CADENCE AND AGERE ASIC PARTNERSHIP
The Agere Systems ASIC Advantage
Agere Systems is an industry-leading ASIC supplier dedicated to technological excellence and customer satisfaction. We deliver the broadest and best-supported communications IP portfolio available, leading ASIC services, and excellence in supply chain management. Agere's ASIC solutions offer the following benefits to its customers:
 | Lower cost per port | | Higher port densities | | Faster time to market |
Accelerated product deliveries stem from our ability to reduce design complexity and simplify buying decisions through close working relationships developed by Agere's ASIC design and support teams and service-centered operations. Our unmatched portfolio of communications intellectual property helps increase system capacities and speeds while reducing network congestion. Additionally, Agere adopts industry-standard processes as they become available, demonstrating Agere's desire to cut time-to-market and cost by increasing communications connectivity and interoperability.
Agere ASIC Technology and Cadence Product Matrix
| Library |
AGR90 |
COM3_LVOD |
COM3_LV |
| Process |
0.090 |
0.130 |
0.130 |
| Technology |
CMOS |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| CellType |
Standard Cell |
Standard Cell |
Standard Cell |
| Voltage |
1,0, 1.2, 2.5, 3V |
1.2, 2.5, 3.3V |
1.0,2.5,3.3V |
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| Agere Methodology Task |
Cadence Tool |
| Power Estimation/Analysis |
Voltage Storm |
| Logic Synthesis |
RTL Compiler |
| Simulation |
NC Verilog |
| Design Planning |
First Encounter |
| Physical Synthesis |
SOC Encounter |
| Place and Route |
SOC Encounter |
| Signal Integrity |
CeltIC |
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