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Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Selected by NEC Electronics
Tool Delivers True
SPICE Accuracy 5x-10x Faster for Complex Analog, RF, and Mixed-Signal
Circuits Targeting Consumer, Computer, and Wireless Applications
SANTA CLARA,
CA, — July 28, 2009— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of Precision Circuit Analysis™ technology for advanced
analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced
that NEC Electronics Corporation, a global semiconductor leader, has
selected the company's Analog FastSPICE™ circuit simulator for
complex-block characterization and full-circuit performance simulation
of its leading-edge analog, RF, and mixed-signal integrated circuits
and IP cores.
NEC Electronics required fast time to market for the design and
characterization of complex analog, RF, and mixed-signal circuits for
semiconductor products in the high-end computing, broadband networking,
mobile handset, PC peripherals, automotive and consumer markets. Analog
FastSPICE consistently delivered 5x-10x faster characterization with
identical waveforms to traditional SPICE for NEC Electronics analog and
mixed-signal cores including PLLs, SERDES, DDR I/O, ADCs, consumer, and
wireless transceivers. This combination of speed and accuracy was
unmatched by any other circuit simulator and NEC Electronics are
excited to deploy this tool to their design teams.
Berkeley Design Automation tools include Analog FastSPICE™
circuit simulation, Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer,
RF FastSPICE™ periodic analyzer, and PLL Noise Analyzer™.
The company guarantees identical waveforms to the leading "golden"
SPICE simulators down to noise floor (typically 0.1% or less) while
delivering 5x-10x higher performance and 5x-10x higher capacity. It
achieves this by using advanced algorithms and numerical analysis
techniques to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and the original
device equations without any shortcuts that could compromise accuracy.
Design teams from top-10 semiconductor companies to leading startups
use Berkeley Design Automation tools to solve big analog/RF
verification problems. Typical applications include complex-block
characterization (e.g., PLLs, ADCs, DC:DC converters, PHYs, Tx/Rx
chains) and full-circuit performance simulation (e.g., wireless
transceivers, wireline transceivers, high-speed I/O macros, memories,
microcontrollers, data converters, and power converters).
"We are excited that NEC Electronics, a world leader in semiconductors,
has selected Analog FastSPICE," said Ravi Subramanian, president and
CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "NEC Electronics' success with
Analog FastSPICE across a wide variety of circuit types is another
example of how our technology is now becoming essential for nanometer
analog and RF design. Analog FastSPICE is being successfully used in
production by virtually all the leading consumer electronics
semiconductor companies throughout the world- a clear testament to the
compelling value Berkeley Design Automation delivers in the market
today."
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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