SigmaTel Selects Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE(TM) to Shorten Time-to-Market for Multimedia ICs.Tool Delivers Full SPICE Accuracy and 10X Performance Versus Multi-CPU SPICE SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Berkeley Design Automation Inc., provider of Precision Circuit Analysis[TM] technology for advanced analog and RF integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that SigmaTel, a leader in mixed-signal multimedia semiconductors for the consumer electronics market, has chosen the company's Analog FastSPICE[TM] circuit simulator for its analog intensive verification needs. Analog FastSPICE enables SigmaTel to verify their analog intensive designs in a fraction of the time required by traditional SPICE tools. "Our mixed-signal ICs for multimedia applications push the limits of traditional circuit simulators," said Danny Mulligan, senior vice president of technology and strategy for SigmaTel. "Berkeley Design Automation's Analog FastSPICE reduced our CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. intensive simulation runtimes by 5X to 10X compared to even multi-core SPICE simulators while delivering identical results. This type of accuracy and performance enables us to get our leading-edge ICs to market faster." Analog FastSPICE uses Berkeley Design Automation's proprietary Precision Circuit Analysis technology to deliver full SPICE accuracy, 5X to 10X faster, and with vastly superior DC convergence compared to traditional SPICE tools. By solving the original device equations without any approximations, abstractions, or short cuts, Analog FastSPICE delivers identical waveforms as traditional SPICE simulators at every node on every run. The product is proven on a wide range of circuits including high-speed I/Os, power regulators, LCD-TV source drivers, memory interfaces, and PLLs (phase-locked loops) and DLLs (delay-locked loops). "We are delighted that SigmaTel has chosen Analog FastSPICE for their design verification flow," said Ravi Subramanian, 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. of Berkeley Design Automation. "We are proud to help SigmaTel accelerate the delivery of analog intensive ICs that deliver a true multimedia experience for consumers." About Berkeley Design Automation Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in advanced analog/RF verification. Its Precision Circuit Analysis technology combines the accuracy, performance, and robustness needed to verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Berkeley Design Automation is the recipient of EDN Magazine's 2006 Innovation Award and the 2006 Red Herring 100 North America Award, making it the first analog and RF 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. company to be honored with either exclusive award in five years. Founded in 2003, the company is funded by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Matsushita Electric Industrial, and NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Corporation. For more information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com. Analog FastSPICE, RF FastSPICE, PLL Noise Analyzer, and Precision Circuit Analysis are trademarks and Berkeley Design is a registered trademark of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. HSPICE is a registered trademark of Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SNPS SNPS Space Nuclear Power System ). Spectre is a registered trademark of Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc (stock symbol) CDNS Climatological Data National Summary CDNS Command Data Network System CDNS Customer and Data Network Services (Sprint) ). Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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