Overview
Silicon Launch for Windchill is a purpose-built Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for semiconductor companies, offered jointly by HCLTech and PTC. Built on PTC Windchill, combining with HCLTech’s semiconductor expertise, industry templates, accelerators and integrated AI. It connects product data and processes across lifecycle, helping engineering teams simplify complexity, improve collaboration and accelerate new product introduction.
A connected PLM and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) digital thread across Windchill and Codebeamer links together requirements, design, Intellectual Property (IP), Bill of Material (BOM) and fabrication. Purpose-built applications support New Product Introduction (NPI), IP and BOM management, change, quality, compliance and supplier collaboration.
For Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDMs), fabless semiconductor companies and Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Tests (OSATs) providers, Silicon Launch provides a scalable foundation to replace fragmented processes with a connected, lifecycle-driven operating model.
Expected outcomes
- Faster NPI cycles
- Higher engineering productivity
- End-to-end traceability from requirements to tape-out
Co-creating Digital Transformation Success
HCLTech and PTC bring together deep engineering expertise, PLM transformation capabilities and industry-focused innovation to help semiconductor enterprises modernize product development. Building on a collaboration spanning more than two decades, we combined our forces with PTC technologies with semiconductor-specific accelerators and engineering expertise to connect ALM and PLM processes, apply AI-enabled automation and establish a scalable digital thread across the product lifecycle.
Features
Purpose-built capabilities for semiconductor product development
Pre-built Windchill templates featuring semiconductor-specific taxonomy, data model and product structures.
Connect requirements, design, IP, BOM, manufacturing and downstream processes, with Codebeamer linking testing, risks and changes to product definitions.
Manage IP lifecycle, versions and status across internal and external libraries with controlled access and end-to-end traceability.
Manages multi-domain BOMs for IP, software and electrical content, while connecting manufacturing BOMs and line-side information into production processes.
Plan and manage NPI programs through connected projects with clear deliverables, lifecycle metrics and KPIs.
Manage engineering changes, exceptions and deviations through controlled approval workflows from design to silicon production.
Connects issue management, CAPA and validation and regulatory requirements to strengthen quality processes and and audit readiness.
Enable secure collaboration with suppliers, foundries, OSAT providers and ecosystem partners through a dedicated supplier and partner portal.
Gain real-time visibility into program health, KPIs and engineering and business performance through preconfigured dashboards and reports.
Automate scheduling and background processes, while integrating EDA design data, IP management tools, ALM, MES, ERP and cloud and analytics platforms.
Benefits
Silicon Launch helps semiconductor organizations accelerate NPI, improve engineering productivity and create a traceable digital thread across product development.
Building a Scalable Digital Thread
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