Enhancing Productivity by Continuously Improving Standard Compact Models

The design of an integrated circuit requires the efforts of a large number of people with a wide range of skills. The compact model is a communication tool by which the designer of transistors, resistors and other circuit elements tells the designer of circuits how the circuit elements behave. Without this information the circuit design would be a trial and error process and modern electronics would be impossible. High quality, industry standard compact models enhance the productivity of the industry by enabling precise communication between any device design team, and any circuit design team, anywhere in the world. To be useful for leading edge design the compact model must keep up with the pace of semiconductor technology innovation. This is the great challenge for the Compact Model Council. It is only possible because the CMC creates collaboration between academics, semiconductor foundries, EDA vendors and circuit designers