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Berkeley
Design Automation’s Analog FastSPICE and RF FastSPICE Selected
As Finalist for EDN Innovation Award
EDN Magazine Recognizes Unique Combination
of Full SPICE Accuracy and 5X-10X Performance
SANTA CLARA, Calif.
—February 6, 2007— Berkeley Design Automation Inc., provider of
Precision Circuit Analysis(TM) technology for advanced analog and RF
integrated circuits, today announced that its Analog FastSPICE and RF
FastSPICE tools have been named a finalist for the 17th annual EDN
Innovation Awards. They are the first analog or RF EDA tools to be
named a finalist in five years, and they are one of only three
finalists
in the ‘ESL, pc-board, and IC front-end design and verification’
category. The nomination is based on the tools’ full-SPICE accuracy, 5X
to 10X performance versus SPICE, and vastly superior DC and
periodic-steady-state (PSS) convergence.
“We are very proud that EDN has named Analog FastSPICE and RF FastSPICE
finalists for the EDN Innovation Awards”, said Ravi Subramanian,
president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. “Along with the strong
customer adoption of our products, this nomination validates the value
we are bringing to analog and RF design teams.”
About The EDN
Innovation Awards
Instituted in 1990, the Innovation Awards honor the people, products
and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry over the
past year. Nominees for the Innovator of the Year category must have
demonstrated innovation that resulted in a significant advance in
technology and/or product development during the past 12 months.
“Our 2006 roster of Innovation finalists includes great products across
the analog, digital, software, and test spaces. We received a
tremendous set of mixed-signal ASSP entries, and more processor entries
than ever,” states EDN Editor-In-Chief Maury Wright. “I look forward to
the rigorous voting process and know that the winners will be top
notch.”
In the next few weeks, EDN’s worldwide audience of electronics
engineers and engineering managers will use an online ballot to select
the ultimate winners from among these finalists. EDN’s editorial staff
and Editorial Advisory Board also take part in determining the final
winners. We encourage you to visit www.edn.com/innovation to review
each of the nominees. Winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony
on April 2, 2007 in San Jose, CA.
About Berkeley
Design Automation
Berkeley Design Automation Inc. is the recognized leader in advanced
analog/RF verification. Its Precision Circuit Analysis technology
combines the accuracy, performance, and robustness needed to verify GHz
designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Berkeley Design Automation is the
recipient of the 2006 Red Herring 100 North America Award, making it
the first EDA company to earn such a distinction in 5 years. Founded in
2003, the company is funded by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture
Partners, Matsushita Electric Industrial, and NTT Corporation. For more
information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com.
Analog FastSPICE, RF FastSPICE,
PLL Noise Analyzer, and Precision
Circuit Analysis are trademarks and Berkeley Design is a registered
trademark of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc.
HSPICE is a registered trademark of Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS).
Spectre is a registered trademark of Cadence Design Systems Inc.
(NASDAQ:CDNS).
PR for Berkeley Design Automation – Cayenne Communication LLC
Michelle
Clancy, 252-940-0981, michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com
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