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AXSEM
Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE™ Platform
for RF-CMOS Transceiver Verification
Platform Significantly
Improves Verification Efficiency for Wireless Transceivers
SANTA CLARA,
CA, — August 18, 2009— Berkeley Design Automation Inc.,
provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS) unified circuit
verification platform for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits
(ICs), today announced that AXSEM, a leading fabless
manufacturer of ISM RFIC, has selected the AFS Platform for RF-CMOS
wireless transceiver design and verification.
"We benchmarked the AFS Platform for our mixed-signal/RF products
against various other tools," said Monika Brogle, Chief Technology
Officer at AXSEM. "Berkeley Design Automation convinced us with
identical results 5x-10x faster than traditional SPICE and at a
reasonable cost. Switching to the AFS Platform enables us to verify our
circuits much more thoroughly, enhance our design productivity, and
create complex products without re-spins. We are committed to
delivering RFIC with best in class performance. Berkeley Design
Automation is the right tool set to achieve this goal."
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-20x higher
performance than traditional SPICE, >10 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.
"We are delighted that AXSEM has selected Analog FastSPICE for their
wireless transceiver verification," said Ravi Subramanian, president
and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "AXSEM’s ultra-low cost,
low-power, and high-performance semiconductor solutions for wireless
peripherals involve significant RF-CMOS technology challenges.
AXSEM’s selection of the AFS Platform validates the strong
competitive advantage Berkeley Design Automation provides to IC design
teams for virtually every wireless application."
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, NTT Finance Corporation, and IT-Farm
Corporation. For more information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com.
About AXSEM
AXSEM is a fast growing fabless IC
manufacturer specialized in cutting edge ISM RF transceiver ICs with
its headquarter in Dubendorf near Zurich in Switzerland. AXSEM is a
global leader in CMOS mixed signal UHF transceivers with products
ranging from 400 MHz to 2.5 GHz. All products are distinguished by
their flexible concept to fit a wide range of applications and their
ultimate performance in terms of sensitivity and power efficiency. The
high degree of integration reduces required external electronic
components and circuits to a minimum. This results in very short system
development times and competitive system costs and makes the AXSEM
transceiver ICs the first choice for RF engineers. As an ISO 9001:2000
certified company, AXSEM is the perfect and a reliable partner for
international OEM customers for a wide range of markets and
applications such as consumer electronics, AMR, home automation, RKE,
TPMS and many more. For more information, see http://www.axsem.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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