Join the Ranks — Learn Why 9/10 Top Semiconductor Companies Use Perforce

The world’s most innovative software companies trust Perforce to meet time-to-market demands.

“When we were looking for an IP lifecycle management solution, we knew we needed one that would provide true design collaboration between our worldwide sites and also scale as we continued to grow.”

Tarun Gupta, Associate Vice President of Mixed-Signal Engineering at Acacia Communications, Inc. 

What Your Semiconductor Design Process Needs

Why do semiconductor companies love Perforce? We help support your developers + designers, uniting team members and their assets so they can deliver faster.

Methodics IPLM

IP Lifeycle Management

  • Secure, centralize, and organize metadata.
  • Enable full traceability of IP across teams.
  • Implement configuration and release management.
  • Manage the Bill of Materials for all designs.
  • Build workspaces from complex IP hierarchies.
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Data Management

  • Most secure enterprise data management.
  • Versions massive files around the globe, fast.
  • Creates source of truth for entire organization.
  • Built for developers and designer friendly.
  • Simple enough for small teams, scales as you grow.
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Agile Planning

  • Collaborate in real time across disciplines.
  • Flexible to use with any development methodology.
  • Built for scalable backlog management.
  • Accelerates planning efficiency by up to 20%.
  • Built-in reporting functionality.

Perforce Semiconductor Solutions Improve Design Reuse

Methodics IPLM gives designers a platform to manage IP. It integrates natively with Helix Core, making data management seamless to users. These two solutions support developers and designers. With Hansoft, you can track this collaboration ensuring teams are meeting deadlines with reliable reporting.

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“We needed a system that helps us manage the IP we have today and supports best practices for IP reuse moving forward. Methodics offered a powerful solution by providing use with a collaborative platform to perform IP reuse more efficiently and in a sustainable, scalable way.”

— Rick Stawicki, Executive Director, EDA Engineering, Maxim Integrated

Perforce Enhances Your Semiconductor Design Software

Accelerate Time-to-Market

Maintain Full Traceability

Secure Everything

Unite Developers and Designers

Reduce Risk

Reduce Costs

Set Up Chip Design & Release Workflows

Choosing Perforce gives your organization a foundation to scale. Don’t wait to outgrow your tools. Get enterprise-grade software at a startup price.

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