Date: 13th Mar 2011

CamSemi switches to Mentor's chip design tools

Mentor Graphics Corp. announced that it assisted CamSemi in replacing their integrated circuit (IC) design and verification flow with Mentor tools to improve simulation performance and time to market. Cambridge-based CamSemi develops power management ICs for low-cost power supplies and lighting.

The Mentor delivered its IC Station tool suite, the Questa ADMS mixed-signal simulation platform, and the Eldo Classic Spice simulator to CamSemi.

"Moving from a well entrenched design and verification environment to something new is an enormous task even when you're not faced with an impending tapeout," said John Greenwood, Analog Design Team Manager, Cambridge Semiconductor. "Mentor put a great deal of time into anticipating possible problems, and working to dismiss them before they could manifest themselves. This attention to detail was critical to the ultimate success of the replacement process."