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May 20, 2009

Berkeley's Analog FastSPICE Platform Selected by Panasonic for Verification of ICs

Berkeley Design Automation Inc. has announced that Panasonic (News - Alert) Corporation has selected its Analog FastSPICE platform for using it in their mass-production flow for verification of mixed-signal integrated circuits. Panasonic supplies products, systems and components required in the consumer electronics industry.
 
“We spend a significant amount of effort on mixed-signal verification and noise analysis of mixed-signal integrated circuits,” said Masahiko Matsumoto, director of the Analogue LSI Business Unit at Panasonic.
 
“After a rigorous evaluation of the Analog FastSPICE platform on a variety of mixed-signal integrated circuits, we have decided to deploy this platform for mass-production use in Panasonic,” said Matsumoto.
 
Berkeley’s Analog FastSPICE is a unified circuit verification platform for advanced analog, mixed signal and RF integrated circuits (ICs). It delivers true SPICE accurate results consistently and it provides better performance than traditional SPICE besides offering improved element capacity and more comprehensive noise analysis.
 
The AFS platform is executable with advanced algorithms and numerical analysis which can solve the full-circuit matrix and original device equations eliminating short cuts. The tools included in the platform are AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator, Noise Analysis Option device noise analyzer, and RF FastSPICE multi-tone periodic analyzer.
 
Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation, said that leading companies all over the world are embarking on a major retooling for next-generation analog, mixed-signal, and RF design to improve their verification efficiency.
 
Panasonic Corporation’s adoption of the Analog FastSPICE Platform for production use validates that Berkeley Design Automation is an essential partner as companies embark on new tooling strategies for greater verification efficiency, he added.
 
The AFS Platform offers a combination of accuracy, performance and capacity required for verifying GHz designs in nanometer silicon. Designers of small and large semiconductor companies prefer this platform for efficiently verifying AMS/RF circuits.

Shamila Janakiraman is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Shamila’s articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Tim Gray
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