1
Design cut into active segments for simulation Faster 10X VS SRAM Simulation Capabilities SPECTRE XPS FULL CHIP SIMULATION SPECTRE XPS DELIVERS 10X FASTER THROUGHPUT SPECTRE XPS TAKES 1/3 SYSTEM MEMORY SPECTRE XPS STREAMLINED VERIFICATION No need to cut 7 Hours 3 Days NEW 1/3 System Memory VS IR IMPACT ON TIMING VS VS VS VS OLD 1 2 3 4 5 Complete design done, with higher confidence Stitch the results, is there hope everything Low Power High Accuracy Low Power Low Accuracy WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? with SPECTRE XPS Designers don’t simulate because they have time, they have time because they simulate. Spectre XPS—when time matters Learn more at www.cadence.com/spectre_xps. SPECTRE XPS © 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cadence, the Cadence logo, and Spectre are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ®

How to Speed Up Full Chip Simulation Time

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

Cadence's Spectre eXtensive Partitioning Simulator (XPS) is a FastSPICE simulator that delivers 10X faster throughput, shortening simulation time from weeks to days. This fun infographic shows you how Spectre XPS works.

Citation preview

Page 1: How to Speed Up Full Chip Simulation Time

Design cut into active segments for simulation

Faster10X

VS OLDSRAM Simulation Capabilities

SPECTRE XPS FULL CHIP SIMULATION

SPECTRE XPS DELIVERS 10X FASTER THROUGHPUT

SPECTRE XPS TAKES 1/3 SYSTEM MEMORY

SPECTRE XPS STREAMLINED VERIFICATION

No need to cut

7 Hours3 Days

NEW

1/3 System Memory

VS

IR IMPACT ON TIMING

VS

VS

VS

VS

OLD

1

2

3

4

5

Complete designdone, with higher confidence

Stitch the results,

is therehope everything

Low PowerHigh Accuracy

Low PowerLow Accuracy

WHICH WOULDYOU CHOOSE?

withSPECTRE

XPS

Designers don’t simulate because they have time,they have time because they simulate.

Spectre XPS—when time mattersLearn more at www.cadence.com/spectre_xps.

SPECTREXPS

© 2013 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cadence, the Cadence logo, and Spectre are registered trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

®