Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has certified its RFPro electromagnetic design software, part of the Keysight EDA Advanced Design System, for Intel Foundry's Intel 14A and Intel 18A-P process technologies, according to a company press release.

The certification is intended to give radio frequency integrated circuit and mixed-signal designers assurance that electromagnetic simulations accurately reflect Intel Foundry's manufacturing processes before chips move to production. A mismatch between electromagnetic and circuit behavior discovered after tape-out typically requires an expensive chip redesign.

Intel 14A introduces RibbonFET 2 and PowerDirect, new transistor and power delivery architectures. The certification extends Keysight's existing collaboration with Intel Foundry, which previously included support for Intel 18A and EMIB-T advanced packaging technology.

Shawn Han, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Foundry Services at Intel Corporation, said: "By collaborating closely with ecosystem partners such as Keysight to certify world-class solutions, we are providing our customers with greater confidence they can achieve their power, performance and efficiency goals and get to market more quickly."

Niels Faché, Senior Vice President of Keysight Design Engineering Software, said: "Design teams can't wait for a new process node to mature before they trust their simulation results. This certification means engineers can adopt Intel Foundry's newest technologies early and get the silicon right the first time."