IC-CAP Target Modeling Package

Agilent 85199KL Target Modeling Package for CMOS processes

The industry first extraction package specifically designed for CMOS target modeling applications.

Agilent Technologies introduces new extraction technology that enables modeling engineers to efficiently extract or re-center CMOS models based on process control monitor (PCM) data. This solution runs in Agilent's IC-CAP extraction software and is available in IC-CAP 2008.
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The Target Modeling Extraction Package

The new extraction package, for use with Agilent's Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software allows engineers to extract CMOS models based on process target data and when available, traditional I-V curves.

Traditional CMOS modeling uses extensive I-V and C-V data for various device geometries. These are typically obtained from time consuming measurements when the process is stable and mature. To extract accurate CMOS models much earlier in the design cycle, Target Modeling uses process control monitor (PCM) data, typically fast single bias point measurements, which are commonly available in the early stages of process development.

The Target Modeling Package includes the following features:

• A dedicated User Interface specifically designed for this application
• Import of PCM data and related bias information form Excel spreadsheets
• Import and display statistical information of PCM data (mean and spread values)
• Direct support of BSIM3, BSIM4, PSP and BSIMSOI models
• Support for major commercial simulators including Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS), Cadence's Spectre and Synopsys' HSPICE.
• Display, tune and optimize user defined scaling and I-V diagrams
• Customizable automatic generation of HTML reports
• Open architecture allows import and use of traditional I-V traces in conjunction with PCM data plots.

Package Overview

The Extraction Package includes a dedicated UI main window that manages the PCM data import and the creation of scaling and I-V diagrams. Device information and PCM data are imported directly from excel spreadsheet. Convenient wizards enable you to define subsets of devices and derive PCM data scaling diagrams (e.g. Ion vs. L, Ioff vs. W, etc.).

Figure 1: Target Modeling Tool Main Window and example of PCM scaling diagram (Ion vs. L).

A dedicated user interface enables you to combine diagrams into multiple plots (IC-CAP's Multiplots). The powerful IC-CAP Plot Optimizer tool enables you to conveniently select model parameters and tune and optimize scaling and I-V plots.

Figure 2: Diagram Configuration Page and an example of MULTIPLOT diagram including several scaling diagrams and one I-V curve.

Powerful simulator links to ADS enables real time tuning performance when simulating multiple devices. The extraction package benefits of an improved IC-CAP link to HSPICE made available with IC-CAP 2006B Add-on 3 and HSPICE 2007.03-SP1.

Availability

The IC-CAP Target Modeling Package (85199KL) is available now as part of the current IC-CAP 2008 release. IC-CAP parameter extraction software is available now; contact your local Agilent EEsof EDA sales engineer for pricing.

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