Design Solutions

The design of today's complex integrated circuits requires state-of-the-art electronic design automation (EDA) software tools, design intellectual property (IP), design services, mask services, and assembly solutions. GLOBALFOUNDRIES supports customers in achieving successful designs by partnering with leading providers in these areas.

GLOBALSOLUTIONS is the sum of GLOBALFOUNDRIES' internal resources and ecosystem partners, combined to efficiently enable the fastest time-to-volume for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' customers. The GLOBALSOLUTIONS ecosystem includes partners in all aspects of design enablement and turnkey services, OPC and mask operations, and advanced capabilities in assembly solutions.

Serving all aspects of design enablement and turnkey services, OPC/mask operations and assembly solutions.

The GLOBALFOUNDRIES' Design Enablement team validates our partners' services and solutions with our silicon process technologies to ensure that they meet the highest standards.

In collaboration with select partners, GLOBALSOLUTIONS include:

Design Tools
Library Solutions
IP Solutions
SoC Design Services
Mask Services Partners
Assembly and Test Services

Featured Partner of the Month

Design Tools

	Cadence Design Systems is a leading global EDA company. Cadence customers use our software, hardware, and services to overcome a range of technical and economic hurdles. Our technologies help customers create mobile devices with longer battery life. Designers of ICs for game consoles and other consumer electronics speed their products to market using our hardware simulators to run software on a 'virtual' chip—long before the actual chip exists. We bridge the traditional gap between chip designers and fabrication facilities, so that manufacturing challenges can be addressed early in the design stage. And our custom IC design platform enables designers to harmonize the divergent worlds of analog and digital design to create some of the most advanced mixed-signal system on chip (SoC) designs. These are just a few of the many essential Cadence solutions that drive the success of leading IC and electronic systems companies.
	The Magma Reference Flow for the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 90-nm and 65-nm CMOS Processes provides a unified platform for the design and manufacture of high performance SoCs.
	Mentor Graphics is a world leader in EDA products, consulting services and award-winning support for electronics and semiconductor companies. Mentor offers solutions that meet the demand for short design cycle time, improved productivity, and acceptable yield, including tools for IC physical design, physical signoff, yield enhancement and testing of sub-nanometer ICs. Products include the Olympus-SoC place and route system with parallel timer and multi-corner multimode closure, the Calibre physical verification suite with equation-based DRC, Calibre DFM solutions for random, systematic, and parametric issues affecting yield, and comprehensive DFT tools for production test, failure diagnosis and accelerated yield learning. Visit www.mentor.com for more information.
	Synopsys is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, IP and services used in semiconductor design and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and FPGA solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, system-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. These technology-leading solutions help give Synopsys customers a competitive edge in bringing the best products to market quickly while reducing costs and schedule risk.

Library Solutions

	ARM Logic IP solutions include a broad array of Standard Cell Libraries coupled with Power Management Kit and ECO Kit extensions delivering optimal performance, power and area when building ARM Processors, Graphics and Fabric IP along with general SoC subsystem implementation. Designed to deliver highest yield thru extensive DFM optimization, ARM Logic solutions make the ideal choice for today’s advanced, deep submicron SoC designs.
	Aragio Solutions is a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and integrated design service provider with a focus on quality ESD designs for IO pad sets. The company's IP and design expertise have been utilized by design teams at companies worldwide. Aragio deliverables provide IC designers with a uniform IO pad set for a wide range of process technologies. Aragio's designs can be customized to a specific client’s needs, or can be implemented as an entire library with the I/O library architecture specified by Aragio. Aragio's solutions have an eleven year track record of success with technology solutions ranging from 0.6 um “old linear” CMOS technology to the Common Platform 65nm process node.
	Innopower is a leading semiconductor IP provider with a very experienced engineering team to supporting high-volume production. Innopower's IP products are highly differentiated and are in use by many fabless design companies. The product offering focuses on the fundamental libraries (standard cells, memory compilers and I/O's) which are feature-rich and innovative. In addition, the broad product portfolio includes other IP's, such as special I/O and standard interface IPs. With the breath of its offering and competitive specifications, Innopower is there to support any SOC designs, whether the application is in consumer electronics, computers or communications.
	Synopsys is a leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. The company's highly differentiated product portfolio includes embedded SRAMs, embedded NVMs, embedded test and repair, logic libraries and memory development software. As the industry's trusted semiconductor IP partner, foundries, IDMs and fabless customers rely on Synopsys memories and libraries to achieve higher performance, lower power, higher density and optimal yield. Synopsys memories and libraries combine a robust IP development methodology, extensive investment in quality and comprehensive technical support, enabling designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk.

