A world leader in semiconductor design software, Synopsys, Inc has released a comprehensive, integrated analog and mixed signal (AMS) verification solution for complex system-on-chip (SOC) design, named Discovery AMS 2007.
Discovery AMS 2007 features is featured with three new technologies, which are given below:
1) Next- generation FastSPICE simulation technology
2) A unifies AMS debug and visualization environment
3) Tight integration with Synopsys’ VCS digital verification solution, which is built upon Synopsys’ technology-leading HSIM and NanoSim FastSPICE simulators.
Synopsys’ new XA simulation technology enables customers to achieve SPICE accuracy while maintaining FastSPICE performance and capacity. The technology is transistor level simulation engine, which is designed to augment NanoSim and HSIM as an add-on option. The combination of the technology with NanoSim or HSIM delivers the complete transistor level verification solution.
Synopsys’ high-performance HSIM and NanoSim circuit simulators are tightly integrated with Synopsys’ VCS digital verification solution through direct-kernel integration. Its delivers high level performance, verification and greater flexibility in verifying mixed signal SoC designs at all levels of abs, including SystemC, SystemVerilog, behavioral, gate and transistor level. Additionally, it also provides full-featured, powerful debug and analysis environment, which includes both analog and digital analysis capabilities.
Hisaharu Miwa, general manager, Design Technology Division, LSI Product Technology Unit, Renesas Technology Corp said,
Discovery AMS, with the combination of HSIM and the XA simulation technology, enabled us to reduce verification time by an average of 5x over traditional FastSPICE and over 50x over SPICE while maintaining SPICE-like accuracy.
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Via: ManagingAutomation
