How to Accelerate Post-layout Parasitics Analysis and Avoid Wasted Simulation Cycles

April 20, 2021 | 10:00 am – 10:30 am (PDT) In this webinar we will show how to accelerate post-layout parasitics analysis and avoid wasted simulation cycles

Learn How Silvaco’s SmartSpice is Getting Faster

March 4, 2021 | 10:00 am – 10:20 am (PST) In this Webinar, we present (1) a general overview of SmartSpice, our SPICE simulation tool; (2) what is new on SmartSpice 4.44.3.R, our latest yearly release; and (3) a brief introduction of what can be expected for our next yearly release.

How to Quickly Achieve Accurate SPICE Models with Utmost IV

March 16, 2021 | 10:00 am – 10:20 am (PST) This webinar will review the various Silvaco SPICE modeling solutions. This includes a brief overview of our tools, Utmost IV and TechModeler, and of the modeling services that we provide to our customers. We discuss a few of our recent modeling examples for various technologies, including display-related, RF SPICE modeling, and advanced processes.

Good News – The Silvaco Analog Custom Design Flow

December 17, 2020 | 10:00 am – 10:15 am (PST) In this webinar, we describe Silvaco’s Analog Custom Design solution and how the 2020 release addresses the driving forces of better interoperability, performance, and productivity.

Silvaco Presents at 13th International MOS-AK Virtual Workshop, Dec. 10 – 11

The 13th International MOS-AK Workshop will be hosted virtually on December 10 and 11, 2020, and Silvaco R&D will be presenting. The MOS-AK Workshop aims to strengthen a network and discussion forum among experts in the field, enhance open information exchange related to compact/SPICE modeling and Verilog-A standardization, bring academic and industrial experts in the compact modeling field together, as well as obtain feedback from technology developers, circuit designers, and CAD/EDA tool developers and vendors.

Customer Interview: Why I Rely on SmartSpice

Martin Mallinson is an experienced analog circuit designer with multiple patents. Over his 40-year career, his audio designs have been used in millions of smartphones.  Martin spoke with Graham Bell about why SmartSpice is different from other analog simulators and how he relies on its interactivity, speed, and precision for his analog design work.

Simulate 40X Faster with SmartSpice HPP

In this webinar, we describe how SmartSpice HPP takes advantage of the modern multicore hardware platforms to speed up all internal aspects of transient simulations of analog circuits by adopting a partition-based simulation. 

Improvement of Parasitic Capacitance Extraction Rules for Large-Scale Layout and Its Accuracy Verification Method

September 17, 2020 | 13:00 – 13:30 (JST) The accuracy of rule-based full-chip parasitic capacitance extraction tools including Silvaco's Hipex is highly dependent on the description of the rule files.