Glasgow University spin-out Gold Standard Simulations (GSS) is licensing its tool suite to GlobalFoundries.

Gold Standard Solutions (GSS), a spin-out of Glasgow University, is licensing its tool suite Tcad/Eda to California-based semiconductor foundry GlobalFoundries. The deal is worth several million dollars, although the exact amount has not been disclosed.

The tool suite will allow GlobalFoundries to tackle the challenges of silicon chip development, an increasing problem in the industry. It allows engineers to simulate and predict whether a new silicon chip will work before spending money on a physical prototype. As computer chips become…