Triad Semiconductor Announces the End of Full-Custom Layout
Triad Semiconductor Inc., a pioneer in the development of Mixed Signal Structured ASIC (MSSA) technology, announced a design kit will be released at the Design Automation Conference in Anaheim on June 14th.
Winston / Salem, NC (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- The MSSA Design Kit (MDK) enables
customers to develop mixed signal integrated circuits using industry standard
design tools. Now, analog designs can be captured as schematics that are
configured and interconnected using automatic place and route software. The
resulting designs are manufactured on Triad’s low fabrication cost
via-only-programmable MSSA platforms. The MDK-2005.1 contains silicon proven
design cells for the currently available MSSA-1 as well as advanced information
for other platforms currently in development.
Included in the kit is a
synthesizable digital and analog structured ASIC library, analog schematic
capture symbols, and spice models for a rich set of analog functions
including:
- OpAmps – Wideband, Low Noise, General-Purpose, &
Transconductance
- Resistor Arrays, Capacitor Arrays, Transistor Arrays,
& Switch Arrays
- Bias generators & Band Gap Reference
- IP blocks
such as: 8-bit & 10-bit DACs, Programmable Gain Instrumentation Amplifiers,
16-bit Sigma Delta ADC, and Switch Capacitor Filters
“The MDK-2005.1
enables customers to use common analog and digital front end design tools to go
from schematic to gate level netlist,” said Reid Wender, Triad’s Manager of MSSA
Design. “Triad’s design flow coupled with our low cost MSSA-platform opens up
mixed-signal ASIC opportunities to designers who previously couldn’t afford the
tools, time, cost, and risk associated with full-custom ASIC design.”
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