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Summit
Microelectronics Selects Berkeley Design Automation AFS Nano™
Tool Delivers True
SPICE accuracy and Superior Price/Performance for
Block-Level Design
Santa Clara, CA, — March 24, 2009— Berkeley Design
Automation Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified
circuit verification platform for advanced analog and RF integrated
circuits (ICs), today announced that Summit Microelectronics, Inc., a
world leader in programmable power management ICs, has selected the
company's Analog FastSPICE Nano SPICE simulator (AFS Nano) for
block-level characterization of its precision programmable power
management ICs.
"At Summit we have been using Analog FastSPICE for over one year for
transistor level simulation of our programmable, highly integrated
precision power management ICs, and we consistently get up to 14x
faster results than traditional SPICE simulators with identical
waveforms," said Sridhar Kotikalapoodi, Vice President of Design at
Summit Microelectronics. "Now with AFS Nano we get block-level
simulation with true SPICE accuracy at a superior price/performance.
This makes it compelling even compared to traditional SPICE tools."
Analog FastSPICE is the industry’s only unified circuit
verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. Always
delivering true SPICE accurate results, it provides 5x-10x higher
performance than traditional SPICE, >1 million-element capacity, and
the industry’s only comprehensive noise analysis. The AFS
Platform is a single executable that uses advanced algorithms and
numerical analysis to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and
original device equations without any shortcuts. AFS Platform tools
include: AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator,
Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer, and RF
FastSPICE™ multi-tone periodic analyzer.
"We are delighted that Summit Microelectronics has chosen AFS Nano for
block-level characterization of their programmable power management
ICs," said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design
Automation. "Now, more than ever, mixed-signal design teams are
required to get more complex designs done with greater cost-efficiency.
Summit's selection of AFS Nano further validates the strong ROI the
Analog FastSPICE Platform provides to leading-edge design teams of
complex analog and mixed-signal devices."
About
Berkeley
Design Automation
Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the
recognized leader in advanced analog, mixed-signal, and RF (AMS/RF)
verification. Its Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification
platform combines the accuracy, performance, and capacity needed to
verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Design teams from top-10
semiconductor companies to leading startups use the AFS Platform to
efficiently verify AMS/RF circuits. Founded in 2003, the company has
received several industry awards in recognition of its technology
leadership and impact on the electronics industry. The company is
privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners,
Panasonic Corporation, and NTT Corporation. For more
information, see
http://www.berkeley-da.com.
Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, Noise Analysis Option, RF FastSPICE, PLL
Noise Analyzer, WaveCrave, and Precision Circuit Analysis are
trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Berkeley Design and BDA
are registered trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Any other
trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their
respective owners.
PR for Berkeley
Design
Automation – Cayenne Communication LLC
Michelle
Clancy, 252-940-0981, michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com
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