Appendix F
LIST OF WEBSITESFor modeling and simulation
Last Updated 1/2006
1.1 Introduction
A Word on the Links:
This document is a set of links to web sites that will assist you in finding resources for implementing EDA - Electronic Design Automation for hardware design and development. These links are chosen for because they bear on that mission. Real electronic parts and the objectives of manufacturing working products from them are involved along with the disciplines of quality, reliability, statistical analysis, etc. In this enterprise software and technical understanding are the enabling tools for success. Modeling and simulating the behavior of the parts and their circuits before during and after the hardware development is now a way of life. The ability to try many "what-if" scenarios very quickly and early in the development cycle in a virtual world is a critical competitive edge.
The web sites herein are grouped into categories. The web sites are primarily suppliers, consultants, trainers, universities and organizations affecting some aspect of the design and manufacture of electronic equipment. Very often, a given source is active in many aspects of this arena. For instance, a major EDA software vendor such as Cadence has resources for: · Modeling ICs and PWBs Simulating boards, ICs, systems
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and embedded systems in analog/RF, digital and mixed signal Consulting, instructional materials, training, and design services in the above And, so on. Sometimes a site (or sub-site) is listed in more than one category. The best advice is to browse a given site to see their current offerings.
This list of links and web pages becomes out-of-date even as it is updated. The web is a dynamic, ever-changing place. Pages, products, services, personalities, content, companies, and much more, is constantly being added, dropped and otherwise revamped as you surf this list.
This list will be infrequently updated. However, any information about changes or additions will be updated as expeditiously as possible. The list is not exhaustive. Rather, it's intended to provide a start into a given area of resources. Right now it's most useful in the areas of simulation, modeling and sourcing ICs to go on PWBs for high-speed digital design. The categories for grouping the links are as follows:
1. First, there are introductory groups covering web searching, discussion groups and EDA organizations come first.
2. Then, the web links herein are classified into three broad categories:
Sites primarily for obtaining software
Sites primarily for obtaining parts
Sites primarily for obtaining knowledge
The software group is split into, first; simulation engines, then, simulation models. Also, there are two miscellaneous groups: Software and equipment used to verify models and simulations. TRIZ, a disciplined way of encouraging creative thinking and problem solving. Lastly, there can be considerable category overlap within a given site. A given supplier may attempt to be very broad-based in their product and service offering.
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1.2 General
1.2.1 Web Search Engines:
Googlehttp://www.google.com
MetaCrawler http://www.go2net.com/search.html
Vivisimo Clustered Search Enginehttp://vivisimo.com/
1.2.2 EDA Discussion Groups & Email Reflectors:
SI-LIST (Signal Integrity Mailing List) [email protected]://www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
IEEE EMC (Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Electro-Magnetic Computability)
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/[email protected]
IBIS (Input-Output Buffer Information Spec) User Group http://www.eigroup.org/ibis/default.htm [email protected]
International Cadence User Group http://www.cadenceusers.org/ [email protected] [email protected]
1.2.3 EDA Organizations and Links:
ASQ (American Society for Quality) http://www.asq.org/
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Concurrent Engineering http://www.scpdnet.org/
EDA Consortium Working Groups http://www.eda.org/
