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SigmaTel
Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ to Shorten
Time-to-Market for Multimedia ICs
Tool Delivers Full SPICE Accuracy and 10X
Performance Versus Multi-CPU SPICE
SANTA CLARA, CA, —May 22, 2007— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of Precision Circuit Analysis™ technology for advanced analog
and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that SigmaTel, a
leader in mixed-signal multimedia semiconductors for the consumer
electronics market, has chosen the company’s Analog FastSPICE™
circuit simulator for its analog intensive verification needs. Analog
FastSPICE enables SigmaTel to verify their analog intensive designs in
a fraction of the time required by traditional SPICE tools.
“Our mixed-signal ICs for multimedia applications push the limits of
traditional circuit simulators,” said Danny Mulligan, senior vice
president of technology and strategy for SigmaTel. “Berkeley Design
Automation’s Analog FastSPICE reduced our CPU intensive simulation
runtimes by 5X to 10X compared to even multi-core SPICE simulators
while delivering identical results. This type of accuracy and
performance enables us to get our leading-edge ICs to market faster.”
Analog FastSPICE uses Berkeley Design Automation’s proprietary
Precision Circuit Analysis technology to deliver full SPICE accuracy,
5X to 10X faster, and with vastly superior DC convergence compared to
traditional SPICE tools. By solving the original device equations
without any approximations, abstractions, or short cuts, Analog
FastSPICE delivers identical waveforms as traditional SPICE simulators
at every node on every run. The product is proven on a wide range of
circuits including high-speed I/Os, power regulators, LCD-TV source
drivers, memory interfaces, and PLLs (phase-locked loops) and DLLs
(delay-locked loops).
“We are delighted that SigmaTel has chosen Analog FastSPICE for their
design verification flow,” said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of
Berkeley Design Automation. “We are proud to help SigmaTel accelerate
the delivery of analog intensive ICs that deliver a true multimedia
experience for consumers.”
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 EDN Magazine’s 2006 Innovation Award and the 2006 Red
Herring 100 North America Award, making it the first analog and RF EDA
company to be honored with either exclusive award in five 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). 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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