Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, Calif., has acquired Qualtera, a fast-growing provider of collaborative high-performance, big data analytics for semiconductor test and manufacturing. Qualtera’s advanced analytics technology can be combined with the industry-leading Synopsys Yield Explorer design-centric yield management solution and TestMax test automation solution.
Together, these provide the foundation for improving the process of silicon measurements to guide improvements throughout a device’s development and manufacturing lifecycle. This unique combination enables a post-silicon optimization solution that is key to maximizing efficiencies from design all the way to device shipment.
“Maximizing our customers’ success in highly competitive industries requires that both the pre-silicon and post-silicon phases of the silicon lifecycle be fully optimized. Our goal is to provide an end-to-end solution to make it more achievable,” said Sassine Ghazi, general manager, Design Group at Synopsys.
Early in the device lifecycle, the analysis of silicon data enables improvements in design modeling parameters for subsequent design iterations or for future designs in the same technology node. Later in the lifecycle, analytics correlating design information with detailed test result data can be used to improve product yield ramps during manufacturing. The Synopsys Yield Explorer solution enables the identification of systematic yield limiters due to interactions between the manufacturing process and physical design characteristics. Combining the strengths of Yield Explorer with Qualtera’s high-performance analytics enables faster results and the ability to analyze larger volumes of data for even greater accuracy.
