Avant! Introduces Full-Chip Power Analysis and Verification Technology for Deep-Submicron Designs; Star-Power Technology Addresses Static and Dynamic Power Integrity at the Transistor Level with Unparalleled Speed, Capacity and Accuracy.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997--Avant! Corporation (Nasdaq: AVNT) today announced a unique power distribution and analysis technology to be called Star-Power(TM). Developed for full-chip integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for designs, this new hierarchical technology provides significant increases in: full-chip power rail extraction capacity and parasitic par·a·sit·ic or par·a·sit·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite. 2. Caused by a parasite. Parasitic Of, or relating to a parasite. reduction of circuits containing 20-million components or more; superior simulation accuracy to avoid pitfalls associated with commercially available event-driven power analysis tools; and completion speed of 1-million components/CPU hr./processor. Star-Power software technology performs static power analysis at the transistor level, dynamic power simulation and two-dimensional thermal map diagnosis. The technology also permits "in-situ" on-the-fly rail adjustments using a layout editor to manage voltage drop Noun 1. voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary and electromigration constraints. The new Star-Power technology is based on Avant!'s proven Star-RC(TM) resistance and capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. extraction and Star-Sim(TM) simulation engines. It is being developed to address power considerations such as power consumption, voltage drop and electromigration in deep- submicron (DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. ) integrated circuit designs. "Star-Power will help DSM IC designers quickly and accurately resolve the most common and difficult power consumption issues facing them today. Its innovative technology, efficient use of memory plus its tight integration with Avant! place and route and verification tools will optimize the speed and accuracy of the power analysis process better than any other tool available. This positions Star-Power as a best-of-breed ICDA ICDA abbr. International Classification of Diseases, Adapted for Use in the United States product," said Dr. Andrew Yang, vice president of the analysis products division at Avant!. Star-Power's transistor-level static power analysis includes: full-chip power rail design and verification, full-chip power distribution verification and current density for electromigration diagnosis. Its dynamic power simulation capability includes: accurate power and ground voltage drop simulation and detailed power distribution simulation. Star-Power uses a time-point-based simulation engine that provides accurate results (five percent of a 3-D field solver, within five percent of Spice). Processing times will be in the range of 1-million components/CPU hr./processor. In addition, AvanLab will calibrate To adjust or bring into balance. Scanners, CRTs and similar peripherals may require periodic adjustment. Unlike digital devices, the electronic components within these analog devices may change from their original specification. See color calibration and tweak. the simulation results to silicon. Star-Power is tightly integrated with the industry-leading Aquarius-XO(TM) IC place and route tool and uses the hierarchical 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 (layout vs. schematic) capability of Avant!'s Hercules(TM) verification tool to execute rapid netlist extraction of complex designs and flexibility to perform static or dynamic power analysis. Star-Power is a recent addition to Avant!'s complement of productivity tools that integrates into the company's product solution for DSM design technology. Avant! plans to deliver the Star-Power product in the second quarter of 1997. About Avant! Avant! (pronounced ah VANH tee) Corporation develops, markets, and supports integrated circuit design automation (ICDA) software for the layout, verification and analysis of deep-submicron ICs including microprocessors, microcontrollers, application-specific standard products (ASSPs) and complex application-specific integrated circuits (hardware) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - (ASIC) An integrated circuit designed to perform a particular function by defining the interconnection of a set of basic circuit building blocks drawn from a library provided by the circuit manufacturer. (ASICs). The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . Telephone: 408/738-8881. Fax: 408/738-8508. Worldwide Web: http://www.avanticorp.com . -0- Note to Editors: Star-Power, Star-RC, Star-Sim, Aquarius-XO and Hercules are trademarks of Avant! Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and should be treated as such. CONTACT: Avant! Don Davis The name Don Davis may refer to one of the following people:
don_davis@avanticorp.com or Vic Kulkarni, 408/328-8681 vic_kulkarni@avanticorp.com |
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