EDA Consortium http://www.edac.org/
EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance) http://www.eia.org/
FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) Organization Home http://www.fdtd.org/
GIDEP (Government-Industry Data Exchange Program) http://www.gidep.org/
IEC Home pagehttp://www.iec.ch/index.html
IEC Integrated Circuit Electrical Model & Cookbook: draft proposalhttp://www.eigroup.org/ibis/specs.htm
IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers, United Kingdom) http://www.iee.org.uk/
IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers) http://www.ieee.org
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society http://www.emcs.org/
IPC (Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits) http://www.ipc.org/
International Council for QFD (Quality Function Deployment) http://www.icqfd.org/
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage
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ITU (International Telecommunications Union) http://www.itu.int/home/
JEDEC (Joint Electron Devices Engineering Councils) http://www.jedec.org/
JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) Technical Standardization Committee (formerly EIAJ)
http://tsc.jeita.or.jp/
QFD Institute http://www.qfdi.org
Special Interest Group on Design Automation http://www.sigda.org/
1.3 EDA SI-EMI Software
1.3.1 EDA Tools Grouped by Function
From the University of Michigan http://www.eecs.umich.edu/dco/ecad/ecad_tool_table.html
1.3.2 Signal Integrity & EMI
Advanced EMC Solutionshttp://www.aemcs.com/
Agilenthttp://eesof.tm.agilent.com/products/e8884a-a.html http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/index.html
AIM-SPICEhttp://www.aimspice.com/
All Spice Stuff Web Pagehttp://sss-mag.com/spice.html
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Altiumhttp://www.altium.com/
Amkor http://www.amkor.com/
Andro Computational Solutionshttp://www.androcs.com/frame_services.html
Ansoft http://www.ansoft.com/products/si/tpa/index.cfm
AnSyshttp://www.ansys.com/
Applied Simulation Technology http://www.apsimtech.com/
Bay Technologyhttp://www.bay-technology.com
Berkeley SPICEhttp://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/SPICE/
Cadence Design Systems http://www.cadence.com/ http://sourcelink.cadence.com/index.jhtml http://www.cadenceusers.org/
CAD Design Software http://www.cad-design.com/
Comtelhttp://www.comtel.com/
Computer Simulation Technology http://www.cst.de
Denali http://www.denalisoft.com/
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Eaglewarehttp://www.eagleware.com/
e*ECADhttp://www.eecad.com/
Electronics Workbench - Interactive http://www.interactiv.com/
EMCoShttp://www.emcos.com/
FLO-EMChttp://www.floemc.com/
Fujitsu Microelectronics Americahttp://www.fujitsumicro.com/
HSPICEhttp://www.synopsys.com/products/mixedsignal/hspice/
Integrated Engineering Softwarehttp://www.integratedsoft.com
Interactive (Electronics Workbench) http://www.interactiv.com/
Interactive Products Corphttp://www.interactive-products.com
Intercept Technology http://www.intercept.com
IntuSofthttp://www.intusoft.com
Magma Design Automationhttp://www.magma-da.com/c/@saAXEynp3_muw/Pages/index.html
Maxwell HFSShttp://consult.cern.ch/writeup/maxwell
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McCADhttp://www.McCAD.com/
MDSPICEhttp://www.zeland.com/mdspice.html
Mentor (formerly Interconnectix formerly VeriBest, etc.)http://www.mentorg.comhttp://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/product_eval.cfm
MultiSim Spicehttp://www.ultiboard.com/m_sim.html
OEA International http://www.oea.com/
OptEM Engineering, Inc.http://www.optem.com
Optimalhttp://www.optimalgrp.com/
OrCAD/PSPICEhttp://www.orcad.com/default.aspx http://www.orcad.com/download.orcaddemo.aspx
P-CAD (Accel) http://www.acceltech.com
Protel (Altium)http://www.protel.com/
PSPICE/Spectrehttp://www.cadence.com/products/custom_ic/spectrerf/index.aspx
Quantic EMChttp://www.quantic-emc.com/
SABER http://www.synopsys.com/products/mixedsignal/saber/saber.html
Signal Integrity Software, Inc.
