Advantest Introduces SiConic: Groundbreaking Solution for Automated Silicon Validation
The semiconductor industry is facing unprecedented challenges. Growing SoC design complexity, together with the adoption of 3D packaging and heterogeneous integration, is straining traditional validation workflows. DV and SV teams are under pressure to reduce time-to-market and time-to-quality – even as more devices with more intricate features are being developed within constrictive timelines. Reusing the wealth of verification content developed in pre-silicon would provide an efficiency and quality breakthrough. However, the industry lacks the automated flow and tools to reliably re-use and extend verification tests for silicon validation. SiConic's ecosystem – including EDA partners such as Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys – overcomes this barrier to reuse, enabling engineering efficiency and accelerated test execution on real silicon.
SiConic Explorer, the platform's software backbone, offers an automated flow by integrating seamlessly with EDA verification tools based on the Accellera Portable Test and Stimulus Standard (PSS), e.g., the Cadence Perspec System Verifier. In addition, integration with debuggers, such as Lauterbach's TRACE32 debugging tool, accelerates the bring-up of complex multi-IP test cases.
SiConic Link is the hardware foundation of the SiConic solution on a bench. With its high-speed I/O (HSIO) capability, SiConic Link supports protocols such as PCIe and USB to enable functional validation with high throughput and rich tracing capabilities during test execution. The test instrument provides control interfaces (e.g., JTAG, SPI) and general-purpose I/Os, improves the debugging workflow and provides extensive control and observability of the device in its target board environment.
With SiConic, DV engineers can now leverage familiar pre-silicon techniques, expanding their functional coverage in post-silicon. Similarly, SV engineers benefit from seamless load, set parameters and debug of PSS-based or manually directed content on silicon, thereby enabling rapid and reliable device bring-up and functional characterization. The highly portable solution can be easily scaled for use by distributed global R&D teams collaborating on a complex SoC with diverse IP blocks. SiConic enables confident sign-off decisions through team collaboration and data-driven insights – building trust with customers receiving early samples and expecting reliable ramp and operation during the lifetime of their systems.
Industry Support
Leading Advantest IC customers and EDA partners are already working with SiConic and seeing the benefits of its performance and productivity advantages.
'With the shift toward increasingly complex multi-chiplet designs, the challenge of pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation requires new techniques and approaches to ensure quality and performance,' said Alex Starr, AMD Corporate Fellow. 'AMD is delighted that our collaboration on SiConic, particularly focusing on PSS, offers an integrated path to bridge pre- and post-silicon worlds with streamlined, scalable and comprehensive test content.'
'The scaling of AI and mission-critical end applications such as automotive ADAS brings escalating complexity and quality challenges that require new solutions,' said Paul Cunningham, senior vice president and general manager, System Verification Group, Cadence Design Systems. 'Cadence is leading in verification solutions with state-of-the-art, top-level verification by our Perspec System Verifier, based on PSS. We're excited to partner with Advantest to extend our solutions onto silicon – leveraging PSS content to silicon, with the controllability and observability of SiConic, will enable joint customers to reach unprecedented coverage and deep insights into challenging designs.'
'Over decades, our industry has been challenged by test content that requires intense debugging and cross-team collaboration for bring-up on silicon and drawing conclusions in diverse bench and ATE environments. Given today's device complexity and quality demands, we need a breakthrough in efficiency enabled by a systematic and automated flow,' stated Juergen Serrer, chief technology officer and executive vice president, SoC Test Business Unit, Advantest. 'The engineers developing tests in pre-silicon need a unified environment to directly load, debug and gain insights on silicon. SiConic is Advantest's answer to this challenge. We are committed to extending SiConic across all major test types and applications in collaboration with industry-leading customers and partners.'
At DVCon, February 24-27
Advantest will present details about SiConic on February 24 at 1:30 p.m. during a tutorial hosted by Cadence. On February 25 at 3:00 p.m., Advantest will present a paper with Qualcomm and Cadence called 'Accelerating Device Sign-off through a Unified Environment for Design Verification, Silicon Validation, and ATE with PSS.' For more information about SiConic and Advantest's full ATE portfolio, you can find it in booth 107 at DVCon.
About Advantest Corporation
Advantest (TSE: 6857) is the leading manufacturer of automatic test and measurement equipment used in the design and production of semiconductors for applications including 5G communications, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, high-performance computing (HPC) including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and more. Its leading-edge systems and products are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. The company also conducts R&D to address emerging testing challenges and applications; develops advanced test-interface solutions for wafer sort and final test; produces scanning electron microscopes essential to photomask manufacturing; and offers system-level test solutions and other test-related accessories. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest is a global company with facilities around the world and an international commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility. More information is available at .
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