Reducing analog/mixed-signal debug time with a unified platform.
Debugging now consumes approximately 47 percent of integrated circuit (IC) verification time due to increasing semiconductor design complexity. Analog mixed-signal (AMS) verification presents unique challenges, as engineers must correlate continuous analog behavior with discrete digital logic across multiple abstraction levels, hierarchical configurations, and voltage domains.
Traditional waveform-based debug tools are insufficient for modern AMS verification, resulting in poor observability and inefficient workflows. Engineers require a unified solution capable of handling multiple modeling formats, complex boundary element (BE) configurations and industry-standard methodologies like the Unified Power Format (UPF) and the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
Siemens EDA’s Symphony Pro with Mixed-Signal Visualizer (MS Visualizer) addresses these challenges through a comprehensive graphical debug environment featuring multi-window design visualization, automatic schematic generation, mixed-signal net analysis, boundary element inspection, and logic cone tracing.
Real-world case studies demonstrate MS Visualizer’s effectiveness in diagnosing complex issues, such as multiple-driver scenarios and boundary element configuration errors. Symphony Pro with MS Visualizer reduces verification time, accelerates issue resolution, and helps teams deliver designs to market faster.
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