Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it expanded its collaboration with Broadcom Inc. for the creation of semiconductor solutions targeting next-generation networking, broadband, enterprise storage, wireless and industrial applications. Building upon successful 7nm designs, Cadence and Broadcom are expanding the collaboration to include the creation of 5nm designs using Cadence® digital implementation solutions. With these Cadence solutions in place, Broadcom can further augment engineering productivity and improve silicon performance and power.

Cadence digital implementation solutions are part of the broader digital suite, which provides optimal power, performance and area (PPA) and reduced turnaround time. The tools support Cadence's Intelligent System Design™ strategy, which enables systems and semiconductor companies to achieve system-on-chip (SoC) design excellence more efficiently.