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Cosmic
Circuits Selects Berkeley Design Automation AFS Nano™
Tool Delivers 5x-10x
Faster Analog/Mixed-Signal IP Verification
with True SPICE Accuracy
SANTA CLARA,
CA, — September 15, 2009— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified circuit verification
platform today announced that Cosmic Circuits, a leading provider of
differentiated high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual
property (IP) for nanometer silicon processes, has selected the
company's Analog FastSPICE Nano SPICE simulator (AFS Nano) for IP core
verification.
"Cosmic Circuits' designs go through rigorous checks at the simulation
level before being committed to silicon," said Ganapathy Subramaniam,
CEO of Cosmic Circuits, "AFS Nano reduces simulation time by a factor
of 5-10x compared to traditional SPICE with identical results. With
this performance we can thoroughly characterize PLLs, ADC blocks, and
DACs, for process variability resulting in faster delivery of high
quality IP cores to our customers."
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-20x higher
performance than traditional SPICE, >10 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 excited that Cosmic Circuits has selected AFS Nano for their IP
verification and characterization," said Ravi Subramanian, president
and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "Cosmic Circuits’ silicon
IP for nanometer process nodes requires expert analog designers, a
strong focus on analog architectures to combat variability, and the
right tools for the job. Cosmic Circuits selection of AFS Nano further
validates the strong competitive advantage the Analog FastSPICE
Platform provides to leading-edge analog/mixed-signal IP designers."
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.
About Cosmic
Circuits
Cosmic Circuits is a leading provider of
differentiated Analog and Mixed-Signal silicon IP. With a single-minded
focus on Analog, a large team of expert analog designers, and a strong
focus on analog architectures for the nanometer era, we provide
best-in-class solutions in all the participating technology areas,
aptly suited to the world of convergence electronics. Cosmic Circuits
offers customization, support for IP integration and characterization.
A winner of the 2007 Red-Herring Asia top-100 award, the
company’s mission is one of ensuring ‘Customer success
through Quality and Differentiation” of its IP blocks. More
information about Cosmic Circuits can be found at www.cosmiccircuits.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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