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Analog FastSPICE (AFS) Platform
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Analog/Mixed-Signal Verification Analog FastSPICE Platform D A T A S H E E T FEATURES AND BENEFITS ■ Fastest Nanometer-Accurate Circuit Simulation • Certified to FinFET process by leading foundries • > 5×–10× faster single core, > 2 ×–6× multi-core • > 10M-element capacity ■ Fastest Mixed-Signal Simulation • Easy setup: cmd line or leading environment • Supports all leading Verilog® simulators • Maintains existing digital or analog design flow Nanometer-scale analog, RF, mixed-signal, and custom-digital circuit design is extraordinarily demanding. Designers must worry about myriad issues from tight specifications to intensive physical effects. Successful design demands a fast, fullfeatured verification platform that never sacrifices accuracy. The Mentor Graphics® Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS™) Platform uniquely delivers. With foundry-certified accuracy by the world’s leading foundries, the AFS Platform delivers nanometer SPICE accuracy 5–10× faster than traditional SPICE and 2–6× faster than parallel SPICE simulators. For large circuits, the AFS Platform delivers over 10M-element capacity and the fastest mixed-signal simulation. For silicon-accurate characterization, the AFS Platform includes the industry’s only comprehensive fullspectrum device noise analysis and a high-productivity Analog Characterization Environment (ACE™)—both of which deliver 5–10× speedup over alternative approaches. For memory and other array-based circuits, AFS Mega delivers siliconaccurate simulation with greater than 100M element capacity. Design teams at over 120 semiconductor companies worldwide rely on AFS to design their nm-scale ADCs, DACs, PLLs, high-speed I/O, high-speed clocking, CMOS image sensors, memories, and RFICs. AFS customers include the world’s leading suppliers of consumer electronics, mobile communications platforms, application processors, server ICs, network processors, image sensors, and automotive ICs. ■ Fastest Full-Spectrum Device Noise Analysis • Includes all device noise sidebands/harmonics • Transient noise within 1–2 dB silicon data • PSS and pnoise with > 100K-element capacity ■ Fastest Analog Characterization • Environment for efficient setup and analysis • Multi-core parallel simulation, ~

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As a single executable, AFS operates either standalone from the command line or integrated with the industry's leading analog design environment. It uses standard compute platforms from a single core up to 32 cores. AFS supports standard SPICE netlist formats, standard foundry models, and produces outputs in industry-standard formats. Design teams can choose the most appropriate license configuration for their needs. AFS Platform features include: AFS Circuit Simulator, AFS Transient Noise Analysis, AFS RF Analyses, AFS Co-Simulation, AFS AMS, AFS Mega, AFS Nano, and ACE. Nanometer SPICE...

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