IC Mask Design News
November 2003
IC Mask Design Successfully Delivers On Motorola's Latest Chip Design
LIMERICK, IRELAND - 3 NOVEMBER 2003
IC Mask Design, a leading design services company to the global semiconductor industry, has today successfully delivered on the physical design of complex analog IP for Motorola Semiconductor Ireland to be used in the next generation communications chipset for Motorola's mobile technology. The physical design, which was completed at the IC Mask Design Engineering Centre in Dublin on a 90nm technology using leading Electronic Design Automation toolsets, was delivered on time against a very aggressive schedule.
"We had a difficult challenge, designing precision analog circuits in 90nm technology to reside on a baseband processor, in a compressed timescale. IC Mask Design were able to help meet our timescale. They were flexible, and delivered on time within the design constraints imposed. They operated like an extension of our own design team" said Mr. David Redmond, Design Manager at Motorola Ireland.
This engagement with Motorola is a milestone for the Irish Semiconductor Design Services Company, which has seen substantial growth in its business this year , to include a worldwide customer base ranging from medium sized IC Design companies to leading multi-national Fortune 500 companies. Motorola is the fourth such Fortune 500 customer that IC Mask Design has signed and delivered to in a 12-month period.
Speaking on the successful delivery, Mr. Fergal Brosnan, CEO of IC Mask Design said, "The success of this engagement is an indication of the confidence that our customers have in our ability to provide a high-quality physical design solution for their next generation products. Since the company began operations, we have successfully secured a customer base of leading semiconductor companies. Motorola is another success that has seen IC Mask Design achieve substantial growth, even in these difficult economic conditions. This type of business engagement proves our ability to complete complex physical designs from locations remote to customer engineering teams."
About IC Mask Design
IC Mask Design is an industry leader in the provision of Physical Design Services and Software Solutions to the semiconductor industry. The company’s services encompass IC Layout and Training Programs, delivering expertise in Analog, RF, mixed-signal and digital design using the latest tools from leading EDA vendors. IC Mask Design also provides training courses covering the complete spectrum of physical design. Its Analog Layout Acceleration Platform aims to dramatically reduce analog layout design cycle time whilst producing optimal quality layout structures which incorporate circuit functionality requirements and process artefacts.
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