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SYNOPSYS
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Interoperability between Synopsys Encore and Ansoft HF/SI tools
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Synopsys Inc. is a world leader in semiconductor design software, developing software and offering professional services that companies use to design systems-on-chips (SoCs) and electronic systems. The company sells its products to semiconductor, computer, communications, consumer electronics, aerospace, and other companies that develop electronic products.
THE NEED
To improve interoperability between Synopsys' Encore™ chip packaging software, HSPICE®, the golden standard for accurate circuit simulation, and Ansoft's HFSS™, SIwave™, and Turbo Package Analyzer™
THE SOLUTION
HFSS™, SIwave™, Q3D Extractor®, Turbo Package Analyzer™
In 2003, Ansoft joined the Synopsys in-Sync™ program to improve the interoperability between Synopsys' Encore™ chip packaging software, HSPICE®, the golden standard for accurate circuit simulation, and Ansoft's HFSS, SIwave, Q3D Extractor (formerly Spicelink), and Turbo Package Analyzer™ (TPA).
"Design-tool interoperability is critical for the design of complex ICs, PCBs, IC packages and high-speed components," said Karen Bartleson, director of quality and interoperability at Synopsys Inc. "The in-Sync program establishes relationships between Synopsys and electronic design automation (EDA) vendors like Ansoft to identify and implement optimal joint flows that maximize the productivity of our mutual customers."
Users of Synopsys' Encore can export their designs to an Ansoft tool and then, if desired, output their files to Synopsys HSPICE for further analysis. This is especially advantageous in the design of complex, high-speed passive interconnects where electrical behavior depends on effects not included in circuit-simulation tools.
The enhanced accuracy this important link provides helps Synopsys and Ansoft's mutual customers to meet their stringent design-flow requirements.
To learn more about the interoperability between Synopsys and Ansoft tools, please click here.
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