Cadence Introduces 10X Faster Spectre XPS FastSPICE Simulator

Built on the leading Cadence® Spectre simulation platform, Spectre XPS allows the easy re-use of models, stimulus, analysis and overall methodology, thereby reducing support costs while improving time to production. The unified Spectre simulation platform spans SPICE, advanced SPICE, RF and FastSPICE, enabling easy transition across analysis and flows; Spectre XPS integrates into the Virtuoso® Analog Design Environment for mixed-signal design, and into the Liberate MX memory characterization tool for SRAM memory characterization.

The faster throughput of Spectre XPS lets design teams conduct more thorough and accurate simulations for large memory-intensive designs, as well as low-power architectures that require greater visibility into parasitics.  In addition to improvements in throughput, the new simulator requires two to three times less system memory than competitive offerings, improving compute resources utilization.

“With the order of magnitude performance improvement of Spectre XPS, we are able to meet required turnaround time and quality-of-results goals,” said Suravi Bhowmik, manager, MCU Backplane, Embedded Processing, Texas Instruments Incorporated. “Our production rollout of Spectre XPS has enabled us to deliver accurate leakage and dynamic power results on complex low-power designs.”

“As designs continue to grow in complexity and size, new simulation technologies are needed to address such issues as the timing impact of IR drop and power gating,” said Tom Beckley, senior vice president, Custom IC and PCB Group. “The Spectre XPS FastSPICE simulator addresses these new challenges through next generation algorithms that deliver the simulation accuracy and performance required to reduce the risks of developing cutting-edge differentiated designs.”