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Teradyne's Productivity and Quality Improvement with Cadence's Virtuoso Multi-Mode Simulation
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
- Networks & Connectivity - RF Transceivers
Applicable Industries
- Electronics
- Semiconductors
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Digital Twin
- Virtual Reality
Services
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
Teradyne, a leader in providing automatic test equipment (ATE) to component manufacturers, was faced with the challenge of improving the productivity and quality of silicon. The company designs systems with advanced custom chip sets and wanted to implement a single, flexible methodology for use in its design and verification of complex mixed-signal systems on chip (SoCs), and across a wide range of other integrated circuits (ICs). Key considerations for Teradyne were simulation capacity for very complex analog mixed-signal designs and the ability to dynamically adapt to changing design priorities. The design challenges included complex analog and mixed-signal SoC simulations and a wide variety of applications and test priorities.
About The Customer
Teradyne is a company based in North Reading, Massachusetts. Since 1960, it has been a leader in providing automatic test equipment (ATE) to component manufacturers. Today, the company manufactures ATE systems for virtually every type of electronics, semiconductor, and communications application for companies worldwide. Each of these systems is designed with advanced custom chip sets. Teradyne wanted to implement a single, flexible methodology for use in its design and verification of complex mixed-signal systems on chip (SoCs), and across a wide range of other integrated circuits (ICs).
The Solution
Cadence provided a solution to Teradyne’s substantial system-level requirements with comprehensive Cadence® Virtuoso® Multi-Mode Simulation technology. This technology provides designers with a complete design and verification environment for analog, radio frequency (RF), mixed-signal, memory, and SoC designs. It combines the industry’s leading SPICE, FastSPICE, RF, and analog/mixed-signal simulators in a unique shared-licensing package. Teradyne used this platform to successfully develop an extremely complex mixed-signal SoC. The functional verification of this design required numerous individual simulations, building into a single complex full-chip simulation. Cadence's flexible token-based licensing allows Teradyne to use whatever subset of simulation technology it wants at any given time, and change the mix whenever its needs change—without having to purchase the entire set of fixed licenses.
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