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Skyworks Solutions Selects Berkeley Design
Automation Analog FastSPICE™ for Multi-mode 3G Transceiver Simulation
Tool Delivers True
SPICE Accuracy 5x-10x faster for Complex-Block Characterization
Santa Clara, CA, — March 11, 2008— Berkeley Design Automation
Inc., provider of Precision Circuit Analysis™ technology for advanced
analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that Skyworks
Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog
and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, has
selected the company's Analog FastSPICE™ circuit simulator for
full-circuit functional simulation and complex-block characterization
of its multi-mode multi-band analog and RF transceivers.
“Verifying our high performance analog/RF designs for mobile
connectivity requires transistor-level simulation of very complex
circuits with true SPICE accuracy,” said Kenneth Weller, Sr. Director
of Design Automation for Skyworks. “Analog FastSPICE provides a 5-7x
turnaround time advantage, and a 10x capacity advantage over
traditional SPICE, with true SPICE accuracy.”
Berkeley Design Automation tools include Analog FastSPICE™ circuit
simulation, RF FastSPICE™ periodic analyzer, and PLL Noise Analyzer™.
The company guarantees identical waveforms to the leading "golden"
SPICE simulators down to noise floor (typically 0.1% or less) while
delivering 5x-10x higher performance and 5x-10x higher capacity. It
achieves this by using advanced algorithms and numerical analysis
techniques to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and the original
device equations without any shortcuts that could compromise accuracy.
Design teams from top-10 semiconductor companies to leading startups
use Berkeley Design Automation tools to solve big analog/RF
verification problems. Typical applications include characterizing
complex blocks (e.g., PLLs, ADCs, DC:DC converters, PHYs, Tx/Rx chains)
and running performance simulation of full circuits (e.g., wireless
transceivers, wireline transceivers, high-speed I/O macros, memories,
microcontrollers, data converters, and power converters).
“We are excited that Skyworks, a recognized leader in multi-mode 3G
radio platforms, has selected Analog FastSPICE for their verification
environment,” said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley
Design Automation. “Full-circuit functional simulation and
complex-block characterization are key requirements for verification of
multi-mode, multi-band radios, and we are delighted that Analog
FastSPICE provides Skyworks with the accuracy and performance required
for the verification of these ICs.”
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
capacity needed to verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon.
Berkeley Design Automation has received numerous awards including EDN
Magazine’s 2006 Innovation of the Year, the 2006 Red Herring 100 North
America, and the 2007 Red Herring Global 100 Finalist. Founded in 2003,
the company is funded by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners,
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., and NTT Corporation. For more
information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com.
Analog FastSPICE, RF FastSPICE, PLL Noise Analyzer, WaveCrave, and
Precision Circuit Analysis are trademarks and Berkeley Design is a
registered trademark 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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