Silvaco Group, Inc. (SVCO)

Overview

Silvaco Group, Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions for the semiconductor industry, focusing on the development of computer aided design (TCAD) and electronic design automation (EDA) software, as well as semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) solutions. Established in 1984 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company operates on an international scale, offering a suite of tools and services aimed at optimizing the performance and efficiency of semiconductor devices. Silvaco's products are integral to a wide array of applications, from consumer electronics to automotive and telecommunications, serving semiconductor manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and original design manufacturers (ODMs) across diverse market sectors such as display technologies, power devices, automotive components, memory systems, high performance computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and next-generation mobile networks.

Products and Services

• Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) Software:

  Silvaco's TCAD software solutions are designed for simulating the fabrication processes and device operation of semiconductor devices. These solutions facilitate the simulation of physical etch and deposition processes, doping profile calibration, device modeling for metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) and bipolar transistors, photonics simulation for a range of devices including solar cells and OLEDs, single event effect and total dose simulation, and stress simulation. Applications span across various sectors, significantly reducing development time and costs.

• Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Software:

  The EDA software suite from Silvaco supports the design and simulation of analog, mixed-signal, and radiofrequency circuits, along with custom integrated circuit CAD and interconnect modeling. It covers a broad spectrum of semiconductor devices including CMOS, bipolar, diodes, and more. Furthermore, it offers SPICE modeling services, crucial for the semiconductor design process, ensuring high accuracy and performance in semiconductor designs.

• Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) Solutions:

  Silvaco provides a comprehensive portfolio of SIP solutions and services. This includes the development of standard cell libraries, IP migration services for adapting existing designs to new processes, embedded memory compilers (for SRAMs, ROMs, and register files), library characterization services, and the design of both general purpose and custom I/Os. These services are tailored to enhance design efficiency and optimize performance across various semiconductor applications.

• SIP Management Tools:

  Besides offering SIP solutions, Silvaco also provides tools for effective SIP management. These tools are designed to assist in the smooth integration and management of IP within the semiconductor design process, ensuring that the vast arrays of intellectual property components are utilized optimally, thus shortening design cycles and improving product time-to-market.