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Zensys Selects Berkeley Design
Automation
Analog FastSPICE™
for Wireless Transceiver Verification
Tool Delivers
True
SPICE Accuracy 5x-10x Faster for Complex Low-Power Analog/RF Circuits
Santa Clara, CA, — May 28, 2008— Berkeley Design
Automation Inc.,
provider of Precision Circuit Analysis™ technology for
advanced analog
and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that Zensys,
developer of the award-winning Z-Wave wireless home control standard
and a family of low-cost, low-power integrated transceiver chips
embedded with Z-Wave, has selected the company's Analog
FastSPICE™
circuit simulator for complex-block characterization and full-circuit
performance simulation of its fully integrated RF communication module.
“Verifying our RF communication module requires extensive
transistor-level simulation of a complete RF transceiver with the
highest possible accuracy,” said Tony Shakib, Chief Executive
Officer
at Zensys. “Analog FastSPICE completed characterization of
our RF
transceiver, including a complex sigma-delta modulator, more than 5x
faster than our traditional SPICE simulator with true SPICE accuracy.
With Analog FastSPICE we will be able to tapeout with higher confidence
and get our products to market faster.”
Berkeley Design Automation tools include Analog FastSPICE™
circuit
simulation, Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer, 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 Zensys selected Analog FastSPICE for the
verification of their RF technology for interoperable home control
devices,” said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of
Berkeley Design
Automation. “Effective design verification of complex
analog/RF
circuits for ultra-low power RF mesh networking products requires true
SPICE accuracy to enable delivery of high-quality products to the
consumer market. We are proud to help Zensys dramatically accelerate
their analog/RF circuit verification.”
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
Z-Wave
Z-Wave®
is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and easy-to-use
wireless control to every aspect of daily life – the home,
consumer
electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to name a few. Z-Wave is an
award-winning, proven and interoperable wireless mesh networking
technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the home
to communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment
centers, and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday
life including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and
security, and energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are
currently available from leading consumer brands in more than 200
products. Z-Wave is the recipient of the Wall Street Journal Technology
Innovation Award in the wireless category and the CNET “Best
of CES
Award” in the enabling technologies category. For more
information
about Z-Wave, please visit www.z-wave.com.
Analog FastSPICE, Noise Analysis Option , RF FastSPICE, PLL Noise
Analyzer, WaveCrave, and Precision Circuit Analysis are trademarks and
Berkeley Design is a registered trademark of Berkeley Design
Automation, Inc. Z-Wave® is a registered trademark of Zensys,
Inc.
and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. 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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