CEMMNT partner, Coventor, the leading developer of MEMS design-automation software has announced the release of the MEMS+ product design platform, that now includes tight integration to leading IC design software in a common environment.

Over the past two years, Coventor has seen a surge in demand for a comprehensive link between its MEMS design tools and leading mixed signal/analog IC design tools. This market pull is due to the consumerisation of MEMS; moving from automotive, inkjet and DLP applications to smart phones, gaming devices and other human machine interface products. MEMS are becoming ubiquitous in consumer electronics.

To view a demo of the MEMS+ software please see videos below.

There is no other MEMS design software product on the market today that is as complete and intuitive as MEMS+. With more than 50% reduction in design entry time over previous MEMS system level design tools, 10 to 100 times faster simulation speeds in comparison to finite element-based analysis, and compatibility with existing IC design tools, MEMS+ opens the way for non-MEMS specialists to design MEMS devices into their products. MEMS+ also automates many of the tedious tasks involved in preparing designs for tape-out.

Mike Jamiolkowski, President and CEO of Coventor commented, "We are providing an environment that will inspire innovations in MEMS-enabled products we can not even imagine. These will touch on healthcare, green energy, as well as consumer products." According to Yole Development market research, the MEMS market is forecast to grow from $6B to $49B over the next 10 years. Consumer electronic products are creating an inflection point in the MEMS market.

Coventor has worked closely with IDMs, fabless companies and foundry partners to drive the development of MEMS+ and to validate it on diverse MEMS products including accelerometers, gyroscopes, micro-mirrors and RF-MEMS.

Key features and benefits of MEMS+

• Intuitive 3D interface reduces design entry time by more than 50%
• Automatic MEMS behavioural model generation reduces errors and saves time
• Full parameterisation of all MEMS design aspects enables rapid design variation studies and optimisation
• Fast simulation runtimes allow for more complete simulation of device performance, including transient analyses that are too time consuming with FEA
• Use of the same circuit simulator for MEMS and IC simulation enables co-design and optimisation of the MEMS device and signal conditioning electronics
• Automatic parametric layout cell (PCell) generation reduces errors and time to tape-out

The MEMS+ platform represents the culmination of Coventor's many years of experience in developing an extensive MEMS model library under the CoventorWare brand. Coventor's customer list includes the majority of the top MEMS design and manufacturers worldwide. Coventor is a core partner in CEMMNT.

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