Antrim Design Systems Launches OmniSim Simulator for High Performance Analog and Mixed Signal Designs.Business Editors and High Tech Writers SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 Integrates Antrim's Analog Simulator with Synopsys' VCS (1) (Verilog Computer Simulator) See Verilog. (2) (Version Control System) See version control. Verilog Simulator Antrim(R) Design Systems, Inc. announced the launch of its OmniSim(TM)simulator for high-performance analog and mixed-signal designs. The Antrim OmniSim simulator offers a best-in-class multiple-solver solution that applies the optimum simulation algorithms to different portions of the circuit for the highest performance without compromising accuracy. Antrim OmniSim has a single simulation time clock and integrated event scheduler combining Antrim's SPICE and Verilog-AMS solvers. Working with Synopsys, Inc.(SNPS SNPS Space Nuclear Power System ), Antrim Design Systems seamlessly linked the OmniSim simulator to the VCS simulator using the VCS DirectAMS interface available in VCS 6.2. VCS DirectAMS is a user-transparent platform that enables VCS to read designs described in Verilog, Verilog-AMS, or Verilog-AMS combined with SPICE. The result of this effort is a world-class mixed-signal solution for customers who own both OminSim and VCS. "Matsushita is a long time user of Antrim's technology and we have seen major increases in designer productivity through the use of Antrim's tools and methodologies," said Dr. Akira Matsuzawa, Ph.D, General Manager, (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. Fellow), Advanced LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Technology Development Center, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. "The integration of VCS with Antrim's analog circuit analog circuit, electronic circuit that operates with currents and voltages that vary continuously with time and have no abrupt transitions between levels. Generally speaking, analog circuits are contrasted with digital circuits, which function as though currents or simulation and mixed-signal design technology gives Matsushita an analog design and Verilog-AMS solution which is the unparalleled in performance and capacity without loss of accuracy in the key mixed-signal blocks." Pricing and Availability Pricing for Antrim OmniSim starts at $25,000 and is available May 2002. About Antrim Design Systems Antrim Design Systems, Inc. provides the world's first comprehensive software solution for automating the design of high performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits A mixed-signal integrated circuit combines analog circuits with digital signal processing (DSP) circuits on a single semiconductor die. An integrated circuit that includes both analog and digital circuitry (but no DSP), like a 555 timer, is generally not considered a mixed-signal . The company develops and markets design tools, libraries, and services that employ a highly efficient design methodology. Antrim's design tools also protect key circuit and fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. intellectual property, enabling distribution, transfer or sale to third parties. Visit Antrim at http://www.antrim.com Antrim is a registered trademark of Antrim Design Systems, Inc. OmniSim is a trademark of Antrim Design Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Key words: 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. , Analog Mixed-Signal Design |
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