Accelicon's MQA Selected by STARC for HiSIM2 Device-Level Model Validation
STARC and Accelicon collaborate to provide qualification platform based on MQA
Accelicon Technologies, Inc. (Accelicon), the leading device-modeling solutions provider, has been chosen by the Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) to provide the platform to qualify HiSIM2 model. STARC is a research consortium co-founded by major Japanese semiconductor companies in December 1995. STARC and Accelicon are collaborating to establish standard Quality Assurance procedures for HiSIM2 model qualification, version control, model-card comparison and document generation support, based on MQA.
STARC engaged in a stringent evaluation process in order to select the optimum solution for HiSIM2 Quality Assurance and model documentation. MQA, being the semiconductor industry standard for device-level model qualification, comparison and documentation, was the natural choice based on its features, maturity and extensibility.
Recently the HiSIM_HV model has been selected by the Compact Model Council (CMC) as a standard for high-voltage transistor compact model. The CMC was formed in August, 1996, for the purpose of promoting standardization in the use and implementation of Compact models.
"After carefully evaluation, STARC decided to adopt industry widely used and leading tool MQA as HiSIM2 QA platform. STARC will work with Accelicon to build standard QA procedures for HiSIM2 model qualification, version control, model card comparison and documentation generation." said Yoshiharu Furui, Senior Manager of STARC Design Standard Group.
"It is an honor for Accelicon to be selected to collaborate with STARC on this project" said Tim K Smith, Accelicon's CEO. "The HiSIM2 and HiSIM_HV model have been selected by CMC as standard models, and MQA will provide the ideal platform to validate and document this model in a comprehensive and efficient manner."
About STARC
Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) was established in December 1995 with investment from Japan's leading semiconductor suppliers to reinforce semiconductor design capability. Since its inception, STARC has been conducting joint research with universities and the semiconductor industry to strengthen the bases of research in the field of semiconductor technology at domestic universities. The outcomes of these activities have now been utilized industry-wide in Japan through the transfer of technologies to investing companies to help their businesses, the documenting of technical standards and the licensing of technologies to partner companies for commercialization. For more information about STARC and its research, visit www.starc.jp/index-e.html.