Licensing customizable multi-process analog IP

For many years analog IP integration has been known to be complex, time-consuming and costly. In this Agile Analog blog post, we outline how licensing our customizable multi-process analog IP can enable chip design engineers to take back control of the work, time and expense involved.

There are two key questions that Agile Analog can answer that will help explain this. Why is our customizable analog IP superior to standard off-the-shelf IP? Why is licensing our analog IP solutions better for your business than trying to develop analog IP internally?

Customizable Agile Analog IP vs standard off-the-shelf IP

Unfortunately, conventional off-the-shelf analog IP comes with constraints and compromise. It is rare to find an analog IP that is an exact fit for your application, and work-arounds are often required to deal with the features of the IP that are unsuitable for your needs. A traditional IP supplier might try to adapt a standard IP product, but this can lead to defects which then take extra time to fix.

At Agile Analog, our novel customizable analog IP products remove these limitations. It’s up to you. Parameters such as Power, Performance and Area (PPA) can be optimized to your exact application, along with a range of other customizations. We generate the exact IP you need: fully tested, verified and documented.

For standard IP products lack of control can also be a concern when it comes to changing the process and foundry. These IP products are targeted at a single process from one foundry. To move IP from one process to another it must be ported. Porting designs is inherently risky, time-consuming, and results in circuits which are not optimized for the new node. Therefore, these are larger and more power intensive.

Agile Analog has developed a unique way to automatically generate analog IP fresh to match a customer’s exact specifications, for any foundry and on any process. Rather than porting when moving process, Agile Analog’s IP is regenerated with the optimal architecture for the new process.

Licensing Agile Analog IP

This can be beneficial for several reasons. It is:

Cost-effective: It’s clear that licensing our analog IP will spare you from the significant costs that would be incurred if you tried to develop this IP internally. The Agile Analog licensing agreement comes with a clear set of costs, so planning and budgeting are much easier.

Time-saving: Implementing our analog IP is significantly faster than developing similar IP internally. Our fully customized analog IP is delivered in a matter of weeks, with intermediate deliveries that enable you to further accelerate your product development schedule.

Resource-saving: Licensing our core analog IP blocks frees up your team to work on the differentiating IP that ensures your product stands out from your competitors. It allows you to focus on your innovative products and projects.

Tried and tested: It’s so important to be able to trust in the solutions you work with. Our analog IP is based on trusted architectures and goes through extensive verification, both pre and post layout, across a wide range of corners. And you can also benefit from the expertise and support of the experienced Agile Analog technical team.

Take control

By licensing Agile Analog’s unique customizable analog IP products it’s possible for chip design engineers to take control of analog design and integration. No other analog IP supplier can offer this level of flexibility, freedom and confidence. Foundry, process node and your PPA preference – it really is your choice. And our digitally wrapped IP can be seamlessly integrated into any SoC, radically reducing complexity, risk, time and costs.

To learn about our licensing model please Contact Us to chat with our team.

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