RFIC simulation developer Xpedion Design Systems Inc. has formed a partnership with Professor Gennady Gildenblat, co-developer of the public domain Penn State Philips (PSP) model with Philips. Gildenblat, professor of Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, will work with Xpedion to provide PSP parameter extraction for Xpedion modeling services. This partnership further validates Xpedion's commitment to modeling and simulation technology.

“The PSP model significantly advances the state of the art in compact MOSFET modeling and is made possible by recently found practical solutions of several long-standing mathematical problems of compact modeling,” said Gildenblat. “Parameter extraction and training provided by Xpedion makes the model available for immediate engineering applications.”

The PSP model is particularly well suited for RF applications because it incorporates all small-geometry and stress effects found in the best compact models, while being fully symmetrical and non-singular. The PSP model contains several unique features not available in other compact models, such as accurate and physical gate current description, output conductance of halo-doped devices, and the most complete noise model, accurately accounting for velocity saturation and channel-induced gate noise. PSP also offers an extensively verified unified non-quasi-static (NQS) model, which is available for accurate simulation of RF and large-signal transient analysis and offers the most accurate reproduction of higher-order harmonics in the drain current.

“Our cooperation brings together the best fundamental academic and pragmatic industrial knowledge and expertise on compact modeling,” said Dirk Klaassen, Research Fellow at Philips. “It directly ties our combined deep understanding of the physical behavior of CMOS transistors onto the requirements set by IC designers and the application areas most relevant to them.”

Xpedion offers a range of modeling services for customers and foundries. Collaborating with Gildenblat, Xpedion developed the first commercial PSP parameter extraction technology. This technology catapults Xpedion to the front of advanced model extraction and validation.

“The recent acceptance of the PSP model as a new industry standard by the Compact Modeling Council confirms Xpedion's belief that the PSP model is the best next-generation MOSFET model,” stated Peter Bendix, director of device modeling at Xpedion Design Systems.

For more information, visit www.xpedion.com