The GSA MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

The GSA MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

Thomas MoerthManager Design Support, austriamicrosystems AG

April 4th 2008

Outline

Who is GSA

The MS/RF Subcommittee

The MS/RF Model Working Group

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

Who is GSA

Mission & Vision GSA's mission is to accelerate the growth and increase the return on

invested capital of the global semiconductor industry by fostering a more effective fabless ecosystem through collaboration, integration and innovation. 

To fulfill this mission, GSA will: Address the challenges and enable industry-wide solutions within the

supply chain, including intellectual property (IP), electronic design automation (EDA)/design, wafer manufacturing, test and packaging. 

Provide a platform for meaningful global collaboration Identify and articulate market opportunities Encourage and support entrepreneurship Provide members with comprehensive and unique market intelligence Members include companies throughout the supply chain representing

25 countries across the globe.

The MS/RF Subcommittee

Charter: To create a mixed-signal/RF ecosystem Chairman: Marco Racanelli, Jazz Semiconductor Participants: MS/RF Design (EDA, IP, Design Services), Fabless, IDMs,

Foundries Organized in several working groups

Design Phase Manufacturing Phase Evaluation Phase Production Phase

Design Kits

Models

IP

Mask CAD

Process

PCM Packaging

Test

Existing

Future

Working Groups

Working Group Chairmen:

Process Design Kits Thomas Moerth (austriamicrosystems) Models Roberto Tinti (Agilent) Process Checklist/PCM David Schwan (RF Micro Devices) IP David Schwan (RF Micro Devices)

The MS/RF Model Working Group

Charta The MS/RF Model Working Group is developing mixed-signal and RF

requirements for characterization vehicle, SPICE modeling, design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and package modeling.

Deliverables The Mixed-Signal/RF SPICE Model Checklist – A document

completed by the SPICE model developer and delivered with each new release of a SPICE model. This document helps developers better understand the source data, completeness and quality of the model before using it to design ICs or to re-extract it to fit into specific product needs. A Checklist Users Guide and Checklist Taxonomy & Definitions are also available.

http://www.gsaglobal.org/subcommittees/msrf/model.asp

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist I

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist II

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist III

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist IV

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist V

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist VI

Outlook

Identify possible improvements for the Model Checklist Increase the adoption of the Model Checklist

Summary

GSA generates momentum for the fabless

ecosystem

The GSA MS/RF Subcommittee works on MS/RF

topics

The GSA MS/RF Model Working Group focuses

on the standardization of modeling

The Model Checklist is a perfect instrument to

compare the modeling of processes