MONROVIA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 8, 2006—
Tanner EDA, which provides cost-effective and
easy-to-use tools for the design of mixed-signal and analog circuits,
today announced its new S-Edit design environment for schematic
capture. For the first time, users can get an integrated suite of
affordable Tanner analog and mixed-signal design capture, simulation,
layout, design rule checking and verification tools. S-Edit also
supports legacy tools and data to preserve existing investments.
S-Edit is anticipated to reduce front-end design time, which
typically is about 60 percent of the total design process. For
example, S-Edit supports physical design from T-cells, which
automatically generates the design and tracks its status. Once a
design is completed, modifying it or creating next-generation devices
is much faster than in previously available analog or mixed-signal
design tools. To further simplify and shorten the design process,
S-Edit also imports schematics from Cadence and ViewDraw tools.
"For most analog and mixed-signal designers and their management,
the key issue for tools is buying expensive ones versus spending time
to build proprietary ones," said Mass Sivilotti, chief scientist,
Tanner Research. "S-Edit gives these designers a cost-effective,
productive option to front-end design so they can use their existing
design flow from Tanner EDA or with other tools."
Tight integration with Tanner's T-Spice analog simulation tool and
W-Edit waveform probing tool enables designers to move quickly through
the design flow. Designers can take the designs created in S-Edit and
use Tanner's L-Edit and verification tools to finalize the process. A
Windows-based user interface is common to all Tanner tools, meaning
designers can get started in minutes and work easily across tools.
User interfaces can be localized as well.
S-Edit Features
S-Edit provides schematic capture, netlist input and output with
automatic conversion of Cadence(R) and ViewDraw(R) EDIF schematics,
and integrated analog simulation. Users can run simulations and
cross-probe from within S-Edit, making design more efficient and
real-time. Other key features include:
-- Viewing of operating point simulation results directly on the
schematic
-- Exporting of SPICE, EDIF, Verilog, and VHDL
-- Advanced array support
-- Buses and port bundles
-- Rubberband connectivity editing
-- Viewing of evaluated results of any calculated parameters
-- Multiple symbol, schematic, and interface views per cell
-- Multiple library support
-- Schematic ERC checker
-- Integrated symbol editor and library browsers
-- Fully scriptable and expandable using TCL command language
-- Rapid recovery from network or hardware failure via a
replayable log file
-- Available in node- and network-locked licenses
For more details on S-Edit features, go to
www.tannereda.com.
Availability and Pricing
S-Edit is available now with pricing starting at US$3,500. For
further pricing information, contact Tanner EDA sales at
sales@tanner.com or call 1-877-325-2223.
About Tanner EDA
Tanner EDA is a leading provider of easy-to-use, PC-based
electronic design automation (EDA) software solutions for the design,
layout and verification of analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits,
ASICs and MEMS. Its solutions help speed designs from concept to
silicon and are used by thousands of companies to develop devices
cost-effectively in the biomedical, consumer electronics,
next-generation wireless, imaging, power management and RF market
segments. Founded in 1988, Tanner EDA is a division of privately held
Tanner Research, Inc. For more information, go to
www.tannereda.com.
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