Z Circuit Products

ZCHAR is a sophisticated all-in-one system for cell library characterization of standard cell, memory, IO pad, and custom cells. ZChar provides breakthrough performance and configurability to handle a wide range of standard and specialized cells. Properly characterized libraries are essential to the success of an integrated circuit, particularly in the areas of timing closure and power consumption.

Z Circuit Library Analyzer is a library validation and analysis tool targeted towards library integration and library development engineers. If you already have an existing cell library characterization system in place, Library Analyzer is a thorough validation tool and may be a valuable addition to your environment to eliminate errors and qualify libraries.

ZChar


ZChar - High-Throughput Cell Library Characterization

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How do you characterize and optimize your cell library?

ZCHAR provides more than simple characterization of common logic components. ZChar is a general-purpose digital modeling system, with the capabilities to handle a variety of circuits including standard cell libraries, memories, IO pads and custom blocks.

Z Circuits versatile, object-oriented configuration environment allows you to quickly configure standard logic while providing the controls to handle advanced logic circuits such as differential inputs and dynamic logic, critical for meeting requirements of next-generation electronic product design and advanced process technology.

Z Circuit has built-in models and proven flows for bi-direction IO pads and complex memory circuits including single and dual-port memories.

Z Circuit Library Analyzer


Z Circuit Library Analyzer - Library Analysis and Validation

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How do you validate and track cell library releases?

Z Circuit Library Analyzer pinpoints significant changes in new library release updates that can potentially kill your design. Don't be left in the cold or with delays to design schedules and tape-out dates. The best design teams understand the importance of library validation and correlation to their design success. Work smart with Library Analyzer.

Testimonials


Micron selects ZChar cell library characterization tools

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MICRON TECHNOLOGY (formerly NUMONYX, a joint venture between INTEL and ST MICROELECTRONICS), has selected ZChar for all cell characterization requirements including standard cells and memories.

Video - Numonyx Success Story With ZChar

Thu Nguyen, Director of IC Design at Miradia


"ZChar enabled us to very quickly configure and recharacterize a commercial library to meet our special process requirements,"

"In addition to standard cells, ZChar was used to characterize a bi-directional IO pad in which we were able specify our unique input waveform voltage requirements to achieve accurate models."

Spansion, Inc.
Jim Thomas, vice president of product development


"ZCHAR provides us with very fast turnaround time. We've quickly characterized multiple corners of our library with over 120 flip-flops."

"The Z Circuit software and training has been instrumental in upgrading our digital design environment to compliment our existing, state-of-the-art analog and Flash memory design capabilities."

open source Liberty ™ CCS modeling technology
Karen Bartleson, director of Interoperability at Synopsys, Inc.

"Designers are able to develop their chips more quickly and accurately when they access up-to-date, accurate models for their technology in the Liberty format."

"Z Circuit's active participation in Synopsys' TAP-in program has enabled them to leverage Liberty, one of the most successful interoperability standards in EDA."