The GSA MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist Thomas Moerth Manager Design Support, austriamicrosystems AG April 4th 2008

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

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.

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 Design Phase Manufacturing PhaseEvaluation PhaseProduction Phase Design Kits Models IP Mask CAD Process PCMPackaging Test Existing Future 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)

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. 

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist I

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist II

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist III

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist IV

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist V

The MS/RF SPICE Model Checklist VI

Outlook  Identify possible improvements for the Model Checklist  Increase the adoption of the Model Checklist

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