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Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform Adopted by Panasonic
for Mass-Production of Mixed-Signal LSIs
Platform Delivers
Superior Verification Efficiency for Mixed-Signal and RF Analysis
Santa Clara,
CA, — May 19, 2009— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified circuit verification
platform for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today
announced that Panasonic Corporation, a world leader in products,
systems, and components for consumer electronics, has selected the
company's Analog FastSPICE™ platform for use in their production
flow for verification of mixed-signal integrated circuits.
"We spend a significant amount of effort on mixed-signal verification
and noise analysis of mixed-signal integrated circuits," said Masahiko
Matsumoto, Director of the Analogue LSI Business Unit, Semiconductor
Company, Panasonic Corporation. "After a rigorous evaluation of the
Analog FastSPICE platform on a variety of mixed-signal integrated
circuits, we have decided to deploy this platform for mass-production
use in Panasonic."
Analog FastSPICE is the industry’s only unified circuit
verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. Always
delivering true SPICE accurate results, it provides 5x-10x higher
performance than traditional SPICE, >1 million-element capacity, and
the industry’s only comprehensive noise analysis. The AFS
Platform is a single executable that uses advanced algorithms and
numerical analysis to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and
original device equations without any shortcuts. AFS Platform tools
include: AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator,
Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer, and RF
FastSPICE™ multi-tone periodic analyzer.
"Today, we are seeing leading companies all over the world embarking on
a major retooling for next-generation analog, mixed-signal, and RF
design to improve their verification efficiency," said Ravi
Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "We are
delighted that Panasonic Corporation has chosen to deploy the Analog
FastSPICE platform for production use. This adoption validates, once
again, that Berkeley Design Automation is an essential partner as
companies embark on new tooling strategies for greater verification
efficiency."
About
Berkeley
Design Automation
Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the
recognized leader in advanced analog, mixed-signal, and RF (AMS/RF)
verification. Its Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification
platform combines the accuracy, performance, and capacity needed to
verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Design teams from top-10
semiconductor companies to leading startups use the AFS Platform to
efficiently verify AMS/RF circuits. Founded in 2003, the company has
received several industry awards in recognition of its technology
leadership and impact on the electronics industry. The company is
privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners,
Panasonic Corporation, and NTT Corporation For more information,
see http://www.berkeley-da.com.
Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, Noise Analysis Option, RF FastSPICE, PLL
Noise Analyzer, WaveCrave, and Precision Circuit Analysis are
trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Berkeley Design and BDA
are registered trademarks 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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