Migration Feasibility Study
Find out how much of your existing IP can be reused before you redesign it.
Moving proven semiconductor IP to a new process or foundry does not always require starting again from the schematic.
For analog and mixed-signal IP, much of the engineering value may be embedded in the physical implementation — device sizing, matching, symmetry, placement, routing, shielding, hierarchy and other layout decisions developed through years of design and silicon experience.
Before committing to a complete redesign, find out what can actually be migrated and reused.
IN2FAB's Migration Feasibility Study evaluates your actual IP against the target process and demonstrates where migration can preserve existing design work, where engineering intervention is required, and where redesign may be necessary.
Process Analysis
Every IP block is different. Differences between source and target processes can affect devices, PCells, layers, vias, design rules, layout structures and circuit topology.
A high-level assessment can identify potential issues, but it cannot tell you how your particular design will migrate.
IN2FAB uses its OSIRIS migration technology and experienced migration engineers to evaluate representative portions of your actual schematic and layout. Initial test migrations provide practical evidence of what can be transferred to the target technology and where additional engineering is needed.
The study can identify:
- Which devices and components can be mapped to the target process
- How device parameters and physical structures translate
- Which portions of the existing layout can be preserved
- Where PCells, vias and technology-specific structures require modification
- How design-rule differences affect the existing layout
- Which areas can be handled through automation
- Where engineering intervention or redesign is required
- The likely verification requirements for the migrated IP
See the potential for IP reuse
The layout of analog and mixed-signal IP often contains significant design knowledge that is not captured completely by the schematic.
Rather than assuming that this physical implementation must be recreated, IN2FAB evaluates whether it can be migrated.
Our approach preserves design hierarchy and structure while translating both schematic and layout. This allows the feasibility study to demonstrate the potential for direct reuse of existing physical design rather than simply producing a theoretical migration assessment. The result is a much clearer picture of what you already have, what can be reused, and what needs to change.
Turn an uncertain project into a defined migration plan
A feasibility study gives engineering and management the information needed to make an informed decision before committing significant resources.
The final study can provide:
- Technical assessment of the source and target technologies
- Component and device mapping information
- Assessment of schematic and layout migration requirements
- Identification of automation opportunities
- Areas requiring engineering intervention
- Migration and verification requirements
- Estimated engineering effort
- Project schedule and migration priorities
- A framework for planning the full migration program
This turns an open-ended migration question into a defined engineering project based on the actual IP.
Decide how to move forward
The outcome of a feasibility study can support several paths forward.
Migrate with IN2FAB
IN2FAB can perform the migration using its technology and engineering expertise.
Migrate with your own engineering team
Use IN2FAB's migration technology to accelerate your internal migration effort.
Combine technology and engineering services
Use IN2FAB software together with migration engineering support for the areas where specialist expertise provides the greatest value.
The feasibility study helps determine which approach is appropriate for your IP and your organization.
Start with the design. Test the migration. Measure the effort.
IN2FAB can evaluate your existing IP using the target technology and provide a practical assessment of the migration opportunity before you commit to a full redesign or migration program. The decision to migrate or redesign an IP block can have major implications for engineering resources, cost, schedule and time to market and it doesn't have to begin with a guess. IN2FAB's feasibility study delivers a detailed project plan alongside a wealth of technical detail to inform the next steps.
Is your IP ready for its next process?
If you have proven analog, mixed-signal or custom IP that needs to move to a new process or foundry, talk to IN2FAB about a Migration Feasibility Study.
Find out how much of your existing IP you can reuse — before you redesign it.