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Agilent Technologies - Press Release 9-25-2008
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Agilent Technologies' GoldenGate Simulator
Chosen by Toshiba for
RFIC Design, Evaluation
Thursday September 25, 11:00 am ET
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:
A
- News)
today announced that Toshiba Semiconductor Co. has selected Agilent’s
GoldenGate EDA software for its RFIC design and evaluation.
Accurate post-layout simulation and evaluation of an entire transceiver,
including parasitics, is very difficult to perform with today’s widely
used time-domain simulation tools. Early evaluation is increasingly
important, however, because when problems are detected after making
a prototype, design teams waste precious time and money on design and
prototype re-spins. To address this issue, Toshiba Semiconductor needed
new EDA software that is fast enough for its design cycles. It chose
Agilent’s GoldenGate.
“It is very difficult to simulate large-scale
circuits, such as direct conversion modulator/demodulators with local
oscillators, using the SPICE time-domain simulator,” said Tamotsu Hiwatashi,
group manager of the planning department, System LSI Division of Toshiba
Semiconductor. “We needed a frequency-domain simulator. We chose GoldenGate
because in addition to its superior convergence, it works faster than
other frequency-domain simulation tools.”
Agilent’s GoldenGate
software is an advanced simulation and analysis solution for integrated
RF circuit design. Its unique simulation algorithms are optimized for
the challenging demands of today’s complex RF circuit design, enabling
full characterization of complete transceivers prior to tape-out. To
ensure device manufacturability and reduce design spins, GoldenGate
takes advantage of both frequency-domain and time-domain simulation
capabilities to perform necessary analyses on today’s RF devices.
“We are pleased Toshiba Semiconductor has chosen GoldenGate for
its RFIC design and evaluation,” said Marc Petersen, product marketing
manager with Agilent’s
EEsof EDA division. “By importing modulated signals from Agilent
ADS Ptolemy, GoldenGate can reduce the time required to simulate circuits
based on today’s communication standards. We will continue to work closely
with Toshiba’s design engineers to help them optimize their design environment
with Agilent EDA software.”
For more information about Toshiba,
visit www.toshiba.com.
For more information about GoldenGate, visit
www.agilent.com/find/eesof-goldengate.
About Agilent EEsof
EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is an industry-leading provider
of RF-mixed signal circuit and system-design software. The software
is the result of more than 30 years of innovation by the world’s premier
RF design and software development engineers, who focus on understanding
and solving designers’ problems. Agilent EEsof EDA software is compatible
with and is used to design the company’s test and measurement equipment.
Additional information is available at
www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc.
(NYSE:
A
- News)
is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in
communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The
company’s 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries.
Agilent had net revenue of $5.4 billion in fiscal year 2007. Information
about Agilent is available on the Web at
www.agilent.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship and
executive news is available on the Agilent news site at
www.agilent.com/go/news.
Source: Agilent Technologies Inc.
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