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Overview
TetraMem Inc, a US-based company founded in Silicon Valley in 2018, is poised to deliver the industry¡¯s most disruptive inmemory computing (IMC) technology for efficient AI applications. TetraMem is the world¡¯s only company to produce a high bit-density multi-level RRAM (aka computing memristor) based accelerator in commercial foundries. The technology was featured in the March 30, 2023 edition of Nature. Our team brings together complementary skill sets and technological know-how ranging from proprietary computing memory devices to novel computing architectures.
Challenges
TetraMem faced several critical challenges in developing their novel AI accelerator SoC:
Global Team Collaboration: Having a global team spread across continents requires a seamless, unified mixed-signal SoC design environment for efficient collaboration.
Resource Needs: CAD setup/flows and on-demand scalable and elastic IT resources are needed.
Complex Design Integration: The AI accelerator¡¯s complex design requires smooth integration and verification of analog in-memory computing and the digital RISC-V processor, with critical time-to-market targets.
Solution
To address these challenges, TetraMem leveraged Synopsys Cloud's comprehensive solutions:
- Pre-configured Design Flow: Pre-configured end-to-end analog design flow helped jumpstart development.
- User-Friendly Platform: Intuitive and user-friendly browser-based platform for chip design.
Unlimited EDA Resources: On-demand pay-per-use access to unlimited EDA resources without licensing constraints, enabling faster time to results.
Scalable Compute and Storage: Instant availability of scalable and cutting-edge compute and storage.
Results
By utilizing Synopsys Cloud, TetraMem achieved significant results:
Rapid Production Environment: Get up and running in days instead of weeks.
Complete Design Flow: Providing simulation and verification capabilities for designs, eliminating the need for CAD setup, and enabling automated PDK and technology setup.
Enhanced Collaboration: Global teams can collaborate on the same schematic, layout, or design step in real time.
Faster Time to Market: Scalable compute and unlimited tool licenses speed time to market, enabling achievement of PPA targets and robust design by allowing more iterations in less time.
Comprehensive Availability: Includes the entire portfolio of Synopsys EDA software and high-quality, silicon-proven Synopsys IP.