Complex IP Solutions

	Alvand Technologies is a leading analog IC company that specializes in high-performance data converters (ADC/DAC) and Analog Front End (AFE) for a broad range of applications, such as wireless (Wi-Fi, WiMax, LTE) and wireline (10GBASE-T) communication systems, ultrasound, mobile TV and advanced semiconductor inspection equipment. Alvand offers a full line of high-speed, low-power ADC/DAC and AFE solutions, ranging from best-in-class IP cores to full turnkey mixed-signal ASICs. Alvand's solutions are based on patented ADC/DAC and AFE technologies; Alvand currently has over 10 issued and pending patents.
	Analog Bits, Inc. specializes in designing transistor level IP components fully customized for easy and reliable integration into digital chips designed on modern CMOS logic processes. Products include precision clocking IP macros such as PLLs, DLLs, and programmable interconnect solutions such as multi-protocol SerDes. With over 500 designs in mass production across a variety of processes, Analog Bits a premier clocking IP supplier with a solid track record of first time working silicon at GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
	Aplus Flash Technology is a world-renowned fabless non-volatile memory company headquartered in San Jose, specializing in embedded EEPROM (emEE) and embedded flash (emFlash) NVM IP designs. In emEE IP design, Aplus is the first to offer true 1-die EEPROM-based CODE + DATA combo storage solution by using its revolutionary HiEE™ structure, which is tailored to high security, high temperature, high density, high endurance but low-power green SIM-card, smart metering, automotive and MCU applications.
	ARM® Physical IP Platforms deliver process optimized IP, for best-in-class processor implementations. These platforms are comprised of logic libraries, memory compilers and interface IP. Collectively, they provide a powerful suite of design alternatives, offering System-on-Chip (SoC) designers the ability to balance performance, power, area and manufacturability throughout the design process. ARM leadership in microprocessor architectures, coupled with its Physical IP Platform, delivers optimal SoC designs and reduces time-to-market.
	Cosmic Circuits Cosmic Circuits is a leading provider of differentiated analog and mixed-signal silicon IP, single-mindedly focused on analog, with a large team of expert analog designers architecting solutions for the nanometer era. Cosmic Circuits provides some of the industrys leading solutions in all the participating technology areas and offers a broad spectrum of analog IP cores under one roof, including power regulators, A/D and D/A converters, analog base-band solutions, analog audio CODECs, specialty PLL cores, and sub-LVDS chip-to-chip interfaces. Cosmic Circuits offers flexible customization options and complete support for IP integration and characterization. The companys mission is one of ensuring "customer success through quality and differentiation." Cosmic Circuits collaborates actively with the Common Platform technology foundries on cutting-edge technology nodes.
	eMemory Technology Inc. founded in August of 2000, is a technology based company focused on the development of logic embedded non-volatile memory(NVM) such as OTP, MTP, and Flash. We have published 186 patents. There are over 158 companies who have implemented our technologies and intellectual properties (IP) worldwide. With over 550 products customers designed, more than 330 have been manufactured. To date, 560,000 wafers have been fabricated with 95% covered by worldwide foundries. Our product line covers Neobit Fuse, Neobit MTP, Neobit RFID, and NeoFlash.
	Kilopass Technology, Inc. designs, develops and delivers innovative, embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) silicon intellectual property (IP) for SOC applications. Highly reliable, secure, flexible and cost-effective, its one-time programmable(OTP), extra-permanent XPM memory family ranges up to 1Mb and is manufactured in standard logic CMOS processes from 180nm to 40nm.
	Sidense develops industry-leading Logic NVM (Non-Volatile Memory) that helps SoC designers achieve extraordinary results in cost, density, reliability, security and power using standard-logic CMOS processes. Sidense Logic NVM IP is broadly applied in: digital consumer, mobile, wireless, RFID, code storage, analog trimming, automotive, industrial, configurable processors & logic, and medical applications.
	Silicon Creations is a leader in the design of high performance integrated circuit clocking IP. Silicon Creations offers a range of PLL options that address the aggressive trade-offs between performance, power, and area that are typically not addressed by other IP offerings. Silicon Creations clocking IP has been used by customers worldwide in numerous process technologies to solve their toughest clocking challenges.
	Silicon Library is a leading provider of High Speed Interface semiconductor IP solutions, focusing on the development of HDMI V1.3/V1.4 transmit (TX) and receive (RX) solutions. Silicon Library HDMI IP components are deployed by advanced semiconductor companies around the world looking for standard-compliant HDMI solutions for a broad range of consumer electronics applications.
	Synopsys offers a broad portfolio of high-quality, silicon-proven digital, mixed-signal and verification IP for system-on-chip designs. As the leading provider of connectivity IP, Synopsys delivers the industry’s most complete solutions for widely used protocols such as USB, PCI Express®, DDR, SATA, Ethernet and AMBA®. In addition to connectivity IP, Synopsys offers SystemC transaction-level models to build virtual platforms for rapid, pre-silicon development of software. When combined with a robust IP development methodology, reuse tools, extensive investment in quality and comprehensive technical support, DesignWare® IP enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk.
	True Circuits, Inc. (TCI) is a pioneer in the analog IP industry, first delivering PLL hard macros to customers in 1998. Over the past 14 years, TCI has established itself as the technology leader in high performance and general purpose timing IP for the semiconductor, systems and electronics industries. Our robust state-of-the-art circuits, methodical and proven design strategy, and close association with GLOBALFOUNDRIES has enabled us to offer the largest portfolio of PLL and DLL IP available on GLOBALFOUNDRIES processes from 180nm to 65nm, with 28nm soon to be qualified. TCI's high-quality, low-jitter and standardized PLLs and DLLs are available in a range of frequencies, multiplication factors, sizes and functions to meet the precise timing requirements for the latest DDR, SerDes, audio/video and other interface standards. Whether your requirements are simple or highly complex, TCI can provide standard off-the-shelf or full custom timing IP to meet your exact needs.

