Power the Future of Semiconductors with Legacy Transformation
Upgrade Decades-Old Semiconductor Infrastructure into Next Gen Platforms That Power Rapid Innovation, Optimized Yields, and Establish Market Dominance.
Up to
100%
boost
in overall performance
*Based on real customer deployment
Key Challenges of Legacy Systems
The semiconductor industry faces significant challenges due to legacy systems. Here are some significant challenges that can disrupt business continuity:
Reliability Issues &
Yield Impact
Aging fab equipment and control systems experience frequent failures, causing downtime. This cuts wafer throughput, yield, & delivery commitments.
Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities
Outdated process control and MES systems lack modern security protocols. This can sabotage production by exposing fabs to ransomware, IP theft, and data loss.
Compatibility
Barriers
Legacy systems have outdated architecture, preventing them from integrating with modern tech, and impacting business continuity.
Time-to-Market
Constraints
The legacy design tools and simulation are unable to support shrinking nodes and advanced packaging, delaying tape-out schedules, and product qualification.
Operational
Complexity
Disconnected systems create visibility gaps across fabrication, assembly, and test, leading to tracking delays, quality escapes, and poor root cause analysis.
Compliance
Risks
Legacy platforms fail to meet export control regulations (EAR/ITAR), data governance standards, and industry security needs, risking compliance violations.
Why Is It Important
The numbers tell a compelling story about the risks and true costs of legacy systems in the semiconductor industry:
Legacy system maintenance can cost up to 25% of the total product head due to obsolete components, scarcity of replaced parts, and expensive redesign needs. (Cadence)
A Taiwan-based semiconductor manufacturer was affected by the WannaCry ransomware, resulting in a $170 million loss in 2018. (BankInfoSecurity)
An unplanned downtime in high-volume wafer fabs (wafer fabrication facilities) can result in a loss of up to $1 million per hour. (Market Research Forecast)
Redefining Semiconductor Infrastructure with Stromasys
Stromasys is the global leader in transforming legacy hardware, empowering semiconductor organizations to modernize their outdated infrastructure with its Charon solution. It enables fabs, EDA vendors, and chip design teams to migrate mission-critical workloads from aging servers such as SPARC, VAX, and Alpha systems onto modern x86 platforms or cloud environments, without any disruptions or migration risks.
Eliminates
Maintenance Costs
Charon eliminates the expensive legacy hardware by emulating it on a modern platform while cutting the maintenance costs and preserving critical fab applications.
Improved Performance
and Scalability
Charon offers improved stability, reliability, and scalability on modern x86 servers or cloud platforms, enabling faster EDA simulations and quicker tape-out cycles.
Minimizes Downtime
Eliminates outdated hardware and migrates the critical workloads operating on it to a modern platform, preventing risks of hardware breakdowns and unplanned outages and ensuring continuous production in fabs.
Enhanced Security
and Recovery
Strengthens the cybersecurity posture of semiconductor operations and disaster recovery measures by securing proprietary chip designs, process recipes, and sensitive IP.
Accelerate Semiconductor Innovation.
Overcome Legacy Infrastructure Challenges While Maintaining 100% Operational Continuity with Stromasys Charon Solution.
Trusted by Leading Semiconductor Manufacturers Worldwide
How Stromasys Delivered 7x Faster Processing for Mission-Critical EDA and Fab Workloads
Resources
Explore proven strategies to modernize legacy chip design infrastructure, optimize performance, and enable next-generation fab operations without costly hardware replacement or code changes.
Navigate the technicalities of the Stromasys Charon emulation solution. Explore how it emulates legacy SPARC, VAX, and Alpha systems on modern x86 or cloud platforms without any modifications.
