Fujitsu Microelectronics Solutions Adopts Cadence Verification Technology for Its Toughest Mixed-Signal Designs
July 07 2009 - 8:00PM
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global
electronic design innovation, today announced that Fujitsu
Microelectronics Solutions Limited (FMSL) has adopted the Cadence�
Virtuoso� Multi-Mode Simulation suite of verification software for
its most difficult mixed-signal designs. FMSL used Virtuoso AMS
Designer as part of the simulation solution to verify a large-scale
mixed-signal SoC designed for the cellular phone industry.
"With Cadence simulation technology, we were able to verify this
mixed-signal design at a depth and thoroughness that was simply
unattainable with our previous verification methodology," said
Hiroyuki Iwata, director, Analog ASIC Design Dept. of Fujitsu
Microelectronics Solutions Limited. "We anticipate up to a 90
percent reduction in runtime for simulating our mixed-signal chips
by using Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation products instead of prior
tools. These enhanced capabilities are important to us in that they
help ensure that we are offering the most highly reliable ICs."
FMSL deployed Virtuoso AMS Designer to effectively validate the
many complex analog and digital interface functions such as power
controllers for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, and A/D and
D/A converters for signal conversion. Virtuoso AMS Designer's
comprehensive language support and mixed-signal interface modeling
capabilities make it ideal for mixed-signal simulation of analog
and mixed-signal SoCs, enabling designers and verification
engineers to capture and verify the complex behavior among analog
and digital blocks.
FMSL engineers were able to optimize their mixed-signal
verification runs with Virtuoso AMS Designer by switching between
Virtuoso UltraSim Full-Chip Simulator, a high-performance
transistor-level FastSPICE circuit simulator, and Virtuoso Spectre�
Circuit Simulator with "turbo" capabilities, which delivers fast,
accurate, SPICE-level simulation for tough analog, RF and
mixed-signal circuits depending on the performance and capacity
required.
"FMSL has been working with incredibly advanced mixed-signal
designs, and its design teams have benefited greatly by deploying
newer Cadence technology -- Spectre with turbo capabilities --
alongside long-established solutions like Virtuoso AMS Designer and
UltraSim," said Zhihong Liu, corporate vice president of research
and development for circuit simulation and physical verification
products at Cadence. "We look forward to working closely with FMSL
in the future, continuing to develop and deliver the technologies
and methodologies its engineers need to tackle whatever new design
and verification challenges the future brings."
Information on Virtuoso AMS Designer and the Virtuoso Multi-Mode
Simulation suite is available at
www.cadence.com/products/cic/multimode_simulation/pages/default.aspx.
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware,
methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced
semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and
telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the
global electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.
Cadence, the Cadence logo, Spectre and Virtuoso are registered
trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and
other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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