Accellera completes SystemC Analog/Mixed-Signal 2.0 extensions

Accellera Systems Initiative has announces the completion of the SystemC Analog /Mixed-Signal(AMS) 2.0 extensions. SystemC AMS 2.0 is an industry-driven mixed-signal standard for electronic system-level design. The SystemC AMS 2.0 language reference manual (LRM) is available for download under SystemC open-source license at www.accellera.org. The AMS 2.0 standard is fully compatible with the latest release of the SystemC standard, IEEE Std. 1666-2011. The update of the AMS extensions contains additional features to model dynamic and reactive mixed-signal behavior at high levels of abstraction. New semantics and language constructs complement the standard to address modeling accuracy, fidelity and speed for efficient mixed-signal system-level design. The release incorporates updates from the public review conducted in 2012. "With completion of the SystemC AMS 2.0 standard, Accellera Systems Initiative shows its ambition to shape unique standards for mixed-signal applications," said Shishpal Rawat, chair of Accellera Systems Initiative. "We appreciate the outstanding efforts of the European semiconductor companies, research institutes and academic partners involved in the SystemC AMS working group to create this industry-driven standard." A main feature of the updated SystemC AMS 2.0 standard is the introduction of dynamic features for the Timed Data Flow (TDF) model o...