Analog FastSPICE[TM] Platform Selected for Wireless Handset and Mobile Consumer GPS Applications.

Platform Delivers True SPICE Accuracy up to 20x Faster for Full RF Front-End Verification

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Berkeley Design Automation Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE[TM] unified circuit verification platform for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that ST-Ericsson, a world leader in mobile platforms and wireless semiconductor solutions has selected the Analog FastSPICE[TM] Platform. With the Analog FastSPICE Platform, ST-Ericsson design teams now verify complex analog/RF blocks and full circuits up to 20x faster with true SPICE accuracy.

"It's important for us to be able to offer our customers a GPS device which delivers the highest sensitivity, the lowest power and the fastest time-to-first-fix," said John Ryan, GPS Development and Operation Manager at ST-Ericsson. "Analog Fast SPICE delivers 20 times faster simulation speed of our complex blocks and our complete GPS RF front-end compared to the traditional SPICE simulator with identical waveforms, enabling ST-Ericsson to accelerate innovation and time to market for our GPS products."

Analog FastSPICE is the industry's only unified circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. Always delivering true SPICE accurate results, it provides 5x-20x higher performance than traditional SPICE, >10 million-element capacity, and the industry's only comprehensive noise analysis. The AFS Platform is a single executable that uses advanced algorithms and numerical analysis to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and original device equations without any shortcuts. AFS Platform tools include: AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator, Noise Analysis Option[TM] device noise analyzer, and RF FastSPICE[TM] multi-tone periodic analyzer.

"We are delighted that ST-Ericsson has selected Analog FastSPICE for their GPS RFIC verification," said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "Delivering critical semiconductors for GPS mobile applications is a tremendous challenge involving advanced RF technologies. ST-Ericsson selection of the Analog FastSPICE Platform further validates the strong competitive advantage Berkeley Design Automation provides to leading-edge designers of highly-integrated analog/ RF applications."

About Berkeley Design Automation

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in advanced analog, mixed-signal, and RF (AMS/RF) verification. Its Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification platform combines the accuracy, performance, and capacity needed to verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Design teams from top-10 semiconductor companies to leading startups use the AFS Platform to efficiently verify AMS/RF circuits. Founded in 2003, the company has received several industry awards in recognition of its technology leadership and impact on the electronics industry. The company is privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Panasonic Corporation, and NTT Corporation For more information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com.

Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, Noise Analysis Option, RF FastSPICE, PLL Noise Analyzer, WaveCrave, and Precision Circuit Analysis are trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Berkeley Design and BDA are registered trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.