Automating circuit simulation and evaluation for the semi-custom IC design process

A data-driven software system called ASE (automatic simulation environment) that automatically creates, simulates, evaluates, and stores the results in a database is described. ASE significantly reduces the engineering design cycle time. By automating the creation and analysis of SPICE input and output files, this tool provides designers with more time to focus on designing and optimizing circuits, rather than manually creating correct and complete simulation files