Local firm adopts Synopsys' designer solution

MANILA, Philippines - Synopsys, Inc. announced that APAC IC Layout Consultant, Inc., a global provider of integrated circuit (IC) physical design services based in the Philippines, has adopted Synopsys’ Galaxy Custom Designer implementation solution.

“We are focused on growing our business and contributing to establishing the Philippines as a center of semiconductor excellence,” said Jerome Avondo, CEO and president of APAC IC. “Custom Designer’s ease of use, productivity and interoperability have allowed us to meet the needs of our diverse international customer base.”

APAC IC said they benefited from the ease with which Galaxy Custom Designer can be adopted to quickly achieve high productivity for its team of layout engineers servicing a worldwide customer base.

APAC IC said they selected Galaxy Customer Designer because of its productive and streamlined design environment and its openness for interoperability. APAC IC’s custom design flow also includes Synopsys’ next generation technology solutions including circuit simulation.

Custom Designer is a modern-era custom implementation solution that delivers superior ease-of-use and leverages Synopsys’ Galaxy Implementation Platform to provide a unified solution for custom and digital designs.

Custom Designer is designed for productivity and is built on an open environment that supports interoperable PDKs (iPDKs) and standard languages to facilitate design reuse and exchange both within and between companies.

“APAC IC’s adoption of Custom Designer is a testament to the growing ecosystem of companies that support the needs of our customers,” said Farhad Hayat, senior director of product marketing at Synopsys. “Custom Designer’s integration with our circuit simulation, physical verification and RC extraction tools provides a comprehensive and highly productive environment for analog and custom digital design teams.”

Synopsys, is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing.

Synopsys is headquartered in Mountain View , California, and has more than 65 offices located throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India.