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News Release from: Cadence Design Systems | Subject: Virtuoso UltraSim FastSpice simulator
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 August 2004
Simulator verifies world's fastest ADC
design
The Virtuoso UltraSim FastSpice simulator has been successfully deployed by TelASIC Communications to verify the company's TC1410 analogue/digital convertor (ADC).
The Virtuoso UltraSim FastSpice simulator has been successfully deployed by TelASIC Communications to verify the company's TC1410 analogue/digital convertor (ADC), the world's fastest ADC meeting the high-performance demands of the wireless, networking and broadband markets The Virtuoso UltraSim simulator provided TelASIC a performance increase up to 10 times faster than its previous simulation solution enabling development of the TC1410 in record time while ensuring silicon accuracy-critical for analogue designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Using Virtuoso UltraSim, our designers were able to run multiple simulations on the entire ADC circuit in a few hours, producing accurate results and reducing our verification cycle from weeks to days", said Don Devendorf, Chief Technology Officer of TelASIC.
"This provided us with a significant time-to-market advantage for the TC1410 ADC, which is quickly being designed into applications such as cellular base stations, spectrum analysers, medical imaging equipment and high-resolution displays".
The Virtuoso UltraSim simulator provides a comprehensive solution for analogue verification and is complemented by the industry's leading Spice simulator, the Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator.
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Virtuoso UltraSim and Virtuoso Spectre technologies use the same models, ensuring the highest level of silicon accuracy is retained throughout the design and verification phase of integrated circuit (IC) development.
Virtuoso UltraSim technology proved to be a drop-in design verification solution for TelASIC designers because they used the same Spectre netlist, models and design environment during their design phase.
"TelASIC's success with the Virtuoso UltraSim simulator further demonstrates why Cadence has become the leading provider of custom IC simulation solutions for mixed-signal design", said Felicia James, Vice President and General Manager of Cadence's Virtuoso Business Unit.
"We look forward to working with companies like TelASIC to help them deliver innovative custom designs that are needed to power the next generation of wireless and consumer electronics products".
The Virtuoso UltraSim simulator is an integral part of Cadence Virtuoso Multimode Simulation, offering all the simulation components necessary for validating an IC or system.
Virtuoso Multimode Simulation provides a unique combination of Spice, FastSpice, AMS and RF simulation in a flexible single multimode simulation licensing model that maximises the value of a customer's investment.
Virtuoso Multimode Simulation is a cornerstone of the Virtuoso custom design platform.
All Virtuoso simulators -Virtuoso UltraSim FastSpice Simulator, Virtuoso AMS Designer Simulator, Virtuoso Spectre Circuit Simulator and Virtuoso Spectre RF Simulation Option - support common syntax and usage models, and share equations ensuring silicon-accurate results.
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