Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Aeroflex Colorado Springs, Inc., a global provider of hightechnology solutions to the aerospace, defense and broadband communications markets, has successfully deployed Synopsys' CustomSim(tm) unified circuit simulation solution for the development and verification of its highreliability integrated circuits (ICs). The CustomSim solution delivers performance improvements of up to 60x over SPICE, increasing designer productivity and confidence by enabling more corners to be run for transistorlevel verification of large blocks. In addition, taking advantage of the Discovery(tm) Verification Platform by using the CustomSim solution with Synopsys' VCS® functional verification solution enables fullchip, mixedsignal simulations that were not possible with previousgeneration simulators, allowing Aeroflex to reduce design cycle times.
"Our customers require highreliability products and solutions that need to operate for many years in harsh and often remote environments. Verifying that our designs will meet specifications over a broad range of conditions and remain within budgeted power is essential for missioncritical products," said John Pfeil, senior mixedsignal design engineer for the Aeroflex Standard Products Group. "CustomSim is the only solution we've found that delivers the capability and performance to enable us to run hundreds of corners on large blocks before tapeout, and reduce product development cycle times by running mixedsignal simulations at the fullchip level."
Synopsys offers a comprehensive suite of circuit simulation solutions. The HSPICE® simulator is widely recognized as the "gold standard" for accurate circuit simulation and offers foundrycertified MOS device models with stateoftheart simulation and analysis algorithms. The CustomSim solution unifies the bestinclass simulation technologies of NanoSim®, HSIM® and XA with added multithreading capabilities for highcapacity, highperformance circuit simulation. For fullchip mixedsignal verification, the CustomSim solution is tightly coupled to VCS through a Direct Kernel Integration and is integrated into a unified analog/mixedsignal (AMS) verification environment, which simplifies usability through a common set of inputs, outputs and device models.
"Using CustomSim to verify its highreliability ICs is testimony to the confidence Aeroflex has in Synopsys' circuit simulation solution," said Farhad Hayat, senior director of product marketing, Analog/Mixed-Signal Group at Synopsys. "CustomSim delivers highperformance circuit simulation technologies that enable companies like Aeroflex to ensure that their products meet the most stringent design requirements."
"Our customers require highreliability products and solutions that need to operate for many years in harsh and often remote environments. Verifying that our designs will meet specifications over a broad range of conditions and remain within budgeted power is essential for missioncritical products," said John Pfeil, senior mixedsignal design engineer for the Aeroflex Standard Products Group. "CustomSim is the only solution we've found that delivers the capability and performance to enable us to run hundreds of corners on large blocks before tapeout, and reduce product development cycle times by running mixedsignal simulations at the fullchip level."
Synopsys offers a comprehensive suite of circuit simulation solutions. The HSPICE® simulator is widely recognized as the "gold standard" for accurate circuit simulation and offers foundrycertified MOS device models with stateoftheart simulation and analysis algorithms. The CustomSim solution unifies the bestinclass simulation technologies of NanoSim®, HSIM® and XA with added multithreading capabilities for highcapacity, highperformance circuit simulation. For fullchip mixedsignal verification, the CustomSim solution is tightly coupled to VCS through a Direct Kernel Integration and is integrated into a unified analog/mixedsignal (AMS) verification environment, which simplifies usability through a common set of inputs, outputs and device models.
"Using CustomSim to verify its highreliability ICs is testimony to the confidence Aeroflex has in Synopsys' circuit simulation solution," said Farhad Hayat, senior director of product marketing, Analog/Mixed-Signal Group at Synopsys. "CustomSim delivers highperformance circuit simulation technologies that enable companies like Aeroflex to ensure that their products meet the most stringent design requirements."
