Accelerate your IP selection with smart Solido Library Profiler

This white paper discusses the IP selection process, its requirements, challenges, and proposed solutions. The process of choosing cell IP libraries for integrated circuit (IC) design is a slow and complicated process due to the inconsistencies and complexities of library files, particularly across sources, technology nodes, and variants. Manual methods to achieve IP selection not only consumes valuable engineering time but can also lead to critical project delays.

To address these challenges, Siemens Solido™ Library Profiler introduces automation and smart analysis to the IP selection process. By intelligently aligning data and providing intuitive PPA analysis, it simplifies the IP selection and comparison process across cell libraries. As a result, design teams can more quickly and confidently identify the best IP for their needs, helping accelerate and improve the entire development cycle.

Accelerate your IP selection with smart Solido Library Profiler

Traditional IP selection: a tool-dependent, complex workflow:

Intellectual property (IP) serves as the foundation for every technological leap, fueling advancements that span from high-performance System-on-Chips (SoCs) to tailored Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs). Making the right IP choice is fundamental, driving better cost management, resource optimization, and risk mitigation for end products.

Picking the ideal IP isn’t simply choosing the latest technologies or newest foundry offering. IP selection is nuanced, demanding careful evaluation based on compatibility, reliability, and the unique attributes each IP brings to the table. Among these attributes, power, performance, and area (PPA) consideration remain vital, as these factors have a direct influence on product consumption, efficiency, and capabilities.

The selection of IP through traditional methods requires full iterations across physical design. The physical design workflow is a multifaceted and tool-dependent activity, often resulting in substantial engineering resources and time investments. To highlight the complexity, the following outlines the key workflow phases and the corresponding challenges encountered during traditional IP selection...