A BSIM4 Spice Model Story - The Silvaco Angle -.Business Editors/Technology Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2002 In a recent interview with the EETimes (www.eetimes.com) reporter Stephan Ohr, Celestry made the following statements in reference to Celestry's products: "It is the first commercially available model extractor for BSIM BSIM Big Sur International Marathon (California) BSIM Berkeley Short-Channel IGFET Model BSIM Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management 4 and BSIM silicon-on-insulator (SOI (Silicon On Insulator) A chip architecture that increases transistor switching speed by reducing capacitance (build-up of electrical charges in the transistor's elements), and thus reducing the discharge time. The power requirement is also reduced in some designs. ) models, Pollek said." December 26, 2001 According to Dr. Ivan Pesic (Silvaco Internationals CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ), this is a blatant misrepresentation misrepresentation In law, any false or misleading expression of fact, usually with the intent to deceive or defraud. It most commonly occurs in insurance and real-estate contracts. False advertising may also constitute misrepresentation. . Silvaco International holds a dominant position in providing Spice modeling solutions (UTMOST) and circuit simulation solutions (SmartSpice) for SOI technology since 1992 and provides its tools to a very significant share of this market. The BSIM4 model was distributed to customers in UTMOST in October 2000 (Simulation Standard, Vol. 11 No. 10) and in SmartSpice a month later. Silvaco challenges anyone in an open forum to demonstrate a better implementation of BSIM4 especially when it comes to model accuracy, model scalability, or circuit simulator performance. Dr. Pesic feels that Celestry (formerly BTA (Business Technology Association, Kansas City, MO, www.bta.org). A membership association of manufacturers, dealers, distributors and service companies in the business equipment and systems industries, founded in 1994. ) has forgotten the consequences of such conduct. In 1997 Silvaco sued BTA for misrepresenting its product capabilities in Taiwan. The federal court in San Jose settled the case on December 18, 1998 whereby BTA paid a significant amount of money to Silvaco and was directed to refrain from such conduct. "Perhaps BTA, by changing its name to Celestry, believes that they can avoid the results of the last proceedings before the Federal Court", said Dr. Pesic. "If a retraction is not issued and misstatements corrected, Silvaco will again bring Celestry before a Federal Judge to re-educate re·ed·u·cate also re-ed·u·cate tr.v. re·ed·u·cat·ed, re·ed·u·cat·ing, re·ed·u·cates 1. To instruct again, especially in order to change someone's behavior or beliefs. 2. them that failing to accurately portray competitors product features does not pay in a Court of Law." About Silvaco SILVACO was founded in 1984 and continues to do business as the leading vendor of technology computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (TCAD TCAD Technology Computer-Aided Design TCAD Tompkins County Area Development (Ithaca, NY, USA) TCAD Travis Central Appraisal District (Austin, Texas) TCAD Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability ) simulation software. Silvaco is uniquely positioned as an independent broadline supplier of analog IC technology simulation software and services. Silvaco is the leading vendor of Spice parameter extraction software (UTMOST), and analog circuit simulation software (SmartSpice). This independence allows Silvaco to work with leading high-tech companies and universities worldwide to bring the latest advances in analog design technology to the marketplace. For more information on Silvaco International visit our web site at www.silvaco.com. |
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