The GSA MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

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The GSA MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

• Thomas Moerth
• Manager Design Support, austriamicrosystems AG
• April 4th 2008

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Outline

• Who is GSA
• The MS/RF Subcommittee
• The MS/RF Model Working Group
• The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist

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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.

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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

• 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)

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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

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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist I
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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist II
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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist III
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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist IV
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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist V
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The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist VI
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Outlook

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

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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