Sankalp Semiconductor, a chip design service company, announced that it has signed an agreement with STMicroelectronics to serve as an FD-SOI services and IP partner.

“The FD-SOI ecosystem is growing quickly with multiple and diverse partners throughout the Supply Chain because, at 28nm, FD-SOI technology is proven as the most cost-effective and energy-efficient option. FD-SOI provides a wide range of operating voltages, including from 0.6V to 1.1V, and a unique body-bias capability,” said Giorgio Cesana, Director of Technology Marketing, STMicroelectronics. “Having worked with Sankalp Semiconductor on previous designs, we recognize and appreciate their skill and value to the FD-SOI supply-chain.”

“Sankalp has been involved in the development of many FD-SOI analog IP and high-speed PHYs for ST, have mastered the technology’s appropriate use and the integration of these IP in SoC, and has seen first-hand its’ faster, simpler, and cooler benefits,” said Atul Arora, IP Business Unit Head, Sankalp Semiconductor. “The addition of FD-SOI to our toolkit enables Sankalp to best serve our customers in the IoT / Wearable, Consumer, Multimedia & Automotive markets with complete IP and SoC solutions.”

The agreement with ST gives Sankalp Semiconductor access to a broad range of IP in FD-SOI at the 28nm node. Sankalp has also developed a porting engine and a methodology to port designs to other nodes in a shorter turn-around time.