Despite the fact that more and more electronic design is comprised of analog and mixed signal content, the design flows and methodologies in this area are lagging behind the pace of innovation in digital design. For sure, analog designers are in shorter supply, but this only makes the need for improvements and efficiency that much greater. Only of late have we seen production-worth attempts at functions such as analog synthesis and optimization reach the market. What is needed in today's analog design flow? What are the key technologies that are missing? How does the existing “food chain” need to work together to drive greater efficiencies?

Article Free Access Share on Issues and answers in CAD tool interoperability Authors: Mike Murray Acuson, Mountain View, Ca. Acuson, Mountain View, Ca.View Profile , Uwe B. Meding Concurrent CAE Solutions, Santa Clara, Ca. Concurrent CAE Solutions, Santa Clara, Ca.View Profile , Bill Berg Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Or. Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Or.View Profile , Yatin Trivedi Seva Technologies, Fremont, Ca. Seva Technologies, Fremont, Ca.View Profile , Bill McCaffrey High Level Design Systems, Santa Clara, Ca. High Level Design Systems, Santa Clara, Ca.View Profile , Ted Vucurevich Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Ca. Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Ca.View Profile Authors Info & Claims DAC '96: Proceedings of the 33rd annual Design Automation ConferenceJune 1996Pages 509–514https://doi.org/10.1145/240518.240615Published:01 June 1996Publication History 1citation373DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations1Total Downloads373Last 12 Months40Last 6 weeks4 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Publisher SiteeReaderPDF