"Simucad Design Automation has a solid core team, well-accepted products, complete PDK-based design flows, established industry partnerships, and aggressive cost structure to deliver software solutions that meet the demanding requirements of custom IC designers," said Dr. Ivan Pesic, CEO of Simucad. "Simucad's experienced application engineers are expanding our market presence by working closely with our customers."
Silvaco will remain a private company and focus on Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) with its leading process and device simulation products derived from the original Stanford software. Simucad retains four US offices that distribute and support both Silvaco TCAD and Simucad AMS/RF IC design tool products. Silvaco retains seven international offices that distribute and support both companies' products.
Simucad Product Portfolio
Simucad's products provide circuit simulation, layout, parasitic modeling and digital CAD solutions that are integrated into complete flows for the design and verification of analog, mixed-signal and RF integrated circuits.
-- Simucad offers a unique, single simulation environment that includes
SmartSpice, Harmony, and SmartSpiceRF for analog, mixed-signal, and RF
circuit simulation. UTMOST III SPICE Modeling Software supports these and
other circuit simulators.
-- PDK-based IC layout design flow includes Gateway, Expert, Guardian
DRC/ERC/LPE/LVS, and HIPEX for schematic capture, schematic-driven layout,
physical verification, and parasitic extraction.
-- A complete product line of 3D physics-based interconnect modeling
software for extracting parasitics of interconnects and passive components.
-- Digital CAD products include AccuCell and AccuCore library
characterization products, SILOS Verilog Simulator and HyperFault Mixed-
Level Fault Simulator.
About Simucad Design Automation
Simucad Design Automation is a leading provider of simulation and CAD software tools used for developing analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits. Founded in 2004 with assets from Simucad Inc. and Silvaco International, the company delivers proven products for circuit simulation, custom IC layout/verification, interconnect modeling, digital simulation, and IP characterization. The company integrates these best-in-class products with experienced support and engineering services to provide a complete PDK-based design flow with interfaces to leading third-party design platforms. Worldwide customers include leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers, foundries, universities and designers of integrated circuits who require the utmost in accuracy, performance and value. For more information, call (408) 567-1000 or visit Simucad online at www.simucad.com.
For more information please contact: Kenneth Brock Vice President, Marketing Simucad Design Automation 408-654-4392 Email Contact