Model Quality Assurance MQA fully implements STARC Model QA specifications.
Accelicon Technologies Inc. of Cupertino, California "Accelicon" and Japan Distributor announced implementation of the device-level model parameter QA specifications developed by Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center Co., Ltd. of Yokohama, Japan "STARC" into
Accelicon's MQA rules file.
Advanced process nodes, due to their reduced feature sizes and second order effects, create a special challenge to device level model development. Adequately incorporating these effects into the device-level model is of growing importance to the provider and user of foundry models. Furthermore, automation has become a requirement to assure the accuracy and quality of released device-level models.
STARC's device level model QA specifications were developed by STARC, to address advanced process node model characteristics including device physics validation, precision error calculation and convergence characteristics. In addition, STARC has provided a comprehensive quality specification, detailed model description and a quality use model. STARC expects to expand the model QA specification not only in STARC clients but also in worldwide company.
MQA (Model Quality Assurance) is the semiconductor industry's proven device-level model validation solution with over 50 customers worldwide. Accelicon's MQA is a model inspection solution providing automated model validation, comparison and reporting. It's rules-driven knowledge-based methodology can be easily customized for customer specific validation and reporting functions. MQA is currently used at foundries, fab-less semiconductor companies and IDMs. Accelicon's modeling products for the semiconductor industry are represented in Japan by AT design Links Corporation.
Accelicon announce the implementation of STARC's model parameter and compact model QA specifications into MQA's rules files. MQA, therefore, is able to automatically validate models using STARC's comprehensive model specifications. In addition, MQA's efficient data management enables effective analysis of the results using graphs and reports. Dr. Steven Zhang, President and Founder of Accelicon Technologies, Inc, stated that STARC's robust model QA specifications are available in MQA for use within STARC and for MQA's customers worldwide.
About STARC
STARC is a research consortium co-founded by major Japanese semiconductor companies in December 1995. STARC's mission is to contribute the growth of the Japanese semiconductor industry by developing leading-edge SoC design technologies
Receiving the commission from shareholding companies (clients), STARC takes a lead role in cooperative activities with industrial and academic bodies, as well as public research facilities, with the aim of developing continually innovative semiconductor technologies. We also conduct joint research and development with domestic and international partner companies (including EDA vendors and design houses). The outcomes of our research and development are transferred to these partner companies in the form of production licenses so that these technologies can be widely utilized.
http://www.starc.jp/ (Japanese)
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