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http://www.sisoft.com/
Sigrity http://www.sigrity.com/
SimLabhttp://www.simlab.de/
SoftSimhttp://www.softsim.com/
Sonnethttp://www.sonnetusa.com
Spectrum (MicroCap)http://www.spectrum-soft.com/
SuperMax ECAD (Mentor)http://www.dde-eda.com/
Synopsys http://www.synopsys.com/
Tanner EDA (& microelectromechanical MEMS) http://www.tanner.com/
Wavecresthttp://www.wavecrest.com/
WinSpicehttp://www.ousetech.co.uk/winspice2/
Zelandhttp://www.zeland.com/
Zuken http://www.zuken.com/
1.4 Timing Analysis: VHDL/Verilog
Altera
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http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~hamblen/ALTERA/altera.htm
Cadencehttp://www.cadence.com/
SynaptiCAD http://www.syncad.com/
Synopsys http://www.synopsys.com/
Verilog.net Vendors http://www.verilog.net/vendors.html
Zuken-Redac http://www.redac.co.uk
1.5 Analog Simulation Software
1.5.1 SPICE Simulation
AIM-SPICE http://www.aimspice.com/
AMP Connector http://www.amp.com/simulation/
Antrim Design Systems http://www.techonline.com/community/member_company/
non_member/1096
AVX On-Line Software http://www.avxcorp.com/SpiApps/default.asp
CAD-Migos http://www.cadmigos.com
Cadence/OrCAD - PSPICE http://www.orcadpcb.com/Default.asp?bc=F
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IntuSofthttp://www.intusoft.com/default.htm
McCADhttp://www.McCAD.com
MicroCap http://www.spectrum-soft.com/
Star-HSPICE http://www.synopsys.com/products/mixedsignal/hspice/
Teccor http://www.icelect.com/index-teccor.html
SPICE Simulation Web Linkshttp://www.penzar.com/links.htm
1.5.2 RF, Microwave & EMI
Advanced EMC Solutions http://www.aemcs.com/
Agilent EEsof http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/
Ansoft http://www.ansoft.com/thewave/
Bay Technology http://www.bay-technology.com
Computational Electromagnetics Links http://www.emclab.umr.edu/cemlinks.html
Eagleware http://www.eagleware.com/
Intercept Technology http://www.intercept.com/
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Maxwell HFSS http://consult.cern.ch/writeup/maxwell
OHIO Design Automation (PTC)http://www.ohio-da.com/
OptEM Engineering, Inc. http://www.optem.com
Quantic-EMChttp://www.quantic-emc.com/
Sigrity http://www.sigrity.com/
Sonnet http://www.sonnetusa.com
1.5.3 Fiber Optics
Gigabit Ethernet Alliance http://www.ethermanage.com/ethernet/gigabit.html
1.6 EDA Models and Model Generation
1.6.1 IBIS
Note: Links to semiconductor manufacturers who supply IBIS models are maintained at:
IBIS Committee Links to IBIS Model Suppliers http://www.eigroup.org/ibis/ibis%20table/models.htm
ANSI/EIA-656 IBIS Home Page:[email protected]
Applied Simulation Technology
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http://www.apsimtech.com/products/IBIS-TK.htm
Electronic Design Organization (EDA)http://www.eda.org/fmf/wwwpages/IBIS_models.html
ERL IBIS Project:http://www.ece.ncsu.edu/erl/ibis/s2ibis3/s2ibis3.htm
IBIS Committeehttp://www.eda.org/pub/ibis/training/ftp://ftp.eda.org/pub/ibis/
IBIS Connector Spec Sub-Committee http://www.eda.org/pub/ibis/connector/
IBIS Cookbook http://www.eigroup.org/ibis/tools.htm
IBIS Technical Support http://www.eigroup.org/IBIS/support.htm
IBIS Tools http://www.eigroup.org/IBIS/tools.htm
Interconnectix/Mentor Graphics, formerly Zeelan Technologieshttp://www.mentorg.com/icx/modeling/ibis_modeling.html
Zeelan Technologies/ICX - Mentor: http://www.mentorg.com/icx/icx_models
Zuken http://www.zuken.com/
1.6.2 SPICE
Agilent EEsof http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/
AMP Connector
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http://www.amp.com/simulation/
Analog Deviceshttp://www.analog.com/
Antrim Design Systems http://www.techonline.com/community/member_company/
non_member/1096
AVX Ceramics http://www.avxcorp.com/SpiApps/default.asp
Cadence/OrCAD PSPICE http://www.orcad.com/pspicead.aspx
EKV Model Home Pagehttp://legwww.epfl.ch/ekv/
Fairchild Semiconductorhttp://www.fairchildsemi.com/
Infineon Technologies AG http://www.infineon.com/
International Rectifierhttp://www.irf.com/product-info/models/
IntuSofthttp://www.intusoft.com/cgi/regnow.exe?for=models.htm
Maximhttp://www.maxim-ic.com/TechSupport/spicemod.htm
McCADhttp://www.McCAD.com
