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Semiconductor Design

From RTL to Silicon Validation.

Virtual prototyping, first-silicon bring-up, power optimization, and production test, tools for every stage of the semiconductor development lifecycle.

Semiconductor companies face unique development challenges that span the entire lifecycle from RTL design through silicon validation and production test. Whether developing Safety Elements out of Context (SEooC) for automotive or building high-performance application processors, teams need tools that bridge the gap between hardware design and software enablement. GSAS provides the debug, trace, measurement, and programming tools essential for semiconductor development.

J-Link PRO delivers the high-speed debug and trace connectivity required for first-silicon bring-up and software enablement, supporting Arm Cortex-M, Cortex-A, Cortex-R, and RISC-V architectures. Joulescope JS220 enables precision power profiling critical for validating power management IP and optimizing power states. PicoScope provides the high-resolution mixed-signal analysis needed for verifying chip-to-chip communication interfaces during board bring-up.

India’s semiconductor ecosystem is expanding rapidly with new design centers and fabrication initiatives. GSAS partners with leading semiconductor IP and EDA companies including Arm and Siemens EDA to deliver integrated toolchains that accelerate time-to-market while meeting the functional safety requirements increasingly demanded by automotive and industrial semiconductor customers.

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Products for Semiconductor Design

Curated from our portfolio of authorized global partnerships, the tools that semiconductor design engineering teams use most.

Standards & Toolchain Mapping

Every tool mapped to the standards your semiconductor design product must meet.

AUTOMOTIVE ISO 26262 SEooC
INDUSTRIAL IEC 61508
Tool Applicable Standards
Klocwork (Perforce)
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4
QA-C / Helix QAC (Perforce)
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4
Arm Compiler 6
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4ISO 26262 SEooC
embOS (SEGGER)
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4ISO 26262 SEooC
J-Link PRO (SEGGER)
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4ISO 26262 SEooC
TESSY (Razorcat)
IEC 61508 SIL 1-4

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