How to Overcome the Advanced Node Physical Verification Bottleneck

Advanced semiconductor process technology poses challenges in physical verification, the final gate to manufacturing. With shrinking process nodes, the number of checks has quadrupled, leading to bottlenecks in full-chip runs that can take days to weeks. Synopsys IC Validator offers a solution with its scalable architecture, reducing turnaround time for checks like antenna and PERC ESD. The tool's HyperSync architecture improves performance for full-chip checks, and its Elastic Compute feature optimizes resource utilization. IC Validator is certified by leading foundries and aims to streamline physical verification for advanced designs.