Alps Alpine Adopts Silvaco’s Jivaro Pro to Accelerate SPICE Post-Layout Simulation
Alps Alpine has adopted Silvaco's (NASDAQ: SVCO) Jivaro Pro™ tool to enhance their integrated circuit development process. Jivaro Pro is a standalone solution that accelerates SPICE simulation speeds by up to 15x through advanced parasitic reduction for designs from 180nm down to 3nm technology nodes. The tool has demonstrated at least a 5X improvement in post-layout simulation run times at Alps Alpine's 40nm and 55nm nodes while maintaining accuracy.
The implementation aims to expedite the development of high-precision sensor products for Alps Alpine, which manufactures various sensors, electronic components, audio equipment, and in-car navigation systems. Jivaro Pro's compatibility with existing workflows and tool-agnostic nature provides designers with enhanced flexibility and usability.
Alps Alpine ha adottato lo strumento Jivaro Pro™ di Silvaco (NASDAQ: SVCO) per migliorare il processo di sviluppo dei circuiti integrati. Jivaro Pro è una soluzione autonoma che accelera le simulazioni SPICE fino a 15 volte grazie a una riduzione avanzata dei parassiti per progetti che vanno dai nodi tecnologici da 180nm fino a 3nm. Lo strumento ha dimostrato un miglioramento di almeno 5 volte nei tempi di esecuzione delle simulazioni post-layout sui nodi a 40nm e 55nm di Alps Alpine, mantenendo al contempo l'accuratezza.
L'implementazione punta a velocizzare lo sviluppo di prodotti sensoriali ad alta precisione per Alps Alpine, che produce vari sensori, componenti elettronici, apparecchi audio e sistemi di navigazione per auto. La compatibilità di Jivaro Pro con i flussi di lavoro esistenti e la sua natura indipendente dagli strumenti offrono ai progettisti maggiore flessibilità e facilità d'uso.
Alps Alpine ha adoptado la herramienta Jivaro Pro™ de Silvaco (NASDAQ: SVCO) para mejorar su proceso de desarrollo de circuitos integrados. Jivaro Pro es una solución autónoma que acelera las simulaciones SPICE hasta 15 veces mediante una avanzada reducción de parásitos para diseños desde nodos tecnológicos de 180nm hasta 3nm. La herramienta ha demostrado una mejora de al menos 5 veces en los tiempos de simulación post-layout en los nodos de 40nm y 55nm de Alps Alpine, manteniendo la precisión.
La implementación busca acelerar el desarrollo de productos de sensores de alta precisión para Alps Alpine, que fabrica diversos sensores, componentes electrónicos, equipos de audio y sistemas de navegación para automóviles. La compatibilidad de Jivaro Pro con los flujos de trabajo existentes y su naturaleza independiente de herramientas brindan a los diseñadores mayor flexibilidad y facilidad de uso.
Alps Alpine는 집적 회로 개발 프로세스를 향상시키기 위해 Silvaco(NASDAQ: SVCO)의 Jivaro Pro™ 도구를 도입했습니다. Jivaro Pro는 180nm부터 3nm 기술 노드까지의 설계에 대해 고급 기생 저감 기술을 통해 SPICE 시뮬레이션 속도를 최대 15배까지 가속화하는 독립형 솔루션입니다. 이 도구는 Alps Alpine의 40nm 및 55nm 노드에서 레이아웃 후 시뮬레이션 실행 시간을 최소 5배 이상 개선하면서도 정확도를 유지하는 것을 입증했습니다.
이번 도입은 다양한 센서, 전자 부품, 오디오 장비 및 차량 내비게이션 시스템을 제조하는 Alps Alpine의 고정밀 센서 제품 개발을 가속화하는 것을 목표로 합니다. Jivaro Pro는 기존 워크플로우와 호환되며 도구에 구애받지 않는 특성 덕분에 설계자들에게 향상된 유연성과 사용 편의성을 제공합니다.
Alps Alpine a adopté l'outil Jivaro Pro™ de Silvaco (NASDAQ : SVCO) pour améliorer leur processus de développement de circuits intégrés. Jivaro Pro est une solution autonome qui accélère les simulations SPICE jusqu'à 15 fois grâce à une réduction avancée des parasites pour des conceptions allant des nœuds technologiques de 180 nm à 3 nm. L'outil a démontré une amélioration d'au moins 5 fois des temps d'exécution des simulations post-layout sur les nœuds 40 nm et 55 nm d'Alps Alpine, tout en maintenant la précision.
Cette mise en œuvre vise à accélérer le développement de produits capteurs haute précision pour Alps Alpine, qui fabrique divers capteurs, composants électroniques, équipements audio et systèmes de navigation embarqués. La compatibilité de Jivaro Pro avec les flux de travail existants et sa nature indépendante des outils offrent aux concepteurs une flexibilité et une facilité d'utilisation accrues.
