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TSMC
Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE Transient Noise
for TSMC Analog Mixed Signal Reference Flow 1.0
AFS Addresses Device
Noise Analysis of Analog/Mixed Signal ICs
with True SPICE Accuracy
SANTA CLARA,
CA, — June 29, 2010— Berkeley Design Automation, Inc.,
provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified circuit verification
platform (AFS Platform), today announced that the Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has incorporated the AFS Platform in the
Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0 for device noise analysis.
"We have worked closely with Berkeley Design Automation to ensure that
the powerful benefits of their Analog FastSPICE Platform transient
noise analysis are available within the TSMC AMS Reference Flow 1.0,"
said Tom Quan, deputy director of design methodology and service
marketing, TSMC. "Our internal design teams have already been using the
Analog FastSPICE Platform because it delivered SPICE accurate results
much faster than traditional SPICE on our analog/mixed-signal IP and
building blocks across our major process technologies. Our mutual
customers using the AMS Reference Flow 1.0 will benefit from the
differentiated capabilities the AFS Platform delivers for device noise
analysis."
TSMC AMS Reference Flow 1.0 offers an advanced multi-vendor AMS design
flow fully integrated with an innovative TSMC AMS design package to
manage the growing complexity of process effects as well as design
complexity in 40-nm and 28-nm process nodes.
About Analog FastSPICE Platform
The Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE Platform is a unified
circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design.
It delivers true SPICE accurate results with comprehensive device noise
analysis and 10M-element capacity. 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.
"Our inclusion in the TSMC AMS Reference Flow 1.0 caps several years of
collaboration between the two companies," said Ravi Subramanian,
president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "Design teams need
best in class solutions to tackle the verification challenges in
nanometer analog, RF, and mixed-signal designs. Our cooperation with
TSMC in the AMS Reference Flow will enable customers to gain
significant improvements in device noise analysis, for their analog/RF
circuits."
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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