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Cosmic Circuits Selects Berkeley Design Automation AFS Nano™
Tool Delivers 5x-10x Faster Analog/Mixed-Signal IP Verification with True SPICE Accuracy SANTA CLARA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 15, 2009 — Berkeley Design Automation Inc., provider of the Analog FastSPICE™ unified circuit verification platform today announced that Cosmic Circuits, a leading provider of differentiated high-performance analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) for nanometer silicon processes, has selected the company's Analog FastSPICE Nano SPICE simulator (AFS Nano) for IP core verification. "Cosmic Circuits' designs go through rigorous checks at the simulation level before being committed to silicon," said Ganapathy Subramaniam, CEO of Cosmic Circuits. "AFS Nano reduces simulation time by a factor of 5-10x compared to traditional SPICE with identical results. With this performance we can thoroughly characterize PLLs, ADC blocks, and DACs, for process variability resulting in faster delivery of high quality IP cores to our customers." Analog FastSPICE is the industry’s only unified circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, and RF design. Always delivering true SPICE accurate results, it provides 5x-20x higher performance than traditional SPICE, >10 million-element capacity, and the industry’s only comprehensive noise analysis. The AFS Platform is a single executable that uses advanced algorithms and numerical analysis to rapidly solve the full-circuit matrix and original device equations without any shortcuts. AFS Platform tools include: AFS Nano SPICE simulator, Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator, Noise Analysis Option™ device noise analyzer, and RF FastSPICE™ multi-tone periodic analyzer. "We are excited that Cosmic Circuits has selected AFS Nano for their IP verification and characterization," said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. "Cosmic Circuits’ silicon IP for nanometer process nodes requires expert analog designers, a strong focus on analog architectures to combat variability, and the right tools for the job. Cosmic Circuits' selection of AFS Nano further validates the strong competitive advantage the Analog FastSPICE Platform provides to leading-edge analog/mixed-signal IP designers." About Berkeley Design Automation Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in advanced analog, mixed-signal, and RF (AMS/RF) verification. Its Analog FastSPICE unified circuit verification platform combines the accuracy, performance, and capacity needed to verify GHz designs in nanometer-scale silicon. Design teams from top-10 semiconductor companies to leading startups use the AFS Platform to efficiently verify AMS/RF circuits. Founded in 2003, the company has received several industry awards in recognition of its technology leadership and impact on the electronics industry. The company is privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Panasonic Corporation, and NTT Corporation. For more information, see http://www.berkeley-da.com. About Cosmic Circuits Cosmic Circuits is a leading provider of differentiated Analog and Mixed-Signal silicon IP. With a single-minded focus on Analog, a large team of expert analog designers, and a strong focus on analog architectures for the nanometer era, we provide best-in-class solutions in all the participating technology areas, aptly suited to the world of convergence electronics. Cosmic Circuits offers customization, support for IP integration and characterization. A winner of the 2007 Red-Herring Asia top-100 award, the company’s mission is one of ensuring "Customer success through Quality and Differentiation" of its IP blocks. More information about Cosmic Circuits can be found at www.cosmiccircuits.com Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, Noise Analysis Option, RF FastSPICE, PLL Noise Analyzer, WaveCrave, and Precision Circuit Analysis are trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Berkeley Design and BDA are registered trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
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