HCLTech has launched a pre-configured Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for the semiconductor industry in collaboration with PTC. Running on PTC’s Windchill platform, the offering brings key product development processes together, with a focus on quality control, regulatory compliance and reducing operational complexity.
What the PLM solution connects across chip development
The offering connects people, processes and data across different stages of the semiconductor product lifecycle, including intellectual property (IP) management, new product introduction, supplier collaboration, quality management and regulatory compliance.
This connection is established through a unified digital thread, which links product-related information across different stages of development. The solution also integrates with existing business, manufacturing and design systems.
How the digital thread works across the product lifecycle
By connecting these processes, the solution aims to give semiconductor companies greater visibility and traceability across product development and management.
This allows teams to access relevant product information across different stages and track processes as products move through development. The offering also incorporates industry-specific best practices and accelerators across the semiconductor ecosystem.
John Haller, General Manager of PLM at PTC, said the collaboration builds on the companies’ work together as customers look for ways to manage increasingly sophisticated product development environments.
He added that combining PTC’s product lifecycle capabilities with HCLTech’s industry and engineering expertise would help companies modernise how products are developed and managed.
Hari Sadarahalli, Corporate Vice President and Global Head of Engineering and R&D Services at HCLTech, said that as chip innovation accelerates and products become more sophisticated, the ability to turn innovation into products quickly and consistently is becoming an important competitive advantage.
As semiconductor designs grow more complex,the offering is expected to help chipmakers turn new innovations into market-ready products .