Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in nanometer circuit verification. Analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom digital circuitry are the biggest differentiators in nanometer integrated circuits. Implemented in GHz nanometer CMOS, these circuits introduce a new class of verification challenges that traditional transistor-level simulators cannot adequately address. Accurately characterizing these circuits’ performance is essential to our customers’ silicon success.

Berkeley Design Automation delivers the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification platform, Analog FastSPICE Platform, together with exceptional application expertise to uniquely address our customers’ challenges. More than 100 companies worldwide rely on Berkeley Design Automation to verify their nanometer-scale circuits.

The AFS Platform is a single executable that seamlessly integrates into the industry’s leading design environment to deliver:

• 5x-10x faster nanometer SPICE accurate simulation on a single core
• Certified to 28nm by the world’s leading foundries
• >120 dB transient dynamic range
• 2x-4x more performance via 4-8 core multithreading
• Industry’s most accurate and efficient analog/RF circuit characterization
  • Full-spectrum device noise analysis silicon-correlated within 1-2 dB
  • Near-linear performance scaling with increasing number of cores
• Fastest full-circuit and post-layout transistor-level verification
  • Industry’s fastest near-SPICE-accurate functional verification
  • >10M-element capacity with no accuracy degradation
  • Mixed-mode co-simulation with leading Verilog simulators
    

Berkeley Design Automation has received numerous industry awards and is widely recognized for its technology leadership and contributions to the electronics industry. The company is privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Panasonic Corp., NTT Corp., IT-Farm, and MUFJ Capital.