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News Release from: Synopsys | Subject: Saber
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 27 April 2006
Simulator supports VHDL-AMS modelling
Synopsys has qualified VDA VHDL-AMS models to run on the Saber simulator for use by automotive OEMs and suppliers
Synopsys has qualified the VHDL-AMS models available through the FAT-AK30 working group of German automotive organisation Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) to run in the Synopsys Saber simulator for use by automotive OEMs and suppliers. The VDA/FAT-AK30 library expands the Saber simulator support for VHDL-AMS modelling, and is a valuable addition to Synopsys' large library of mechatronic simulation models written in the MAST language, the industry's current de facto modelling standard.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 April 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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This allows design teams to move forward with the VHDL-AMS language while protecting their investment in MAST models.
Supporting the VDA/FAT-AK30 VHDL-AMS libraries along with the MAST libraries helps design teams reduce risk and enable predictable success in complex automotive system design.
'Synopsys support for the VDA VHDL-AMS models will provide the benefits of system simulation and robust design methods to the automotive industry', said Mick O'Brien Vice President and General Manager, Synopsys Electromechanical System and Design Business Unit.
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'The Saber simulator is the only design tool on the market that provides mixed-language support to meet the critical simulation needs of mechatronic designers'.
'Providing support for VHDL-AMS helps customers adopt new models from varying sources, while support for the MAST models protects ongoing customer investments in the estimated 100,000 models already written in that language'.
'The Saber simulator is one of the reference simulators for the FAT-AK 30 working group based on its deployment throughout the automotive industry and VHDL-AMS language coverage', said Ewald Hessel, speaker for the VDA FAT-AK30 working group and team leader of engineering methods and tools at automotive supplier Hella.
'Synopsys' support for the VDA/FAT-AK30 VHDL-AMS models is a welcome addition and will provide our members with a wide array of reliable simulation options'.
VDA is the German association of automobile manufacturers and their suppliers.
It represents the German automotive industry and is referred to across Europe.
The working group, FAT-AK30 (German Association for Research in Automobile Technology of VDA), provides its open source VHDL-AMS model library to support the interchange of models between car manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers.
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