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Spectre StatAI Analysis
AI-enabled variation analysis for 3 to 6+ sigma yield requirements
Cadence Spectre StatAI Analysis performs AI-enabled fast and comprehensive variation analysis using Monte Carlo simulations of complex I/Os, analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and RF blocks, memories, and bit and standard cells while maintaining necessary statistical accuracy. Spectre StatAI Analysis is available in the Spectre X Simulator, Spectre FX Simulator, Spectre RF Option, and Spectre AMS Designer and allows you to distribute Monte Carlo simulation workloads across compute farms to increase verification throughput.
Overview
Spectre Simulation Platform
As the industry’s leading solution for balancing high-performance and high-capacity needs with analog accuracy, the Spectre Simulation Platform encompasses multiple engines that let you move quickly and seamlessly between circuit-, block-, and system-level simulation and verification tasks. The platform's foundation is a unified set of technologies shared by all the simulators—the parser, device models, Verilog-A behavioral modeling, input data formats, output data formats, etc.—ensuring consistent and accurate results regardless of the simulator selected.
The Spectre X Simulator delivers best-in-class single-core simulation and solves large-scale verification simulation challenges with up to 10X speed and 5X capacity improvements, as well as scalable and massively parallel simulation for cloud computing.
The Spectre FX Simulator uses a groundbreaking architecture that employs innovative FastSPICE techniques, including advanced partitioning and RC reduction algorithms, to deliver up to 3X performance with equal or better accuracy versus the latest FastSPICE products.
Spectre RF Option extends the Spectre X Simulator into the high-performance simulation of linear and non-linear RF circuits.
The complete portfolio is rounded out by Spectre AMS Designer, Cadence’s mixed-signal, mixed-language, mixed-level, functional, behavioral, gate-level, and transistor-level simulator.
In addition to individual engines, Spectre simulation technology is well integrated into other Cadence technology platforms, including Xcelium Logic Simulation, Liberate Trio Characterization Suite, Legato Reliability Solution, Virtuoso ADE Suite, Voltus-XFi Custom Power Integrity Solution, and the Virtuoso RF Solution, to provide the industry’s most comprehensive cross-domain simulation solution.
Spectre StatAI Analysis
Spectre StatAI Analysis uses AI-enhanced algorithms to make complete design space exploration possible, so you can meet your yield targets. Achieve the right statistical accuracy to ensure designs work on manufactured wafers, with a practical number of Monte Carlo simulations.
You can run the tool from the command line or from the Virtuoso ADE Suite to verify complex I/Os, AMS and RF blocks, and memories. The Virtuoso ADE Suite can also be leveraged for distributed processing of Monte Carlo simulations across a compute farm or cloud.
Spectre StatAI Analysis also is available with Liberate Trio Characterization Suite for characterizing bit and standard cells, memories, and macros, and Tempus Timing Solution for static timing analysis (STA).
It is an integral part of the Spectre Simulation Platform and is built on the same infrastructure technology as all members of the Spectre family of simulators.
Benefits
Explore and debug worst-case design failures. Meet 3 to 6+ sigma yield requirements across multiple process, voltage, and temperature corners and design variables, avoiding expensive design rework.
In summary, Spectre StatAI Analysis achieves high-yield verification and meets high-sigma variation analysis requirements faster without compromising accuracy.