Hitendra Divecha Sr. Product Marketing Manager SSV Summit November 21 st, 2013 QRC Extraction

2© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Foundry Certified, Signoff Extraction Tool QRC Extraction One Tool Supports Digital and Transistor Flows Using Single Technology File Best and Fastest Convergence in Encounter® and Virtuoso® Leader in Custom/Analog Designs Extraction Production Proven; Better Accuracy down to FF in 13.1 Fastest Single Corner and Multi-Corner Extraction Performance in 13.1 Leader in supporting technology nodes down to 16/14nm FinFET Extraction

3© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Tightly Integrated in EDI Providing Best TAT and Convergence Turbo QRC (TQRC) Not a signoff quality! Run multi-corner extraction Upto 2-3x faster than signoff Integrated QRC (IQRC) Used for ECOs/Incremental extraction Faster than signoff—extract only changed nets Used for accurate CLK/NDR nets for 28nm designs and below Multi-corner extraction Signoff QRC Full blown, Foundry Qualified including QRC Field Solver (QRCFS) Multi-corner extraction Same QRC Engine Signoff Extraction Post-Route Timing/SI Optimization Post-Route Timing/SI Optimization Single-click execution within EDI for all extraction modes!

4© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Integrated with Virtuoso® Faster design closure for custom blocks and top level QRC Extracted View Ultimate design / debug environment for custom designers Extracted View Integrated with Virtuoso®Integrated with Virtuoso® LVS View Supports PVS, Assura, CalibreLVS View Supports PVS, Assura, Calibre Extracted View Integrated with Virtuoso®Integrated with Virtuoso® LVS View Supports PVS, Assura, CalibreLVS View Supports PVS, Assura, Calibre Design Debug Environment Back Annotation Schematic-Layout Cross-probing Design Debug Environment Back Annotation Schematic-Layout Cross-probing Simulation Analysis Integrated with Virtuoso ADE Easy simulation debug Simulation Analysis Integrated with Virtuoso ADE Easy simulation debug EMIR Analysis Accurate IR Drop Analysis Gen models for cell based analysis Supports VPS-L EMIR Analysis Accurate IR Drop Analysis Gen models for cell based analysis Supports VPS-L

5© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Supports all Design Types with Industry-Leading Functionality Substrate Noise Analysis (SNA) Full 3D substrate model Full chip and block level Full chip and block level Tightly integrated in Virtuoso Tightly integrated in Virtuoso Substrate Noise Analysis (SNA) Full 3D substrate model Full chip and block level Full chip and block level Tightly integrated in Virtuoso Tightly integrated in Virtuoso Inductance Extraction Support PEEC method Sweep from DC  100GHz Supports mutual and Self inductance Inductance Extraction Support PEEC method Sweep from DC  100GHz Supports mutual and Self inductance MeshR Used for PowerMos/LCD Better accuracy for all Better accuracy for all irregular or wide metal shapes MeshR Used for PowerMos/LCD Better accuracy for all Better accuracy for all irregular or wide metal shapes RLCK Reduction Supports RC and RCLK redux 20x simulation time reduction, with 5% accuracy 20x simulation time reduction, with 5% accuracy 2.4x total TAT—good accuracy 2.4x total TAT—good accuracy RLCK Reduction Supports RC and RCLK redux 20x simulation time reduction, with 5% accuracy 20x simulation time reduction, with 5% accuracy 2.4x total TAT—good accuracy 2.4x total TAT—good accuracy Custom/Analog and RF Designs Serdes IP/SRAM/Bitcell Characterization Memory, PowerMos, Image Sensors, etc.

6© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. QRC Extraction—Complete FinFET Extraction Solution Strong collaboration with TSMC to deliver parasitic models to our mutual customers Key differentiators 1.Unmatched accuracy −Built upon robust 3D modeling framework −Best cap. and timing accuracy vs TSMC Golden 2.Unmatched post layout simulation turnaround time (TAT) −Best netlist size and simulation time for a VCO design −2X smaller netlist −2.5X faster simulation runtime 3.Tight integration in Virtuoso for faster design convergence QRC Extraction & QRC Field Solver (QRCFS) 16nm FinFET SRAM Characterizat ion SRAM Characterizat ion QRCFS Bitcell Characterizat ion QRC Std. Cells Characterizat ion Std. Cells Characterizat ion Signoff for Digital & Custom/ Analog Designs DAC FF V0.5 Techfiles Available Now!

8© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Benefits of EXT13.1 Release Delivers ~1.5X-2X better performance than competition - Including ~4X improvement over Delivers ~1.5X-2X better performance than competition - Including ~4X improvement over Delivers tighter accuracy against field solver for all advanced node designs - Slightly conservative with mean, on average, closer to 0 for most advanced node designs Delivers tighter accuracy against field solver for all advanced node designs - Slightly conservative with mean, on average, closer to 0 for most advanced node designs Delivers industry-leading functionality to support FinFET/FDSOI designs - Unmatched accuracy vs Golden at TSMC - 2.5X faster simulation runtime - Faster design convergence in Virtuoso using Cgs flow Delivers industry-leading functionality to support FinFET/FDSOI designs - Unmatched accuracy vs Golden at TSMC - 2.5X faster simulation runtime - Faster design convergence in Virtuoso using Cgs flow 2 3