About Apache

The proliferation of high-performance mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, along with the trend towards smaller electronic systems, is driving engineers to design and deliver more power-efficient products with extended battery life, while still satisfying increasing performance requirements. Meanwhile, rise in power consumption and electricity costs from the IT infrastructure required to support the growing mobile connectivity world demands more energy-efficient products. In addition, the explosion in system-to-system wireless communications is amplifying the amount of noise within and between ICs, threatening the system with malfunction or failure.

Apache provides innovative power analysis and optimization solutions that enable engineers to design and deliver products that meet stringent power specification limits, while still reliably and consistently delivering power to the entire system and mitigating failures or performance degradation caused by power-induced noise. Apache’s comprehensive suite of integrated software and methodologies spans a full spectrum of power, noise and reliability solutions including power reduction, power and signal integrity, thermal management, and EM, ESD and EMI verification, from early in the design phase through final system sign-off.

Apache’s differentiated platforms address the unique challenges associated with various phases of the IC and electronic system design process including RTL-level power budgeting, IP power delivery integrity validation, SoC integration and power noise sign-off, and IC package / board power and signal integrity, reliability verification and cost optimization. Apache’s accurate and compact models enable RTL-to-Silicon, Analog-to-Digital, and Chip-Package-System power methodologies that facilitate effective coordination among multiple engineering teams and help drive the electronic eco-system.

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