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Summit
Microelectronics Selects Analog FastSPICE™ for Full-Circuit
Performance Verification of Programmable Power Management ICs
Tool Delivers True SPICE Accuracy up to 14x Faster for Complex Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuits
Santa Clara, CA, — April 8, 2008- Berkeley Design Automation
Inc., provider of Precision Circuit Analysis™ technology for
advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that
Summit Microelectronics, Inc., a world leader in programmable power
management ICs, has selected the company's Analog FastSPICE™
circuit simulator for full-circuit performance simulation and
complex-block characterization of its precision power management ICs.
"Getting it right first time, on time is important for us. Verifying
our digitally programmable, highly integrated precision power
management ICs requires transistor-level simulation with true SPICE
accuracy," said Sridhar Kotikalapoodi, Vice President of Design at
Summit Microelectronics. "Traditional SPICE simulators were too slow
and did not have sufficient capacity. Digital fastSPICE simulators were
difficult to set up and were not accurate enough. Analog FastSPICE fits
right into our flow and simulates our complex switching DC-DC
converters up to 14x faster than traditional SPICE simulator while
producing identical waveforms. With Analog FastSPICE we are able to
achieve full-circuit performance verification including power-up
sequences 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 delighted that Summit Microelectronics has chosen Analog
FastSPICE for the verification of their power management ICs," said
Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation.
"Delivering high-precision programmable single chip power management
solutions for the leading consumer electronics applications is a
tremendous challenge involving advanced precision digital and analog
techniques. Summit's selection of Analog FastSPICE further validates
the strong competitive advantage our Precision Circuit Analysis
technology provides to leading-edge designers of complex analog and
mixed-signal devices."
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.
About Summit Microelectronics
Summit Microelectronics is the leader
in flexible, highly integrated power management solutions combining
precision power regulation with sophisticated digital control in a
single chip. The Company's devices are found in a variety of consumer,
communications, and computing applications. Summit's unique digital
programmability enables high integration and system flexibility in a
single chip - impossible with conventional "hard-wired" analog power
ICs. Additionally, this integration reduces the bill-of-materials
yielding the lowest total system cost and size. Summit solutions
address the biggest challenges facing OEM developers today: increasing
system functionality, performance, and complexity accompanied by
shrinking development time cycles. For more information, see http://www.summitmicro.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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