Platform Delivers Full-Spectrum Device Noise Analysis and Circuit-Specific Process Corners        

SANTA CLARA, CA, — October 16, 2012 — Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced that TSMC has incorporated the Analog FastSPICE Platform in its Custom Design Reference Flow for 20nm Device Noise Analysis and Circuit-Specific Process Corners. The TSMC Custom Design Reference Flow offers an advanced multi-EDA custom design flow to manage the growing complexity of process effects as well as design complexity in 20nm process nodes.

About Analog FastSPICE Platform

The Berkeley Design Automation Analog FastSPICE Platform is a unified nanometer circuit verification platform for analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom design. It delivers nanometer SPICE accurate results with full-spectrum device noise analysis for circuit characterization and 10M-element capacity and mixed-signal simulation for large circuits.

“The inclusion of the Analog FastSPICE Platform in the 20nm Custom Design Reference Flow is the result of several years of collaboration between TSMC and Berkeley Design Automation,” said Ravi Subramanian, president and CEO of Berkeley Design Automation. “Design teams face tremendous verification challenges in nanometer custom, analog, RF, and mixed-signal designs. Our continuing work with TSMC enables our joint customers to benefit from significant improvements in device noise analysis and circuit performance characterization technologies for custom circuits.”

“Designers using the Custom Design Reference Flow will benefit from differentiated capabilities the Analog FastSPICE Platform delivers for nanometer device noise analysis and circuit-specific process corners,” said Suk Lee, TSMC Senior Director, Design Infrastructure Marketing Division”

About Berkeley Design Automation

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. is the recognized leader in nanometer circuit verification. The company combines the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification platform, Analog FastSPICE, with exceptional application expertise to uniquely address nanometer circuit design challenges. More than 100 companies rely on Berkeley Design Automation to verify their nanometer-scale circuits. Berkeley Design Automation has received numerous industry awards and is widely recognized for its technology leadership and contributions to the electronics industry. The company is privately held and backed by Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Panasonic Corp., NTT Corp., IT-Farm, and MUFJ Capital. For more information, visit http://www.berkeley-da.com.

Analog FastSPICE, AFS Nano, and WaveCrave are trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Berkeley Design and BDA are registered trademarks of Berkeley Design Automation, Inc. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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