Mentor Graphics Partners with Jazz Semiconductor to Offer State-of-the-Art AMS Technology Design Kits
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Mentor-Jazz TDKs not only offer the necessary design building blocks, but they also capture the essence of a tightly-integrated set of Mentor tools to provide a complete, end-to-end solution for design capture (schematic or netlist), functional verification, physical layout (floor planning, placement and routing), physical verification (DRC and LVS), parasitic extraction and post-layout verification (parasitic back-annotation to the schematic, and simulation).
SBC35 – SBC35 (SiGe60) is a mature, low-power, cost-effective 0.35 µm SiGe solution for both networking and wireless applications. Designers have the flexibility of using any combination of three bipolar (NPN) transistors, each providing a different optimization for power and speed. With a peak Ft of 62 GHz, it is a clear choice for innovative, high-performance applications. SiGe60 comes standard with three bipolar (NPN) transistors types, 3.3 volt CMOS, deep-trench isolation, lateral PNP transistors, MIM and MIS capacitors, high-performance varactors, poly and N-well resistors and high-Q inductors. SiGe60 options include a triple-well, three or four layers of metal, and a thick top-metal. SBC18 – SBC18 provides a next-generation solution for ultra low power, integrated wireless products that require high-performance bipolar transistors with high-quality passives and 0.25 µm CMOS effective density suitable for moderate levels of mixed-signal and logic integration. Use of a self-aligned 0.18-micron SiGe bipolar transistor enables new RF circuit benchmarks for gain, noise figure and linearity to be attained at a cost that is competitive with previous-generation solutions. With a peak Ft of 75GHz, it is a clear choice for innovative, high-performance low-power applications. This process comes standard with two bipolar (NPN) transistor types, 3.3 volt CMOS, lateral and vertical PNP transistors, MIM capacitors, varactors, poly and nwell resistors, and high-Q inductors. Options include deep trench isolation, high-performance varactors, a triple-well, three to five layers of metal, and a thick top-metal. CA18HR – CA18HR is an advanced 0.18 µm radio frequency CMOS process; it leverages a mixed signal CMOS technology and robust RF modeling capability. This enables integration of RF circuit blocks with multi-million gate CMOS logic functions to create system-on-a-chip solutions. This process comes with 1.8 and 3.3 volt CMOS, lateral and vertical PNP, MIM capacitors, varactors, poly and nwell resistors, high-Q inductors, six layers of metal, using a thick top metal. To access available Jazz design kits, please contact your local Jazz representatives or visit http://www.jazzsemi.com/.
Note: The symbols created were based on the defined subcircuits and models for Eldo. The design kits are for mixed-signal/analog/RF design and typically contain MOS devices, resistors, capacitors, npn's, diodes, varactors (RF) and inductors (RF). Some may contain a cell library of analog or digital cells. Please contact Jazz for release details.
Jazz & Mentor will jointly provide direct support for the Mentor IC flow design kits. Click here for Jazz contact information for customer support. Mentor Graphics customer support is also available to answer any tool related issues. Click here for contact information for Mentor Graphics customer support. If you are not a current customer, please contact your local Mentor Graphics sales representative about any tool and Technology Design Kit questions or needs. What if I need a design kit that doesn't exist? Please contact Jazz directly and inform Jazz of your needs. Mentor Graphics will collaborate with Jazz to provide a timely solution. |
