Addition of VBIC Model Support to Analog Simulation Tool Delivers Faster, More Accurate SiGe Device Simulation; T-Spice v10.0 Takes Tanner EDA into the Power and Wireless Markets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Design Automation Conference 2004 Booth 2934 PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 Tanner EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. , a division of Tanner Research, announces support for Vertical Bipolar Inter-Company (VBIC VBIC Virginia Business Information Center VBIC Vertical Bipolar Integrated Circuit VBIC Vertical Blanking Interval Code ) bipolar junction transistor models in a new version of its enhanced analog and mixed-signal IC simulation tool, T-Spice Pro v10.0. VBIC models, which are available from most foundries for their SiGe processes, are now widely used by designers of power devices, including ICs for wireless/RF applications. They overcome many of the inherent weaknesses of industry-standard SPICE Gummel-Poon (SGP SGP Singapore (ISO Country code) SGP Schering-Plough (stock symbol) SGP Stability and Growth Pact SGP Southern Great Plains SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij SGP Speedway Grand Prix ) models and offer improved modelling accuracy with respect to Early effects, quasi-saturation, parasitic effects, avalanche multiplication, and temperature dependency. As a result of the upgrade, T-Spice Pro v10.0 will now deliver greater simulation accuracy for designs that utilize SiGe transistors, minimizing design errors and cutting design iterations. The addition of VBIC support to T-Spice Pro v10.0 will give Tanner greater access to the high-growth power and wireless design markets. The T-Spice Pro v10.0 VBIC model implementation includes support for all simulation modes including DC, transient, AC and noise analysis. Improvements have been made to the VBIC model for increased convergence with no loss of accuracy. Consequently, design productivity is enhanced. T-Spice Pro v10.0 is a low-cost, Windows-based tool for simulation, schematic entry and waveform analysis of IC designs. It provides fast and accurate simulation of analog and mixed-signal designs within a tightly integrated design flow and offers comprehensive post-processing utilities. Designers can switch between fast, table-based model evaluation and more accurate, direct model evaluation. This permits selective control of design performance and accuracy. The tool has an easy-to-use graphical interface, is compatible with the latest foundry MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) The most popular and widely used type of field effect transistor (see FET). MOSFETs are either NMOS (n-channel) or PMOS (p-channel) transistors, which are fabricated as individually packaged and BJT See bipolar. processes and features HSPICE(R) and P-SPICE(R)-compatible input language. T-Spice Pro v10.0 is available now with support provided for Windows 2000 and XP. A single-user license costs $5000. About Tanner EDA: Tanner EDA is a division of Tanner Research, Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. Tanner EDA develops layout, verification and simulation design software for analog and mixed-signal IC, MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. and integrated optical designs on the Windows(R) platform. Tanner's L-Edit Pro(TM), HiPer Verify(TM) and T-Spice Pro(TM) provide a complete design flow including schematic entry, circuit simulation, waveform probing, full-custom layout editing, placement and routing, DRC DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Down (Stage) Right Center DRC Director(ate) of Reserve Components DRC Disability Rights Commission (United Kingdom) and LVS LVS Linux Virtual Server LVS Live Vaccine Strain LVS Las Vegas, New Mexico (Airport Code) LVS Low Voltage Switchgear LVS Logistical Vehicle System LVS Laser Vibration Sensor LVS Logistics Vehicle System verification, netlist extraction, parameterized cells, and schematic driven layout. Founded in 1988, Tanner Research, Inc. consists of three major divisions in addition to Tanner EDA. For more information about Tanner EDA, please visit www.tannereda.com. |
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