Alps Alpine hat das Tool Jivaro Pro™ von Silvaco (NASDAQ: SVCO) übernommen, um den Entwicklungsprozess integrierter Schaltkreise zu verbessern. Jivaro Pro ist eine eigenständige Lösung, die durch fortschrittliche parasitäre Reduktion für Designs von 180nm bis hin zu 3nm Technologie-Knoten SPICE-Simulationsgeschwindigkeiten um bis zu das 15-fache beschleunigt. Das Tool hat bei Alps Alpine an den 40nm- und 55nm-Knoten eine mindestens 5-fache Verbesserung der Simulationslaufzeiten nach dem Layout bei gleichbleibender Genauigkeit gezeigt.
Die Implementierung zielt darauf ab, die Entwicklung hochpräziser Sensorprodukte für Alps Alpine zu beschleunigen, die verschiedene Sensoren, elektronische Komponenten, Audioausrüstung und Navigationssysteme für Fahrzeuge herstellen. Die Kompatibilität von Jivaro Pro mit bestehenden Workflows und seine werkzeugunabhängige Natur bieten Designern erhöhte Flexibilität und Benutzerfreundlichkeit.
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Insights
Alps Alpine's adoption of Silvaco's Jivaro Pro strengthens Silvaco's market position in critical EDA tools, delivering tangible customer value.
This customer win for Silvaco represents tangible commercial validation of their Jivaro Pro tool, which addresses a critical bottleneck in integrated circuit design. Post-layout simulation with parasitic effects is one of the most time-consuming and compute-intensive aspects of chip design, directly impacting time-to-market for semiconductor products.
The announcement highlights concrete performance metrics - specifically that Alps Alpine is seeing
Of particular significance is Jivaro Pro's flexibility - it's extraction-tool agnostic and works as a standalone solution that can integrate into existing workflows. This positions Silvaco to sell this solution even to companies using competitive EDA tools for other design steps, expanding their potential market.
Alps Alpine's application focus on sensor conditioning ICs aligns with growing markets in automotive and IoT applications, areas seeing substantial growth due to increased electronics content in vehicles and connected devices. By accelerating Alps Alpine's development cycle for these components, Silvaco demonstrates value in high-growth semiconductor segments.
The endorsement from a Japanese electronics manufacturer also highlights Silvaco's international market reach, showing they're competing effectively in key Asian semiconductor markets against larger EDA competitors like Synopsys and Cadence.
Key Highlights
- Alps Alpine selects Jivaro Pro to improve designer productivity and safeguard time-to-market goals
- Jivaro Pro is a unique stand-alone tool offering advanced parasitic reduction to dramatically accelerate SPICE simulations by up to 15x for designs down to 3nm
- Jivaro Pro seamlessly fits into existing flows and is simulation-and extraction-tool agnostic, providing designers with flexibility and usability
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silvaco Group, Inc. (“Silvaco”) (NASDAQ: SVCO), a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation, today announced that Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., an electronics company that manufactures and markets various sensors, electronic components, audio equipment, and in-car navigation systems in the automotive and consumer markets, has adopted Jivaro Pro™, a best-in-class solution for the development and verification of integrated circuits (ICs), including sensor conditioning ICs that support sensor products. Jivaro Pro is a unique stand-alone tool that dramatically speeds up SPICE simulations, accelerating productivity, enabling increased verification coverage and reducing design schedule risk.
Adopted by leading semiconductor companies worldwide for technologies from 180nm down to 3nm, Jivaro Pro accelerates SPICE simulation speeds by up to 15x by significantly reducing post-extraction netlists while maintaining high accuracy. Compared to embedded generic reduction in extractors or simulators, Jivaro Pro is unique in the degree and flexibility of parasitic reduction strategies it offers to designers. These benefits minimize the cost of simulation while ensuring timely project completion.
With the addition of Jivaro Pro to its development flow, Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. aims to accelerate the development of high-precision sensor products, bringing them to market faster.
“The introduction of Jivaro Pro is consistently reducing post-layout SPICE simulation run times while maintaining accuracy, with at least a 5X improvement observed at the 40nm and 55nm nodes. We expect to see a substantial improvement in engineering productivity as post-layout simulation times have been significantly reduced for many blocks, accelerating our overall timeline”, said Yasuyuki Hattori, Senior Manager of IC Engineering Dept. Engineering Headquarters at Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Jivaro Pro seamlessly fits into existing flows and is simulation and extraction tool agnostic, providing designers with flexibility and usability. With a rich set of features, Jivaro Pro offers engineers an ideal solution for a broad set of designs and challenges.
“Developing the most advanced and sophisticated integrated circuits requires the most advanced and sophisticated tools,” said Dan Fitzpatrick, Vice President and general manager of the EDA business unit at Silvaco. “Jivaro Pro is a key component in Silvaco’s Analog Custom Design tool portfolio offering designers the tools needed to exceed their design goals while minimizing simulation costs and reducing design-cycle risk.”
About Silvaco Group, Inc.
Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation. Silvaco’s solutions are used for semiconductor and photonics processes, devices, and systems development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, foundries, photonics, internet of things, and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design. Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has a global presence with offices located in North America, Europe, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Learn more at silvaco.com.
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