Behavioural modelling and simulation for micronano systems design purposes

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Behavioural modelling and simulation for
micro/nano systems design purposes

• Proposed by Smartcom-Bulgaria AD, Sofia
• (system integrator in telecom HW assembly
  embedded systems telecom services
  microelectronics department)
• Experience and capacity in
• testing, verification and validation of
  electronic
• devices down to 90nm and 65 nm,
• simulation of complex electronic systems using
• Verilog-A based modelling of their
  parts,
• design automation Cadence SKILL, Perl, C
• Cooperation with TU Sofia and Univ. of Sofia in
  the MST area for the next years.

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• Smartcom will follow the ENIAC strategic
  directions corresponding to the domains More
  Moore, Design Automation, and More than
  Moore
• Radio Frequency, High Voltage,
  Micromechanics
• There are micro/nano systems cross cutting issues
  with the ENIAC ETP
• Highly reliable smart systems will contain
  electrical
• and non-electrical components
  (functions),
• Silicon chips will have eyes, ears, arms and legs
• (MEMS electronics software) that
  allow
• humans to demonstrate their
  intelligence,
• Greater heterogeneous integration without
• necessarily using lower process node.
• The system design will need a continuous
  behavioural
• modelling and simulation improvement.

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• Smartcom is able to contribute to this, based on
• successful work with Verilog-A and modeling of
  complicated analog and digital circuits,
• proved experience with the best classical EDA and
  CAD tools and systems,
• ability to improve existing DA tools and even
  develop new tools,
• accumulated past experience in ASIC design,
• The aim is to facilitate the simulation of
  complete heterogeneous
• systems in various modes of operation.
• MEMS/NEMS behaviour simulation within an ASIS
  (SoC, SiP),
• Reduction of the MEMS design to a fast capture
  using lumped Verilog-A elements,
• The reverse top-down simulation and analysis
  from the system to the MEMS to generate MEMS
  design recommendations (at least for some
  classes of MEMS),
• Verilog-A electrical, mechanical, thermal,
  fluidic, optical
• Behavioural modelling of the electronic blocks as
  well

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Main objectives

• Move the Company more deeply into the ENIACs
• More than Moore domain,
• Start activity according to the EPoSS SRA
• Establish partnerships with multi-national
  corporations
• and academia
• Contribute to
• integration of electrical and non-electrical
  components (enhancing electronics with
  non-electronic functions)
• integration of more functions into a single
  (sub-) system
• realization of interfaces for different
  application environments
• short time to market processes and low cost
  solutions
• highly reliable systems

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Expected results

• Quick system project verification (short time to
  market
• and low cost)
• The involved Bulgarian participants will enter a
  new
• research field that of MEMS/NEMS
• They will set out on the roads described in the
  ENIAC
• and EPoSS Strategic Research Agendas
• As an SME, Smartcom will be able to contribute to
• market scouting and market development by
  
• demonstrating the models behaviour to the
  users.

Profile of partners searched

• Micro/nano system developers with component
• behavioural simulation needs in complex
  electronic
• systems multi-national corporation
  academia
• CP (Collaborative project), preferably IP
• Coordinator wanted