ICsense uses industry standard EDA tools:
- Cadence Spectre, Spectre RF, Spectre-Verilog, UltraSim
- Cadence analog flow for FE and BE
- Mentor Calibre Physical Verification
- Mentor Calibre xRC for parasitic extraction
- Matlab and Simulink for system design
The industry standard EDA tools are embedded in the ICsense design environment, that provides several advantages:
- Structured design methodology
- Increased design speed and reliability
- Automated characterization over corners, supply and temperature
- Power simulation result and corner data processing
- Technology independent platform
- Simulator independent platform
- Embeds design plans for most analog blocks e.g. amplifier topologies, low dropout regulators, oscillators, bandgap references, temperature sensors, ...
- Design quality control
The design environment contains design toolboxes for:
- Delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters
- SAR analog-to-digital converters
- Pipelined analog-to-digital converters
- Delta-Sigma Fractional-N synthesizers
- Digital-to-Analog converters
- Phase-locked-loops