PITTSBURGH, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NXP
Semiconductors has significantly reduced its product footprint and
improved overall performance of its new car infotainment system by
using power noise and reliability sign-off solutions for integrated
circuits from ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS).
With digital radios becoming a standard feature in automobiles,
scalable multi-standard support, improved reception performance and
cost savings are driving NXP's product development. ANSYS
engineering simulation tools helped NXP combine six chips into a
single system-on-chip, the SAF360x – leading to the decreased
costs.
When combining several complex circuits on a single piece of
silicon, there is a significant risk of noise coupling across
circuits, especially through shared silicon substrate. To ensure
that noise coupling and unwanted noise across various frequency
bands were avoided, NXP used ANSYS® RedHawk™ and
ANSYS® Totem™ to validate designs against real software
operating conditions and silicon measurements.
"By dramatically reducing the total cost of designing and
manufacturing in-car digital radio systems, we expect the SAF360x
series will help to boost the availability and adoption of digital
radio worldwide," said Frank
Bouwman, manager of design methodologies central R&D at
NXP. "To deliver such a complex system requires robust validation
of the design. RedHawk and Totem are production proven sign-off
solutions with track records of silicon success. These tools
provide us with the ability to model the various noise sources and
simulate their interaction, including the substrate and IC package.
By using ANSYS simulation solutions, we gain greater confidence in
our product success."
"With increasing electronics found in modern vehicles, companies
such as NXP need to thoroughly verify their automobile integrated
circuits in various conditions," said Fares Mubarak, ANSYS vice
president and general manager. "We are committed to serving our
customers by continuously innovating and delivering the most
accurate power noise reliability sign-off solutions."
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ensure product integrity and drive business success through
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many of them expert in engineering fields such as finite element
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