Experts at the table, part one: The evolving analog-digital relationship; communicating with the system; single-vendor flows; behavioral modeling; automation in the mixed-signal verification flow.

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. This article discusses techniques used to achieve this transition, including proxy SystemVerilog interface task calls ...

Accellera has officially approved the Universal Verification Methodology for Mixed-Signal 1.0 standard, a significant milestone aimed at enhancing verification processes for analog and mixed-signal ...

Though the term “shift-left” originated in the software industry, its importance is often cited in the hardware (semiconductor) industry where the end-product (chip) costs are skyrocketing. The ...

Platform Encompasses New Multicore Simulation Performance, Native Design Checks and Comprehensive Low Power Verification Capabilities MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 6, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. , a world ...

Analog and digital components are becoming increasingly interdependent, creating complex implementation and maintenance challenges. While you can no longer ignore the need for effective integration, ...

The vision expressed in Moore's Law; that the number of transistors on a chip would double approximately every two years, has been driving the semiconductor industry for many process generations. Most ...

This paper describes the design & verification methodology used on a recent large mixed signal System on a Chip (SoCs) which contained radio frequency (RF), analog, mixed-signal and digital blocks on ...

RTL- and SPICE-based mixed-signal verification means picking SPICE view for a number of modules (those involved in the concerned test case), and behavioral models for the remaining modules. As analog ...