5 handy software analysis tools to solve key verification and testing problems in various aspects of chip design (detailed information is available for download at the end of the article)
Devices are the foundation of semiconductors. If semiconductor materials such as Si and Ge are sand and cement, then devices can be considered basic bricks. Integrated circuits are a collection of thousands of tiny devices, which together form a tower and ultimately complete complex functions on a small chip. The IC-CAP suite, as an industrial standard for modeling DC and RF semiconductor devices, can help you quickly generate accurate and consistent PDK model files, building a communication bridge between production and design - "The most beautiful confession on 520 may not be a candlelight dinner with flowers and balloons, but the magpie bridge that is always built on both sides of the Milky Way."
ADS Advanced Design Software
It is the only simulation platform that can realize the co-design of integrated circuits, packages and circuit boards in high-frequency and high-speed applications; it can seamlessly connect system, circuit and full 3D electromagnetic simulation with Keysight test instruments, combining simulation and testing to double your design efficiency. If IC design is a difficult journey, then ADS may be your most caring assistant, knowing your difficulties and silently accompanying you in your loneliness - "The most beautiful confession on 520 may not be that I miss you far away, but that you are close to me on the journey"
PathWave VSA & Pathwave Signal Generation
Waiting for the chip design to be tape-out is like an old mother eagerly waiting for her son to return home. The moment the chip is received, the old mother will ask about her son's well-being, while IC engineers will quickly use the handy instruments to check whether the chip they designed with great care is "OK". PathWave VSA and Pathwave Signal Generation (Signal Studio) allow you to run the software remotely and use all the functions of the signal measurement hardware anytime and anywhere. A few simple buttons can help you generate complex wireless RF signal types and demodulate the complex indicators you want, greatly improving work efficiency - "The most beautiful confession on 520 may not be an affectionate greeting at all, but to see that you are doing well after returning from a long absence."
Offline real-time oscilloscope analysis software
The constantly beating voltage and current signals are the pulse of the life of the chip and even the equipment. Our IC engineers use the changing patterns of the pulse to determine whether it is a healthy chip or to find the underlying cause of the chip. The oscilloscope is the magic tool in the hands of IC engineers to detect this pulse. Our offline real-time oscilloscope analysis software allows you to view, analyze, share and record the measurement results of the oscilloscope anytime and anywhere - "The most beautiful confession on 520 may not be the reunion of you and me, but the burr suddenly captured by the oscilloscope"
Pathwave BenchVue
With the diversification of applications and functions, the design and testing requirements of chips are becoming more and more complex. The test process across multiple instrument platforms has sometimes made the instruments that were once close partners of engineers become a "burden". The collaborative work and management of multiple devices have become the white moonlight in the hearts of engineers. PathWave BenVue software includes all of Keysight's existing instrument control and automation application software, greatly simplifying the workflow across instrument series - "The most beautiful confession on 520 may not be the take care of yourself on the phone, but letting you finish what used to take an hour in one minute"
These two masterpieces will help you stand on the shoulders of giants during the R&D and testing process, and use their experience to help you solve difficult problems at any time.
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For 10 years, Jiang Xiuguo has only done one thing - focusing on signal integrity design and simulation. This book is based on ADS software, combines the basic theories of signal integrity and power integrity with actual cases, and fully introduces the process and methods of using ADS for signal integrity and power integrity simulation. All of them are practical, and every sentence is the essence - "Maybe the most beautiful confession on 520 is to give you everything I have"
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IC Test Collection - A comprehensive guide to getting started: from device modeling to software simulation to various chip tests, let's learn everything you want.
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"Device Modeling" - Start from the source, good models and device parameters make your design more efficient, including various software and hardware technical documents required for modeling and video explanations of RF GaN device modeling;
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"Simulation Design" - Good design is half the battle. Don't wait until the chip is taped out to find the problem. It contains ADS-related RF, digital and other simulation documents, as well as 5GNR RFIC design process video explanation, PCIe5.0 simulation design video explanation and demonstration;
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"Testing of Some Digital Interface Chips" - Digital interfaces are channels for communication within a chip or between different chips. Ensuring the stability and smoothness of the evolving channels is a daily challenge faced by digital engineers. It contains test documents for various interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, HDMI, and expert explanation videos for PCIe5.0 and HDMI2.1.
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"Testing of Some RF Millimeter-Wave Chips" - Using amplification, filtering and other means to allow the ethereal wireless RF millimeter-wave signals to be transmitted and circulated between chips while also conveying specific information is a unique skill of RF engineers. It contains various technical documents such as PA/FEM, Beamformer IC, On Wafer testing, and expert explanation videos on full parameter characterization of 5G multi-port devices and pulse radars;