Tools help debug complex mixed-signal chips: News from Sandwork Design

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Analogue and mixed-signal circuit debugging tools from Sandwork Design have been incorporated into the design flow at Micronas' operational headquarters in Freiburg, Germany. Micronas is using Sandwork's tools to debug complex consumer mixed-signal chip designs including systems on a chip (SoCs). Micronas is one of the top suppliers of IC system solutions for the consumer and automotive electronics markets.

Their world-class components enable customers to design in more powerful solutions with cutting-edge IC devices.

'Micronas is a global leader addressing the industry's needs for complex custom IC devices', said Sandwork Design President and CEO, Jack Yao.

'They run large numbers of simulations to ensure that their chips are functioning at the system level, so they have hundreds of gigabytes of data to analyse'.

'We're pleased that after evaluating various waveform analysis tools, Micronas found that ours was the most efficient, and worked with all their waveform formats and commercial and in-house simulators'.

Micronas purchased Sandwork's Spice Explorer, WaveView analyser, ChipView, and CDS-Link.

Spice Explorer is a transistor-level debugging environment offering pre-simulation Spice-centric productivity resources and extensive post-simulation waveform analysis and reporting capabilities.

The WaveView analyser is a powerful waveform analysis tool for viewing and summarising data produced by Spice-level and Verilog simulators.

ChipView is a visualisation tool that links post-layout RC-extraction simulation results to the layout view.

CDS-Link is a universal waveform cross-probing tool for the Cadence Composer and Analog Artist environment that works with all simulators and waveform formats.

'Many waveform viewers have performance problems when displaying either many small waveforms or single waveforms that are particularly large'.

'WaveView analyser handles both cases at an excellent speed, by far outperforming its competitors'.

'It seamlessly integrates into our design processes, thus enhancing them most efficiently', said Dr Stephan Endrass, Manager, CAD/CAE Analog at Micronas.

'Moreover, it is special details such as the broad range of analysis functions and the intelligent handling of session files that have made WaveView analyser our product of choice'.

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News Release from: Sandwork Design Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 6 December 2004

Tools help debug complex mixed-signal chips

Analogue and mixed-signal circuit debugging tools from Sandwork Design have been incorporated into the design flow at Micronas' operational headquarters in Freiburg, Germany.

Note: Readers of the Editor’s free email newsletter will have read this news when it was announced. . It’s free!

News Release from: Sandwork Design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 6 December 2004