Samsung Foundry uses Keysight MG Software to create VLSI circuit libraries

Samsung Foundry is using Keysight IC-CAP Model Generator (MG) to create VLSI circuit libraries, a key component of process design kits (PDKs) for Samsung's RF semiconductor process technologies to make 5G, 6G and such RF communication chips. IC-CAP Model Generator helps RF modeling engineers to efficiently organize large volumes of data to save time extracting transistor models, where it handles data management and all the details of simulating and displaying multi-device simulations. Developed using Python 3 programming langauge, MG software is part of PathWave Device Modeling (IC-CAP), where it imports and organizes measured data and circuit netlists for different technology nodes and temperatures. MG software automatically creates and efficiently simulates RF trend plots of key figures of merit based on user input. Engineers can build custom extraction flows through an intuitive and easy-to-use interface. The product enables efficient simulation and real-time tuning of multi-devices with complex RF sub-circuits, including netlists using layout parasitic extraction files. The MG software framework includes model verification and report generation. Jongwook Kye, Executive Vice President and Head of Foundry Design Platform Development at Samsung Electronics, said: "Over the past few years, we have been collaborating closely with Keysight EDA to improve the efficie...