Brion Technologies has secured a new order for multiple Tachyon RDI lithography simulation and design inspection systems from Japan's Renesas Technology Corp., global semiconductor suppliers.
Masao Nakaya, executive general manager of LSI product technology unit at Renesas, said, "As we implement our 65nm process flows, we are finding that Brion's model-based, full-chip OPC verification platform offers a critical, enabling capability. In fact, we see major benefits in using Tachyon RDI as a sign-off tool before ordering photomasks to minimize the risk of costly yield hits due to defects. Tachyon RDI's performance and model accuracy gives us a production-worthy method of predicting these errors and preventing failures in LSI manufacturing."
Noriaki Kikuchi, president, Japan operations, Brion Technologies, stated, "More and more, we are seeing device makers around the globe and especially in the Japan market make model-based OPC verification a sign-off requirement before designs are put into production. This is an important trend that underscores the significance of Tachyon technology, which delivers the acute accuracy required by the fast-growing OPC verification market."
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