Integration Of Tanner EDA And Incentia Tools Increases Capabilities And Productivity

HiPer Silicon AMS extends Tanner EDA's design, layout and verification toolset to include advanced tools for design entry, simulation, debugging, static timing and synthesis for digital circuits.



As ICs add increasing functionality and capability, mixed-signal designs are growing in complexity. At the same time, business pressures are requiring designers to shorten time to market and reduce re-spins. Tanner EDA's solutions are built from the ground up with the needs of the designer in mind. While a number of EDA tool providers offer software for creating A/MS designs, they either come at high cost (low price-performance ratio) or are bespoke point tools, requiring much data manipulation and manual integration. By partnering with leading providers like Incentia, Tanner EDA can offer A/MS designers a cohesive and comprehensive tool suite that delivers productivity, usability and price-performance that is unmatched in the industry.



The Incentia's DesignCraft and TimeCraft tools embedded into Tanner EDA's A/MS flows are identical to the tools sold directly by Incentia and its resellers. Tanner EDA provides pre- and post-sales support for joint users. A modular installation wizard allows users to install and configure the tools according to their hardware configuration and desired use model. Once installed, the tool operates in a seamless and integrated way - following the workflow for a mixed-signal circuit design.



We continue to partner with leading EDA tool vendors to provide designers with a mixed-signal design environment that is directly suited to 'big-A, little-D' design, said Greg Lebsack, president of Tanner EDA. Tight product integration gives our users maximum ease of use - acquisition, installation, configuration, and tool flow and support. And naturally ease of use provides higher design productivity.



Integration with Tanner EDA's full-flow A/MS design suite was a natural match for both companies, said Ihao Chen, president & CEO of Incentia. Incentia has a well-established base of users on the digital side; bundling our software into the widely-used Tanner EDA tools suite allows mixed-signal designers to access these capabilities easily and effectively.