European analogue design company ICsense has chose the Analogue Fast Spice (AFS) platform from Berkeley Design Automation, specialising in nanometre circuit verification, for block level characterisation, verification of the full circuit and noise analysis of its mixed signal, high performance and high voltage designs.
The AFS platform is the fastest nanometre circuit verification platform in the world for platforms based on RF, digital, analogue and mixed signal. The accuracy of the platform is nanometre SPICE certified which is five to ten times faster than any simulator based on a single core. For the purpose of circuit characterisation, the AFS uses device noise analysis and provides enhanced performance according to the number of cores.
For circuits that are large, the platform provides a capacity of more than 10 M, SPICE simulation and additional simulation with Verilog simulators. The licenses that are available are the AFS co-simulation, AFS Nano SPICE, AFS RF analysis, AFS Circuit simulation and AFS Transient Noise Analysis. According to Dr.Yves Geerts, COO of ICsense, the company adopted the AFS platform since it provides customised ICs for the management of power, high voltage circuits and sensor-MEMS actuator interfaces. The AFS platform has all the required features for their products and provides great levels of accuracy, reliability, performance and efficiency. Berkeley Design Automation has provided nanometre circuits to more than 100 companies and has won various awards for leadership in technology and its contributions to the industry.
Source: http://www.berkeley-da.com