Challenges and Opportunities in Global Standardization of Compact Models
DAC 2016
The Si2 Compact Model Coalition (CMC) is a collaborative industry-academia organization for creating standards for SPICE compact models. CMC standards drive innovation across the semiconductor foundry-fabless ecosystem by ensuring that well-vetted compact models and compact model interfaces are consistently implemented in vendor circuit simulators. This panel discusses developing cutting-edge models while simultaneously improving/maintaining legacy models and acting in the presence of a challenging model developer funding climate. Special focus is on models currently in the CMC pipeline including GaN, HEMTs (gallium nitride high-electron mobility transistors) and electrostatic discharge protection devices.
What you will learn
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Advantages of using industry-wide compact model standards
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New compact models in development and significant changes to legacy models
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Challenges and solutions in evolving model language descriptions
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How the CMC helps individual companies succeed and innovate
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The status of R&D funding status and its impact on compact model development
Panelists
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Moderator: John Ellis, President and CEO, Si2
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Rob Jones, Senior Principal Engineer at Raytheon, Microelectronics Engineering & Technology Group, Raytheon
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Marek Mierzwinski, Research and Development Engineer, Keysight Technologies
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Josef Watts, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Richard Williams, IBM
- Peter Lee, Manager, Micron Technology