Title :
MAFET thrust 1 program to develop MW/MMW design tools
Author :
Barton, Donny C.
Author_Institution :
MAFET Design Environ. Consortium, Raytheon TI Syst., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The MDE Consortium, under a cost-shared program with DARPA, is developing design tools, methodology, and models to support virtual prototyping of microwave and millimeter-wave multi-chip assembly (MCA) modules. The goal of this effort is to replace the design-build-test methodology used to develop MCAs by a simulation-based design methodology to achieve a 3X reduction in design cycle-time and cost and improved-performance designs. This paper provides an overview of the program and its four development areas: Design Environment (design capture and interchange), Circuit and Behavioral Simulation, EM Simulation, and Models/Modeling tools. The program is ongoing and key accomplishments to-date are discussed
Keywords :
MIMIC; MMIC; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit design; multichip modules; research initiatives; DARPA; EM simulation; MAFET thrust 1 program; MDE Consortium; behavioral simulation; circuit simulation; cost reduction; cost-shared program; design capture; design cycle-time reduction; design interchange; design models; design tools; microwave MCM; millimeter-wave MCM; multi-chip assembly modules; simulation-based design methodology; virtual prototyping; Assembly; Circuit simulation; Costs; Design methodology; Electronic design automation and methodology; Government; MMICs; Microwave theory and techniques; Prototypes; Virtual prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.686823
