Jul 29 2010
Berkeley Design Automation announced that SiliconFile Technologies has chosen the AFS (Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification) platform for verifying its image sensor integrated circuits. SiliconFile, a provider of CMOS image sensors, selected the platform for complex-block verification of ICs for use in mobile imaging.
Berkeley - Performance graph of AFS Platform
The AFS Platform is an exclusive unified circuit verification platform for RF, mixed-signal, and analog design. The platform provides detailed device noise analysis, and more than 10 million-element capacity, while delivering 5 - 20 times better performance than conventional SPICE.
The platform uses numerical analysis and advanced algorithms to solve the original device and full-circuit matrix equations quickly, without using any shortcuts. The platform comprises licenses for AFS RF Analysis, AFS Transient Noise Analysis, AFS Co-Simulation, AFS circuit simulation, and AFS Nano SPICE simulation.
SiliconFile’s Chief Technology Officer, Do Yeong Lee, stated that the company chose the AFS platform because it provided accurate nanometer SPICE results 5 -10 times faster than conventional SPICE simulators. The President of Berkeley Design Automation, Ravi Subramanian, expressed their pleasure over SiliconFile Technologies’ selection of the AFS platform.
Source: http://www.berkeley-da.com/