Delivering customisable IP on FinFet and FDX processes

Agile Analog has delivered its solutions on GlobalFoundries’ FinFet and FDX processes and joined the GlobalSolutions Ecosystem. As an ecosystem partner, the company can now provide its novel portfolio of highly configurable, multi-node analog IP solutions to more GlobalFoundries customers worldwide.

According to Chris Morrison, director of Product Marketing at Agile Analog, “The Agile Analog team is delighted to have delivered our IP to customers on GlobalFoundries’ FinFet and FDX processes. We look forward to working even more closely together now that we are a GlobalSolutions Ecosystem partner. There is growing demand for advanced process technologies, especially for power management, data conversion, and security IP. Our customisables analog IP solutions are ideal.”

The relationship between Agile Analog and GlobalFoundries strengthens after the recent successful deliveries of several IPs on GF’s 22FDX+ and 12LP+ technology platforms.

The company provided a selection of power management IP for a leading US communications company on GF 22FDX+. This included multiple low-drop-out regulators (from the agileLDO range), consisting of ultra-low quiescent current, capless, and high output current variants, and a low-power bandgap and reference generator (agileREF).

On GF 12LP+, Agile Analog deliveries included a bandgap, reference generator (agileREF), and an upgraded version of its voltage glitch detector (agileVGLITCH) to a major Tier 1 US customer. This security IP can detect voltage glitches of less than 2ns duration for anti-tamper applications, helping to protect against the increasing threat of side-channel attacks.

The company now offers all its customisable analog IP across GlobalFoundries’ CMOS and BCD processes, and further customer designs are already in progress on a range of process nodes.

Barry Paterson, CEO at Agile Analog, comments: “This is a great partnership and another important milestone for Agile Analog. We now have extensive experience in developing analog IP for GF’s technology platforms, and as we continue to release our customisable analog IP toGF customers this will allow them to create their products faster and with higher quality through the integration of our IP. In addition to the customisation that we offer through our unique Composa technology, we have off-the-shelf solutions available. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with GlobalFoundries and enabling more customers to achieve success.”

The GF GlobalSolutions Ecosystem program brings together pioneering companies that supply a range of ground-breaking EDA, IP and design solutions. It was created to accelerate innovation in the semiconductor industry and ensure chip designers receive first-class service from design conception to production. The ecosystem combines internal company resources with a broad spectrum of partners to efficiently enable fast time-to-market for foundry customers.

“Agile Analog is an analog IP specialist,” said Ziv Hammer, senior vice president of Design Platforms and Services at GF. “Our customers will benefit from Agile Analog’s unique technology and customisable solutions, alongside our in-house resources and advanced technologies, which will help them to bring new applications to market more quickly.”