Keysight Debuts 3D Interconnect Designer

Keysight Technologies, Inc. launches 3D Interconnect Designer, a new addition to its Electronic Design Automation (EDA) portfolio. The solution addresses the complexity of designing 3D interconnects for high-chiplet and 3DIC (3D integrated circuit) advanced packages used in AI infrastructure and data center applications.

Keysight EDA software offers a workflow for designing and optimizing 3D interconnects accurately, according to Keysight. The tool handles complex geometries, including hatched or waffled ground planes. By enabling engineers to quickly design, optimize, and validate 3D interconnects used in chiplets and 3DICs, it minimizes iterations and speeds time-to-market, Keysight explains.

Key benefits include:

• Accelerates Design Cycles: Streamlined automation removes manual steps in 3D interconnect design
• Reduced Compliance Risk: Validates designs against standards such as UCIe and BoW, ex VTF (Voltage Transfer Function), early in the lifecycle
• Predicts Performance Accurately: Electromagnetic-based simulation provides electrical analysis of printed circuit boards (PCB) and package 3D interconnect designs

The solution integrates with Keysight's EDA tools as well as supporting the standalone version. When combined with Chiplet PHY Designer, engineers can design and optimize 3D interconnects specifically for chiplets and three-dimensional integrated circuits (3DICs).

“With today's complexity, manual 3D interconnect design and optimization have become a significant bottleneck," says Nilesh Kamdar, EDA Design and Verification general manager at Keysight. "By streamlining the process and providing early insights into potential issues like signal and power integrity, we're enabling engineers to get products to market faster and deliver compliant designs on tighter timelines.”

Resources

• Video: Chiplet 3D Interconnect Designer
• Webpage: Chiplet 3D Interconnect Designer

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.