimize a range of process and device alternatives, optimize performance and manufacturability, and improve parametric yield. Through proper calibration with prototype wafers, TCAD can predict the behavior of silicon in the manufacturing line for new technology nodes. The company cites a 2004 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (public.itrs.net) estimate that the use of TCAD will provide as much as a 40% reduction in technology development costs. Synopsys, www.synopsys.com.
