Tanner EDA Announces Its Latest T-Spice Pro with Support for New Industry-Standard Transistor Models; T-Spice Pro v11.2 Includes Support for the Penn State Philips (PSP) Model Chosen by Compact Model Council (CMC) and Other New Features.MONROVIA, Calif. -- Tanner EDA today announced that the newest version of its T-Spice Pro Circuit Simulator program for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit 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 design supports the transistor model recently selected as the next standard for simulating future CMOS transistors manufactured at 65 nanometers and below. The Penn State Philips (PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. ) model was selected by the Compact Model Council, an industry group of 31 semiconductor and circuit simulator suppliers that focuses on the standardization, implementation and use of transistor models. The CMC tested several advanced models before voting to adopt PSP. PSP will succeed the BSIM BSIM Big Sur International Marathon (California) BSIM Berkeley Short-Channel IGFET Model BSIM Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management 3 and BSIM4 models currently in use. It is anticipated that PSP will help simplify the exchange of chip design information and support more accurate digital, analog and mixed-signal circuit behavior analysis. "Tanner's rapid support of the PSP model demonstrates our ongoing commitment to adopting the latest technologies and enabling our customers to adopt leading-edge industry standards," noted Dr. John Tanner, 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. , Tanner Research. Based on an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that runs on Windows-based systems, T-Spice Pro's table-based and direct modeling enables fast simulation of complex circuits. Key features include device state plotting, real-time waveform viewing and analysis and command tools for simpler SPICE syntax creation. T-Spice Pro also will continue to support other industry-standard models including MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) The most popular and widely used type of field effect transistor (see FET). MOSFETs are either NMOS (n-channel) or PMOS (p-channel) transistors, which are fabricated as individually packaged and others and now supports the latest BSIM3.3 and BSIM4.5 releases. Two stress effect models, from the Berkeley BSIM4 model and from TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code processes, have been added to the BSIM3 model to provide more accuracy in smaller geometry processes. Tanner's S-Edit front-end design tools are included in T-Spice Pro for schematic entry; waveform and operating point cross-probing; portable data files; support for industry file outputs; component rotation, inversion and reflection; and drag-and-drop device placement. About Tanner EDA Tanner EDA is a leading provider of easy-to-use, PC-based electronic design automation (EDA) software solutions for the design, layout and verification of analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits, ASICs and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. . Its solutions help speed designs from concept to silicon and are used by thousands of companies to develop devices cost-effectively in the biomedical, consumer electronics, next-generation wireless, imaging, power management and RF market segments. Founded in 1988, Tanner EDA is a division of privately held Tanner Research, Inc. For more information, go to www.tannereda.com. All brands and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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