Cadence announced that MediaTek has adopted its AI-driven Cadence® Virtuoso® Studio and Spectre X Simulator on the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform for 2nm technology development. This collaboration enables MediaTek to address the growing complexity of advanced-node technology and achieve a 30% productivity gain by leveraging Cadence’s custom/analog design solutions and AI capabilities.
- Challenges in Advanced-Node Development
- With the increasing complexity of 2nm designs, SoC providers face significant challenges in achieving performance and turnaround time (TAT) targets.
- MediaTek has partnered with Cadence to address these challenges, utilizing AI-powered tools to enhance efficiency and throughput.
- Cadence Virtuoso Studio and Spectre X Simulator
- The Virtuoso ADE Suite enables MediaTek to integrate its own AI-powered optimization algorithms, improving circuit design efficiency.
- The Spectre X Simulator running on NVIDIA H100 GPUs provides up to 6X performance improvements for post-layout simulations of large, advanced-node designs while maintaining accuracy comparable to CPU-based simulations.
- MediaTek’s adoption of the Virtuoso Layout Suite device-level router has further enhanced layout productivity for custom digital blocks in 2nm technology.
- MediaTek’s Achievements
- MediaTek has customized prototyping placement and low power prediction flows using Cadence’s open platform, delivering an additional 30% design productivity improvement.
- These enhancements allow MediaTek to meet aggressive TAT goals and push the boundaries of 2nm high-speed analog IP development.
- Industry Insights
- Ching San Wu, Corporate Vice President at MediaTek:
“Cadence’s AI-powered tools deliver the performance and accuracy necessary to achieve our tight design turnaround time requirements. Their automation features have enhanced our throughput and efficiency, enabling our designers to be 30% more productive.” - Dion Harris, Director of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA:
“With Spectre X running on NVIDIA Hopper GPUs, companies like MediaTek can maximize analog circuit simulation performance, reduce time to market, and accelerate the verification of complex post-layout designs.”
- Ching San Wu, Corporate Vice President at MediaTek:
- Cadence’s Commitment to Innovation
- Vinod Kariat, Corporate VP & GM of the Custom Products Group at Cadence:
“Our continued investment in AI tools and accelerated computing solutions is a game changer for addressing the challenges of 2nm designs. Bringing AI and GPUs to Spectre X allows customers to solve large-scale verification simulation challenges faster without compromising accuracy.”
- Vinod Kariat, Corporate VP & GM of the Custom Products Group at Cadence:
MediaTek’s adoption of Cadence Virtuoso Studio and Spectre X Simulator highlights the transformative impact of AI and GPU acceleration in addressing advanced-node design challenges. This collaboration reinforces Cadence’s commitment to delivering innovative tools that empower customers to achieve enhanced performance, accuracy, and productivity in next-generation chip design.