Synopsys HSPICE Simulator Delivers 6X Faster Throughput for Intrinsity's 45-nmTechnology...

Synopsys HSPICE Simulator Delivers 6X Faster Throughput for Intrinsity's
45-nmTechnology Development
Circuit Simulation Performance and Golden Accuracy Critical to Embedded Core
Development

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synopsys, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design and
manufacturing, today announced that Intrinsity Inc., a design technology
company which develops embedded IP cores for high speed and low power
applications, has adopted Synopsys'HSPICE(R) circuit simulator for design and
verification of their 45-nanometer (nm) FastCore(R) embedded IP cores based on
Fast14(R) technology. HSPICE delivered 6X throughput performance improvement
over competing simulators.
"HSPICE has a long-standing reputation for providing golden accuracy for
silicon device models and integrated circuit simulation. With HSPICE,
Intrinsity continues to deliver groundbreaking high-speed, low-power embedded
core designs for the semiconductor industry," said Michael Gehl, vice
president of Product Development and Marketing for Intrinsity. "In addition,
HSPICE simulated our 45-nanometer circuits more than six times faster than
other commercial circuit simulators. We are confident that HSPICE will
continue to meet our needs for fast, high-accuracy simulation for 45-nanometer
and below designs."
The newest version of the HSPICE simulator delivers improvements in the
symbolic DC operating point convergence algorithm, transient time-step
control,
netlist parsing, model performance and multi-threading. These enhancements
accelerate overall simulation throughput on single-core and multi-core
computers. HSPICE's fast transient (time-based) analysis technique, combined
with its high-accuracy 40- and 45-nm device models, successfully improved the
quality and efficiency of Intrinsity's design process. By running HSPICE for
power and current simulations, Intrinsity was able to quickly optimize the
size of the circuit's 45-nm gates and attain the optimal power consumption
versus switching speed trade-off on their Fast14 and FastCore designs.
"HSPICE is widely accepted as the industry's most trusted circuit
simulator with golden accuracy. Synopsys has made significant investments to
support advanced process technology nodes," said Graham Etchells, director of
marketing for the Analog/Mixed-Signal Group at Synopsys. "Recent advancements
in HSPICE performance and device modeling have enabled Intrinsity to attain
silicon-accurate power and current measurements at 45 nanometers while greatly
reducing verification time for their leading-edge designs."
About Synopsys' HSPICE Simulator
The HSPICE simulator is the industry's "gold standard" for accurate
circuit simulation and offers foundry-certified MOS device models with state-
of-the-art simulation and analysis algorithms. With over 25 years of
successful design tapeouts, the HSPICE simulator is one of the industry's
fastest and most trusted circuit simulators. HSPICE is an integral component
of Synopsys' Discovery AMS high-performance mixed-signal verification
solution,
which enables designers to achieve the highest throughput and accuracy for the
largest mixed-signal systems-on-chip (SoC) designs.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design
automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design. The company delivers
technology-leading semiconductor design and verification platforms and IC
manufacturing software products to the global electronics market, enabling the
development and production of complex systems-on-chips (SoCs). Synopsys also
provides intellectual property and design services to simplify the design
process and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. Synopsys is
headquartered in Mountain View, California and has offices in more than 60
locations throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia. Visit Synopsys
online at http://www.synopsys.com/.
Synopsys, Discovery and HSPICE are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Synopsys, Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this release are the
intellectual property of their respective owners.
Editorial Contacts:
Sheryl Gulizia
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-8635
sgulizia@synopsys.com

Stephen Brennan
MCA, Inc.
650-968-8900
sbrennan@mcapr.com

SOURCE Synopsys, Inc.

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Synopsys, Inc.