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Sentaurus has embedded a comprehensive suite of core TCAD products for multi-dimensional process, device and system simulation into a powerful user interface. Created by integrating the features of Synopsys and former I SE TCAD products, Sentaurus includes a wide range of new features and capabilities. Together with TSuprem4, Medici and Raphael existing Synopsys products, Sentaurus will put Synopsys customers in a strong position to address future challenges in semiconductor development while maintaining continuity with their existing software installations.
The application space of Sentaurus spans the complete range of semiconductor technologies, from deep submicron logic, memory and mixed signal to smart power, sensors, compound semiconductor, optoelectronics and RF. The combined capabilities in the Sentaurus tool suite enables customers to easily explore and optimize a broad range of process and device alternatives, as well as provide powerful new concepts to improve parametric yield in manufacturing, thereby reducing technology development cost and increasing productivity.
A number of worldwide semiconductor companies have been using Synopsys' Sentaurus TCAD technologies as a critical part of their technology development flow. "Toshiba is using TCAD tools in a variety of ways to help explore new concepts, to develop next- generation advanced technologies and...