What is Ansys Path FX?
Ansys Path FX provides exhaustive timing assessments for an entire System on Chip (SoC) while maintaining high standards without any trade-offs. Its unique cell modeling achieves SPICE-level precision for timing across different voltage and variation scenarios by utilizing a single library. With a fully threaded and distributed architecture, Path FX can efficiently scale to harness the power of thousands of CPUs. The technology behind its path-based timing analysis adeptly takes into account all significant factors affecting delay and constraints across various process, voltage, and temperature conditions. Furthermore, it automatically identifies and simulates every clock path in your design, simplifying the overall analysis workflow. In the current chip design environment, two major challenges include minimizing power consumption with lower supply voltages and managing the growing complexity tied to advanced silicon processes at 7nm and beyond. By effectively tackling these issues, Path FX establishes itself as an indispensable tool for engineers aiming to achieve optimal chip performance and reliability in their designs. This makes it an essential asset in the evolving landscape of semiconductor engineering.
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Company Facts
Company Name:
Ansys
Date Founded:
1970
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.ansys.com/products/semiconductors/ansys-path-fx
Product Details
Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support
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Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English
