Sandwork Spice Explorer and WaveView Analyzer 2006.1 Release Extends Support to Simulation Analysis, Hardware Measurement, and System-level Modeling.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Sandwork Design Inc. today announced that Spice Explorer and WaveView Analyzer 2006.1 implements new oscilloscope oscilloscope (əsĭl`əskōp'), electronic device used to produce visual displays corresponding to electrical signals. Displays of such nonelectrical phenomena as the variations of a sound's intensity can be made if the phenomena are waveform The shape of a signal. See wavelength, sine wave and square wave. data reading capability and the option to display multiple IBIS (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Buffer Information Specification) models. With this release, designers can acquire measured data in binary format (1) Numbers stored in pure binary form in contrast with BCD form. See binary numbers. (2) Information stored in a binary coded form, such as data, text, images, voice and video. See binary file, binary field and LOB. directly from oscilloscopes, allowing them to save considerable time by performing complex analysis more efficiently on their own desktop computers. With the sophisticated analysis tools in Spice Explorer and WaveView Analyzer 2006.1 (Spice Explorer), designers are able to carry out complex analysis of hardware measurements with the same tools they use to analyze their simulation results. In addition to the extra convenience of combining hardware analysis and software analysis at the desktop, Spice Explorer also frees up expensive capital equipment for other applications and decouples the analysis from the scope, ensuring that the same algorithms are used on both the measured and simulation data. The ability to use familiar 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. tools for analysis, to view data not previously accessible to designers, and to integrate and consolidate industry-standard CAD (computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive ) tools from multiple simulation vendors makes comparisons both easier and more meaningful. Spice Explorer's ability to export waveforms in a piece-wise linear (PWL PWL Password List (Windows System File Extension .pwl) PWL Piece-Wise Linear PWL Power Watt Level (acoustic units of measurement) PWL Proposed Well Location PWL Petroleum and Water Logistics ) format allows designers to use real-life measured data as sources in further simulations. For example, Sandwork customers have captured real-life noisy power supplies and converted them to a PWL source for use in simulations to check the robustness of their designs and immunity to noise. Spice Explorer also provides the option to allow designers to read, display and compare multiple IBIS models. This improvement also greatly enhances designers' ability to qualify generated IBIS models from Spice models. "Sandwork is already recognized as a leader for simulation support of complex analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and systems on a chip," said Jack Yao, Sandwork's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The oscilloscope support in this release of Spice Explorer adds hardware measurement to the capabilities we deliver. And IBIS adds system-level support. As far as we know, we're the only company providing easy access to and support for analysis of data from all three areas of simulation, hardware measurement, and system-level modeling." About Sandwork Design Sandwork Design, Inc. develops transistor-level debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. and waveform analysis software that provides access to and support for analysis of data from simulation, hardware measurement, and system-level modeling. Quick and easy silicon results analysis of complex analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and systems on a chip (SoCs) allows customers to shorten design cycles and improve chip performance. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Sandwork is privately held and has been profitable since 2001. Further information is available at the company's website at www.sandwork.com. WaveView Analyzer is a trademark of Sandwork Design, Inc. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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