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Trends in AMS Design Methodology or Analog Design Flow, an Oxymoron ?

Trends in AMS Design Methodology or Analog Design Flow, an Oxymoron ?. Gary Smith Chief Analyst EDA Gartner Dataquest. RTL Entry & Simulation. Synthesis. Gate level Library. Insert DFT. Netlist Output. Place & Route. GDS II. The Basic RTL Digital Design Flow.

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Trends in AMS Design Methodology or Analog Design Flow, an Oxymoron ?

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  1. Trends in AMS Design MethodologyorAnalog Design Flow,an Oxymoron ? Gary Smith Chief Analyst EDA Gartner Dataquest

  2. RTL Entry & Simulation Synthesis Gate level Library Insert DFT Netlist Output Place & Route GDS II The Basic RTL Digital Design Flow

  3. The Basic RTL Analog Design Flow RTL Entry & Simulation ? Place & Route GDS II

  4. Define Analog Synthesis • The analog of Analog Synthesis is Digital Synthesis. • Or, an Analog Synthesizer synthesizes to basic silicon structures.- That sounds like a Compiler to me.

  5. Cadence, Avant! Mentor, Antrim RTL Entry & Simulation ? Synthesis None but - Analog Target Compiler Barcelona ? Gate level Library ? Insert DFT Antrim Netlist Output Neolinear Analog Design Automation Place & Route GDS II The Basic RTL Analog Design Flow

  6. Analog Design, What’s Needed • A basic cell library- Telmos experience, 85% of all analog designs can be done with good enough analog. • An Analog Synthesizer targeting that library. • A Design For Test (DFT) answer for analog. • But “Analog Designers” won’t buy it !

  7. Analog EDA Vendors are Bad at Math. • Let’s do a TAM analysis.- Less than 2,000 analog designers- There are 80,540 ASIC/ASSP designers- 99% of all ASIC/ASSP designs will be Mixed-Signal- Who needs the tools the most ?- Who will spend more money ?

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