How Siemens’ Solido Software Strengthens Semiconductor’s Competitive Edge in Advanced IC Design

Advanced automotive, aerospace, industrial, mobile, AI and IoT systems increasingly rely on high-performance input/output (IO) interfaces and robust electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Certus Semiconductor, a specialist in IO libraries, ESD solutions and analog IP, has adopted Siemens’ Solido™ Custom IC software to speed development of these technologies and improve design reliability at advanced process nodes.

Why Solido Matters for Next-Generation IO and ESD IP
The adoption of Solido enables Certus to manage the growing complexity of analog, RF and high-voltage designs, where precision and reliability are essential. Solido’s AI-driven verification, characterization and simulation technologies help Certus reduce development cycles while maintaining SPICE-level accuracy. This positions the company to deliver IO and ESD libraries that meet the stringent requirements of mission-critical systems such as automotive safety electronics, aerospace communications, industrial automation controls and high-performance consumer and mobile devices.

Differentiation Through AI-Powered Design and Verification
What sets the Certus–Siemens collaboration apart is the use of AI-accelerated workflows across the full custom IC development process. By deploying Solido Design Environment for variation-aware verification, Solido Characterization Suite for library generation, Solido IP Validation Suite for quality assurance and Solido Simulation Suite for advanced SPICE-accurate analysis, Certus can scale its IP development more efficiently than with conventional EDA toolchains. This unified, AI-enabled approach enhances modeling accuracy, reduces corner analysis time and improves predictability across design views, giving Certus a competitive advantage in time-to-market and robustness.

Positioning Within the Leading Foundry Ecosystem
Certus operates within major foundry ecosystems as a GlobalFoundries IP Alliance partner, a Silicon Catalyst in-kind partner and a recent addition to the TSMC Open Innovation Platform Alliance. Its portfolio spans specialty ESD solutions for RF, transceivers and high-voltage interfaces, as well as multi-protocol IOs, RF radios and analog IP such as data converters, oscillators and regulators. The integration of Solido software strengthens Certus’ ability to offer radiation-hard, automotive-grade, low-power and area-efficient variants tailored to diverse foundry processes.

Answering Industry Needs for Reliability at Scale
As process geometries shrink and analog content grows in complex SoCs, design teams face increasing challenges in validating performance under all process, voltage and temperature combinations. Solido’s AI-powered engines help Certus address these pressures by improving verification coverage and accelerating characterization, supporting the delivery of next-generation IO and ESD solutions with higher reliability and design confidence.

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