Highlights

Model Quality Assurance (MQA)The Model Quality Assurance (MQA) 2009.2.0  software release includes a number of new features and improvements.

What's New?

  • MQA Rule Expansion with script (PC & Linux)
    • Perl or TCL scripts can now be used to expand the current rule based MQA functions
  • Model parameter Call-Tree
    • Easy display of parameter correlations in models with complex structures
  • Support Openoffice2.4 and OpenOffice3 in report function
  • New HiSIM2 and HiSIM_HV rule files are available
  • Java is upgraded to support the latest JDK 1.6
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI)
    • New tool bar, shortcuts to many off/on options
    • Allow user to set and record settings for every plot separately
  • Bin continuity check
    • Supports sub-circuit models now
  • Support running benchmark rules based on HSPICE with Spectre and Eldo
    • Requires Spectre 7.1 or Eldo 2009.1

Improvements

  • Lib Parser is improved to be compatible with the latest foundry model libraries
  • Lib Explorer
    • Improve GUI usability and accessibility
    • Support relative path when saving and loading record file
    • And Accuracy check step-by-step guidance
  • ET plot shows mean-value line of ET data, by setting option "crossline=1“
  • Improved the precision of the scientific notation in MQA
  • User can easily locate the rule file details from MQA GUI
  • Easy display of binning model’s boundary map in plot setting
  • Updated ICF and rule files, replace old functions by new functions, and add more default checks

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