EDN

How Verilog-AMS accelerates transistor modeling

Before circuit design can begin on any advanced semiconductor manufacturing process, the electrical behavior of the devices — transistors, diodes, resistors — must be described accurately in so-called ...
EDN

Using VHDL-AMS to model complex heterogeneous systems, part 1

Motion-control-system development poses many challenges for conventional simulation tools. These systems are extremely complex, and they also traverse technology (domain) boundaries as well as ...
Electronic Design

Ansoft certifies VHDL-AMS models for Simplorer

Ansoft Corporation (www.ansoft.com) has certified the VHDL-AMS models available from the FAT-AK30 working group of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie - ...
Semiconductor Engineering

No Hot Products

While marketers strive to launch the next “hot” product, engineers struggle to prevent literally hot products! A recent breakthrough in thermal modeling comes just in time as electronic component ...