Atmel and Agilent Technologies Collaborate On Silicon-Germanium Software Design Kit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HEILBRONN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) and Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) announced today a further step in the successful cooperation of both companies to improve the development process quality of RF telecommunication products. A complete design kit for Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS) software, based on Atmel's advanced Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) bipolar technology, is now available for foundry customers. The design kit helps engineers to speed up the development of RF ICs for the highly competitive mobile communication market. "RF IC development in the competitive wireless and broadband communications markets requires state-of-the-art foundry processes and design tools," said Jim McGillivary, vice president of Communications 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. Software at Agilent Technologies. "Atmel's ADS design kit will enable our mutual customers to develop high-performance RF ICs in a timeframe that is within the market window." Agilent's ADS software allows engineers to design ICs quickly, by increasing speed and accuracy of RF simulations. "Relying on the excellent ADS simulation results our IC designers have shown that fine tuning Fine Tuning is the name of XM Satellite Radio's eclectic music channel. The program director for Fine Tuning is Ben Smith. The channel is described as "A musical oasis for the sophisticated listener culled from every imaginable genre and country. and re-simulation to a much greater extent avoids time-consuming redesigns compared to time-domain-based simulation tools," said Dr. Dominik Winau, head of BC Communications at Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division. Atmel's SiGe technology has several key advantages to improve the high-frequency performance of telecommunication designs by using a cost-effective modified conventional Si manufacturing process. Features like higher switching speed (up to 50 GHz), low noise figures (LF and RF) and low power consumption are due to a thin augmented layer of Germanium germanium (jərmā`nēəm) [from Germany], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Ge; at. no. 32; at. wt. 72.59; m.p. 937.4°C;; b.p. 2,830°C;; sp. gr. 5.323 at 25°C;; valence +2 or +4. in the base region of a SiGe transistor and results in a smaller energy barrier. The available transistor types can be operated up to 3 V and 6 V respectively, and are especially suited for low-voltage and low-power operation. Low noise and high power on the same die empower SiGe as the perfect medium for system-level integration. High output power and high Power Added Efficiency (PAE PAE Physical Address Extension Pae Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAE Power-Added Efficiency PAE Programa de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino (Brazil) PAE Port Access Entity (IEEE 802. ) enable designs which were formerly possible only using Gallium Arsenide An alloy of gallium and arsenic compound (GaAs) that is used as the base material for chips. Several times faster than silicon, it is used in high frequency applications such as cellphones, DVD players and fiber optics. (GaAs) technology. State-of-the-art passive components like resistors, capacitors and inductors are also available. Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division has shipped millions of SiGe products in the first quarter of this year which is a result of the successful cooperation of expertise between Atmel's SiGe technology and Agilent Technologies' ADS software. Availability Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division provides its customers with the design kit via ftp server (networking) FTP server - A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with "ftp.", e.g. after signing an NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) An agreement signed between two parties that have to disclose confidential information to each other in order to do business. In general, the NDA states why the information is being divulged and stipulates that it cannot be used for any . Customers can obtain more information by contacting their regional sales office or at www.atmel-wm.com. About Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS) Agilent's Advanced Design System, which is developed and marketed by Agilent's EEsof EDA product group, is a complete set of design technologies that provides an integrated, end-to-end communication signal-path-design solution to developers of products such as cellular and portable phones, pagers, wireless networks, and radar and satellite communications systems. The Advanced Design System includes leading-edge RF, analog, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive , photonic and electromagnetic tools integrated with accurate models. Information about other products from Agilent's EEsof EDA product group can be found at www.agilent.com/eesof-eda. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BiCMOS, bipolar SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Atmel product and financial information can be retrieved from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America call 1-(800) 292-8635. Internationally from a fax phone, dial 1-(408) 441-0732. Requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. Information Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers product information may be retrieved at www.atmel-wm.com. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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