May 14, 2012 -- TowerJazz today announced the release of the most comprehensive 180-nm power-management analog/ mixed-signal reference design flow, featuring key technology from Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The new reference design flow features mixed-signal power-management techniques that incorporate the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System and Virtuoso technologies with a unified custom/ analog and digital flow for TowerJazz's TS018PM 180-nm and TS035PM 350-nm bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) power-management process technologies.

TowerJazz's 180-nm power-management platform is a cost-effective solution which offers modular add-ons such as a unique zero-mask-adder multi-programmable non-volatile memory (NVM) solution, thick copper-top metallization for high current drive, and optional 1.8-V gate for heavy digital power-management ICs. In addition, it offers scalable LDMOS devices that provide excellent area optimization of the power devices for up to 60V, with very low mask-count.

TowerJazz's collaboration with Cadence ensures a validated path to silicon realization with end-to-end mixed-signal design, verification and implementation solutions on the most advanced power-management platform. TowerJazz's Reference Design Flow 2.0 delivers advanced mixed-signal methodology based on OpenAccess and SKILL-based process design kits (PDKs) to enable silicon success and faster time-to-market.

TowerJazz will be featuring its Reference Flow 2.0 at DAC, San Francisco on June 3-6, 2012.