Improving the performance of existing technologies has always been a key element in the development of computational systems and EDA tools. However, as analog mixed-signal designs complexity drastically increases, conventional techniques are becoming outdated and new technologies must be adopted by designers.
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Posted in AMS EDA tools, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, SPICE, verification
Well after a couple of busy weeks traveling (and I am sure you really care about knowing this :)), I finally found some time to blog about our DAC AMS event held in Austin early June. We had a very successful event with some great technical presentations (hey that’s the feedback I received from the crowd..) from Micron, Broadcom, ST-Ericsson E, ARM and ST-Microelectronics. The topics ranged from low power and reliability and mixed signal verification and advanced memory characterization.
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Posted in AMS Circuits, AMS EDA tools, Device Modeling, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, Reliability, SPICE, verification
Blog post on Thursday, Happy hour on Friday… so I had to release it today:)
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Posted in AMS EDA tools, analog, analog design, Behavioral Modeling, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, RF, SPICE, Uncategorized
You may have watched the previous video I posted on CustomExplorer Ultra (if not, it is not too late :)). A very interesting feature of this tool is its Waveform comparison capability.
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Posted in AMS EDA tools, analog, Device Modeling, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, SPICE, Uncategorized
With increasing complexity of mixed-signal designs comes a more and more expensive coverage scheme for verification, from the analog as well as the digital side. Finding a verification cockpit combining ease-of-use, performance and required features for both Analog and Digital is therefore not a trivial task.
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Posted in AMS EDA tools, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, Uncategorized, verification
If you read my blog or other EDA related blogs, you probably have already figured out that verification, specifically for mixed-signal designs, is getting increasingly complex. Different variables have to be taken in consideration: complexity of your design environment or topology, high-volume of regression runs, simulation speed are just a few of those . The verification methodology has also to support multiple languages, and work with different netlist formats available across the industry. As such, there is a crucial need for an integrated mixed-signal verification environment that focuses on functionality, reliability, and performance.
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Posted in AMS Circuits, AMS EDA tools, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Mixed Signal/Cosimulation, verification
Circuit design implementation has become increasingly complex in deep submicron technologies. Multiple processor cores, I/Os peripherals, complex analog circuits, and logic are now being implemented onto the same chip. Ensuring product reliability to meet design goals and to achieve good yield has become a crucial step in today design cycle. With complex IP, system integration, and multiple power domains, you need an extremely flexible and powerful EDA solution to tackle those circuit verification demands.
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Posted in AMS Circuits, AMS EDA tools, analog design, EDA, Fast-SPICE, Reliability, verification
yes, an other field trip report 🙂 You may remember we held our HSPICE Special Interest Group event during DesignCon week. This event gives you an opportunity to talk with Synopsys HSPICE R&D personnel and hear what our customers have to say about using HSPICE in today’s most challenging designs.
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Posted in AMS EDA tools, analog, EDA, SPICE, Uncategorized