MicroCap http://www.spectrum-soft.com/
National Semiconductorhttp://www.national.com/models/index.html
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NIST Working Group on Model Validation http://ray.eeel.nist.gov/modval.html
On Semiconductor http://www.onsemi.com/home/
PolyFET: http://www.polyfet.com/files.htm
Symmetry-Modpex:http://www.i-t.com/engsw/symm/modpex.htm
TDK http://www.component.tdk.com/
1.6.3 Scattering Parameter
Agilent IC-CAP http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/products/e8921a_tools.html
Agilent Technologies (use search engine)http://www.semiconductor.agilent.com/cgi-bin/morpheus/home/home.jsp
American Technical Ceramics http://www.atceramics.com/
Infineon Technologies AG http://www.infineon.com/
Maxim http://www.maxim-ic.com/TechSupport/sparameters.htm
MilliLabhttp://www.vtt.fi/MilliLab/pages/off_spar.htm
Freescale (Motorola) Semiconductor Products http://e-www.motorola.com/
On Semiconductor (Motorola)
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http://www.onsemi.com/home/
SSS Archive http://www.sss-mag.com/spara.html
TDK Componentshttp://www.component.tdk.com/
Vitessehttp://www.vitesse.com/
1.6.4 VHDL/Verilog
EDA Industry Working Groupshttp://www.eda.org/
Cadencehttp://www.cadence.com/
ModelSimhttp://www.model.com/
Synopsyshttp://www.synopsys.com
VHDL & Verilog Mergedhttp://vhdl.org/ http://www.accellera.org/
Zukenhttp://www.zuken.com/
1.6.5 Model Parameter Conversions
Johnathan 8. B. Deane's Personal Page http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/J.Deane/mat/mat.html
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1.6.6 TCAD Software
e*ECADhttp://www.eecad.com/
Semiconductor Subway http://www-mtl.mit.edu/semisubway/semisubway.html
Silvacohttp://www.silvaco.com
Stanford TCAD http://www-tcad.stanford.edu/tcad.html
Synopsys (Avant!)http://www.synopsys.com/
1.6.7 VHDL/VeriLog - ASIC – IC Behavioral
ModelSimhttp://www.model.com/
1.6.8 Packaging
Advanced Interconnect Technologieshttp://www.advancedinterconnect.com/
Amkor Technology http://www.amkor.com/
Maxtekhttp://www.maxtek.com/
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1.7 Knowledge Resources
1.7.1 Concurrent Engineering
CERA Journalhttp://www.cs.wpi.edu/~dcb/CERA/Jnl-descr.html
Concurrent Engineering (CERC) http://www.cerc.wvu.edu/
LECL Homepagehttp://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/LCEL/
SAGE Publicationshttp://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105499
Society of Concurrent Engineering http://www.scpdnet.org/
1.7.2 EMIEMC (ElectroMagnetic Interference / Compatibility ElectroMagnetic)
EMC Links http://www.emclab.umr.edu/emclinks.html
EMI/EMC Links (NARTE)http://www.radioing.com/eengineer/links.html
High Frequency Sites http://www.hfs.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de/ext/d07/hf-sites.html Radioing eEngineerhttp://www.radioing.com/eengineer/
RF GlobalNet http://www.rfglobalnet.com/content/homepage/
Spread Spectrum Scene http://www.sss-mag.com/welcome.html
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UMR EMC Lab http://www.emclab.umr.edu/
Technical Library and Site Linkshttp://www.emctech.com.au/links.html
TomaCorphttp://tomacorp.com/em.html
1.7.3 Packaging
Meeting of Electrical Performance of Electronic Packaging http://www.epep.org/
Hybriconhttp://www.hybricon.com/EngWebsite/
1.7.4 Semiconductors, TCAD & Device Physics
Center for Silicon System Implementation (CSSI / Carnegie-Mellon) http://www.ece.cmu.edu/~cssi/
Chip Center http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/praeth/praeth005.html
International Rectifier Application Training Guide http://www.irf.com/technical-info/guide/semi.html
Semiconductor Applet Service http://jas.eng.buffalo.edu/
UC Berkeley Device Group http://www-device.eecs.berkeley.edu/
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1.7.5 Signal Integrity
EDA Tools for VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~mcdermot/eda_tools.htm
Free EDA Technical Papershttp://www.eg3.com/eda.htm
PCI WebOpedia ZDNet http://www.zdwebopedia.com/TERM/P/PCI.html
VLSI. - CAD Tools http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ee577/cad_tools.html
Mayo Clinic SPPDG (Special Purpose Processor Development Group) http://www.mayo.edu/sppdg/
sppdg_home_page.html#technology_transfer
