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TSMC Certifies Berkeley Design Automation
Analog FastSPICE for 28nm LP Process
Analog FastSPICE Meets
All TSMC Accuracy and Compatibility Requirements
for 28nm LP Technology
SANTA CLARA,
CA, — April 7, 2010— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified circuit verification
platform today announced that the Analog FastSPICE™ Platform
qualified through TSMC’s SPICE Tool Qualification Program for
28nm low-power (LP) technology. Analog, mixed-signal, and RF design
teams at leading semiconductor companies worldwide now can use Analog
FastSPICE Platform to efficiently verify their 28nm LP projects.
"The Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE Platform is one of the
first SPICE simulators to meet all the accuracy and compatibility
requirements of TSMC’s SPICE Tool Qualification Program for 28nm
LP technology,” said Tom Quan, Deputy Director of Design Service
Marketing at TSMC.
The Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE Platform (AFS Platform)
is a unified circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal,
and RF design. The company states that the AFS Platform delivers true
SPICE accurate results, while providing higher throughput and larger
simulation capacity than traditional SPICE, with comprehensive device
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. The AFS Platform includes licenses for AFS Nano SPICE
simulation, AFS circuit simulation, AFS Co-Simulation, AFS Transient
Noise Analysis, and AFS RF Analysis.
"Our 28nm LP certification via the TSMC SPICE Tool Qualification
Program is an important milestone to support our mutual
customers’ success as they move to this advanced node," said Ravi
Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "By
working closely with TSMC, we can provide assurance that these
customers have the verification tool that has the accuracy required for
the most complex and highly integrated nanometer analog/RF designs."
About
Berkeley
Design Automation
Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. (BDA)
is the recognized leader in advanced analog, mixed-signal, and RF
(AMS/RF) verification. The BDA Analog FastSPICE unified circuit
verification platform (AFS Platform) combines the accuracy,
performance, and capacity needed to verify GHz designs in
nanometer-scale silicon. Over seventy companies, including 15 of the
world's top 20 semiconductor companies, 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, NTT Corporation, IT-Farm Corporation, and MUFJ
Capital. For more information, visit http://www.berkeley-da.com.
Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, and WaveCrave 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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