SoC Design Services

	eSilicon is an innovative fabless semiconductor company that has pioneered a new business model called Value Chain Producer(VCP). The company provides an extensive suite of ASIC services and solutions aimed at delivering a flexible, low-cost and lower-risk path to volume chip production.
	Infotech is the world's leading dedicated provider of engineering services and solutions and is a recognized leader in providing engineering solutions to the telecom, semiconductor and computing sectors. With 8,700+ engineers across 30 global locations, Infotech leverages a "Global Delivery and Collaborative Engineering Model" to achieve measurable and substantial benefits for their clients. Infotech is a single source provider of end-to-end services from "concept to silicon and system prototype," based on proven expertise, deep experience and strong partnerships across the industry. They have an outstanding track record of "first pass silicon success" across more than 200 ASIC tapeouts, and their solutions have been proven to increase efficiencies across a wide range of hardware and software environments. As a result, they can support rapid product development, minimize hand-offs for faster time to market and greatly reduce product development costs. For more information visit: http://www.infotech-enterprises.com/
	Open-Silicon is a SoC and ASIC design company that provides customers with proven, low-risk access to the world's best IP, foundry, test, and packaging technologies. At the core of Open-Silicon is a focus on customer service, low costs, design schedules (predictability), and first time correct silicon (reliability)..
	Socle is well-recognized in the design and implementation of large SoCs and as an architect for building up more complicated SoC design technology in advanced process nodes, 90nm, 65nm. 40nm, and beyond. ARM-embedded and ultra-deep submicron SoC solutions and services are Socle’s specialties as well. Since 2004 Socle has been the ARM11MP-S®, ARM1176-S®, ARM926EJ-S® and ARM7EJ-S® source licensee of ARM Limited and provides ARM SoC total solutions to meet customer application needs in MID, multimedia handheld communication, integrated connection, consumer, and storage matters.

Mask Services Partners

	DNP is dedicated to maintaining our top position as the leader in photomask technology. To this end, we are consistently accelerating next generation development through continued focus on "in-house" and collaborative R&D efforts. Through significant investment in R&D and advanced manufacturing capacity, DNP is able to maintain its technological expertise to satisfy the complex technical demands of today and well into the future. As an example, DNP was the first company to co-develop 50KeV writing tools and introduce them to the industry, enabling smaller feature sizes for the most advanced semiconductors.
	HOYA Corporation's Mask Division is a major supplier of advanced photomasks and semiconductor design services. HOYA's state-of-the-art photomask manufacturing facilities supply production quality photomasks down to 32nm process geometries to the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. HOYA is capable in offering customers a total solution for competitive LSI device development.
	Toppan Printing is a premier photomask provider offering comprehensive photomask technology options to fit the imaging needs of the semiconductor industry. Our global network of 10 strategically located manufacture sites, in addition to local sales offices, and data centers provides worldwide service and support for every step of the photomask production process. Since 2005, Toppan Printing and IBM have been engaged in joint development of advanced photomask processes. Our collaborative efforts have aided the 45nm and 32nm wafer process development conducted by IBM and certain of its wafer process development partners in East Fishkill, NY. Based on the success of this collaboration, the JDP was recently extended to provide support of the 22nm wafer process development.

Assembly and Test Services

	Amkor is one of the world's largest providers of contract semiconductor assembly and test services. Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC assembly and test and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for more than 200 of the world's leading semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. Amkor's operational base encompasses more than 5 million square feet of floor space with production facilities, product development centers and sales & support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the United States.
	The ASE Group is the world's largest provider of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and test. As a global leader geared towards meeting the industryâ€™s ever growing needs for faster, smaller and higher performance chips, the Group develops and offers a wide portfolio of technology and solutions including IC test program design, front-end engineering test, wafer probe, wafer bump, substrate design and supply, wafer level package, flip chip, system-in-package, final test and design manufacturing services through Universal Scientific Industrial Co Ltd, a member of the ASE Group.
	A trusted partner and supplier to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, STATS ChipPAC provides fully integrated, multi-site, end-to-end packaging and testing solutions that bring products to the market faster. STATS ChipPAC Ltd. is a leading service provider of semiconductor packaging design, bump, probe, assembly, test and distribution solutions. We have the scale to provide a comprehensive range of semiconductor packaging and test solutions to a diversified global customer base servicing the computing, communications, consumer, automotive and industrial markets.
	United Test & Assembly Center Ltd ("UTAC") is a leading independent provider of test and assembly services for a wide range of semiconductor devices that includes memory, mixed signal/RF and logic integrated circuits. UTAC offers full turnkey services from wafer sort / laser repair, assembly, test, burn-in, mark-scan-pack, and drop shipment. As value-added services, UTAC also offers services such as package design and simulation, test solutions development and device characterization, failure analysis, and full reliability tests.