Big Challenges Facing Semiconductor Companies
Designing and developing semiconductors is extremely expensive. And getting to market on time is nearly impossible — even for the top semiconductor companies.
That’s because semiconductor companies face many challenges — including DevOps challenges. Semiconductor designs have become exponentially more complex. Enterprise engineering environments aren’t keeping up with the complexity of designs due to the large number of design components in the system. And they aren’t reusing components, leading to inefficiency and slowdowns.
It’s impossible for design teams to stay on schedule. At the same time, organizations are under pressure to deliver the latest product faster. This makes it even more difficult to assemble a system with the right components.
Successful semiconductor teams solve these challenges by using Perforce semiconductor design management solutions.
Key Challenges
Design Data Size Increases Impact Performance
Lack of Traceability Causes Re-Spins
No Communication of Requirements Change
Reuse of IP — Without Key Requirements of Design
Why Top Semiconductor Companies Trust Perforce
The world’s best semiconductor companies trust Perforce solutions to meet time-to-market demands and generate more revenue faster. With Helix IPLM (formerly Methodics IPLM) and Helix Core, you can:
Lower Costs
Accelerate Time-to-Market
Reduce Risk
Ensure Security
Maintain Full Traceability
Support Large Analog & Digital IC Designs
Share Designs And IPs
Create an IP Catalog
Key Semiconductor Design Software From Perforce
Here’s how tools from Perforce — Helix IPLM and Helix Core — solve challenges for leaders in semiconductor design.
IP Lifecycle Management
Helix IPLM ensures complete visibility into the state and usage of IP from the moment it enters the system until tapeout.
Helix IPLM supports:
- Advanced tracking and management of the IP release flow across multiple projects.
- Global workspace management.
- IP bill of materials (BoM) management across the organization.
Design Data Management
Helix Core can handle the large number of files associated with IPs and analog chip design files. That’s why companies like Samsung — and almost all of the leading companies using semiconductor design software — use Helix Core. It manages all files – regardless of type, size, and quantity.
With Helix IPLM and Helix Core, everything is automatically abstracted from the design teams. This creates a seamless IP catalog with all IP available on demand from a central location.