MRC Institute (Microelectronics Research and Communications Institute)
http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/
1.7.6 EMI
Computational Electromagnetic Linkshttp://www.emclab.umr.edu/cemlinks.html
Interference Technology (rbITEM)http://www.rbitem.comhttp://www.interferencetechnology.com/
1.7.7 Standards
Compact Model Councilhttp://www.eigroup.org/cmc/
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage
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NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) - Electrical & Electronics Engineering Lab
http://www.eeel.nist.gov/
TIA/EIA (Telecommunications Industry Association - Electronics Industry Alliance) Standards
http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/search_n_order.cfm
1.7.8 EDA Magazine Publishers
EDN Magazine http://www.ednmag.com/
EE Design http://www.eedesign.com/
EE Times http://www.eetimes.com/
IEEE Transactions & Journals http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/periodicals.jsp
Microwave Journal http://www.mwjournal.com/
Photonics http://www.photonics.com/Spectra/NewProds/
RF Design http://industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=4&siteid=31
ZDNet http://www.zdnet.co.uk
1.7.9 EDA Book Publishers & Dealers
AddALLhttp://www.addall.com/
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Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings http://www.awl.com/
Advanced Book Exchange http://www.abebooks.com/
Amazon.comhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/002-
2841688-4823012
Artech Househttp://www.artech-house.com/
Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bookstore.asp
Blackwell's Books http://www.blackwell.com/
Book Fairhttp://www.techexpo.com/cgi-techexpo/bookfair-srch.pl
BookFinder.comhttp://www.bookfinder.com/
Kluwer (Springer)http://www.wkap.nl/
MacMillanhttp://www.mcp.com/
McGraw-Hill http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/
Op-Amp Technical Bookshttp://www.opampbooks.com/
Powell's Books http://www.powells.com/
Prentice-Hallhttp://www.phptr.com/
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John-Wiley & Sonshttp://www.wiley.com/
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Publishershttp://archive.comlab.ox.ac.uk/publishers.html
TechExpo http://www.techexpo.com/cgi-techexpo/bookfair-srch.pl
1.8 Miscellaneous
1.8.1 Virtual Test & Curve Fitting Software
IBM Data Explorerhttp://www.research.ibm.com/dx/
National Instruments http://www.ni.com/http://ni.com/design/eda.htm
DataFit Curve Fittinghttp://www.curvefitting.com/
1.8.2 Test & Measurement Companies:
Agilent Technologies Test & Measurement (Was HP)http://we.home.agilent.com/cgi-bin/bvpub/agilent/CIALandingPage/
cp_CIALanding.jsp?LANGUAGE_CODE=eng&COUNTRY_CODE=ZZ&NAV_ID=-11145.0.00
http://www.ate.agilent.com/ste/products/intelligent_test/parametric_test/Para_Tech_Oview.shtml
Agilent IC-CAP http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/docs/
LabView
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Using programmable power supplies, signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc., and a graphical PC interface, LabView from National Instruments creates a "virtual instrument" environment for measuring semiconductors, other devices, PCBs and systems:
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=1381&lang=US
IBIS Accuracy Subcommittee http://www.vhdl.org/pub/ibis/accuracy/
Keithley Instruments http://www.keithley.com/
LeCroy Test & Measurementshttp://www.lecroy.com
Polar Instruments http://www.polar.co.uk/
Symmetry-Modpex:http://www.i-t.com/engsw/symm/modpex.htm
TDA Systems, Inc. (TDR measurements, instrument software drivers) http://www.tdasystems.com
Tektronixhttp://www.tek.comhttp://www.tek.com/Measurement/other_tm/curve_tracers/home.html
EMSCANhttp://www.emscan.com
Detectus ABhttp://www.detectus.se
1.8.3 Mixed Technology Simulation
(e.g., electromechanical, mechanical)
Avant! -SABER
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http://www.synopsys.com/products/mixedsignal/saber/saber.html
Easy5Xhttp://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/easy5/index.html MAST http://www.openmast.org/
Mechanical Dynamics http://www.adams.com/ Parametric Technology http://www.ptc.com/