Siemens Solido Advances Certus’ Edge in Analog and ESD IP

Accelerating Analog, IO and ESD IP for High-Reliability Markets
In automotive, aerospace, mobile, consumer electronics, industrial systems, AI and IoT applications, companies increasingly require analog and IO libraries that can scale with advanced process nodes without compromising reliability. Certus Semiconductor is addressing this demand by adopting Siemens’ AI-powered Solido™ software suite for custom IC design, enabling faster verification cycles and strengthening its position in IO library, ESD and analog IP development.

Why Solido Differentiates Certus in a Competitive IP Landscape
Siemens announced that Certus has integrated Solido across its custom IC workflow to accelerate the creation of next-generation reliability-focused devices and interfaces. Solido’s AI-driven performance and variation-aware verification tools allow Certus to maintain precision in mission-critical analog designs while keeping pace with increasing node complexity and market expectations.

Certus CEO Stephen Fairbanks noted that Siemens’ EDA technologies significantly enhance the company’s methodologies, supporting analog designs where quality cannot be compromised. Siemens EDA executive Amit Gupta emphasized that Certus’ deployment demonstrates how AI is reshaping custom IC development, particularly for advanced automotive, aerospace and industrial requirements.

Expanded Capabilities Through Strategic Partnerships
As a GlobalFoundries IP Alliance partner, a Silicon Catalyst in-kind partner and a newly inducted TSMC Open Innovation Platform Alliance partner, Certus continues to specialize in ESD solutions for RF, transceiver and high-voltage applications, as well as multi-protocol IOs and analog IPs such as data converters, oscillators and regulators. Its portfolio includes radiation-hard, automotive-grade, low-power and area-efficient customizations.

Full Adoption of Siemens’ AI-Powered Solido Toolset
Certus has deployed Solido™ Design Environment for nominal and variation-aware verification, Solido™ Characterization Suite for .lib generation, Solido™ IP Validation Suite for multi-view quality assurance, and Solido™ Simulation Suite for SPICE-accurate analysis. Together, these tools form the backbone of Siemens’ Solido Custom IC solutions and enable Certus to deliver robust, high-performance IP across major foundry technologies.

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