United Microelectronics Corporation and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that the Cadence analog/mixed-signal IC design flow has been certified for UMC's 22ULP/ULL process technologies. This flow optimizes process efficiency and shortens design cycle time, accelerating the development of 5G, IoT and display application designs to meet increasing market demand. UMC's 22nm process features ultra-low power consumption and ultra-low leakage to meet various application requirements including extended battery life, a small form factor, and strong computing capabilities.

The UMC-certified Cadence AMS flow provides a Unified Reliability Interface, which enables customers to better monitor the circuit's reliability and service life when designing on UMC's 22ULP/ULL processes while achieving an ideal balance between cost and performance. The Cadence AMS flow also includes an actual demonstration circuit, which users can apply during design to enhance efficiency and precision. The Cadence AMS flow consists of integrated solutions and methodologies enabled by the UMC 22nm process design kit to speed a design to completion: The Virtuoso design platform, including schematic editing, the analog design environment and layout XL tool enablement.

Spectre AMS Designer, which combines the power of the Spectre X Simulator and the Xcelium Logic Simulation engine to provide consistent and accurate results of designs consisting of transistor, behavioral, timing and parasitic block representations. Voltus-Fi Custom Power Integrity Solution provides electromigration and IR drop analysis, which lets users quickly input the required EM rules.