DAC 2026 Mach42: A new generation of physics-driven AI models for analog circuit verification

DAC 2026 Mach42: A new generation of physics-driven AI models for analog circuit verification
by Daniel Nenni on 07-14-2026 at 10:00 am

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Mach42 spun out of the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford in 2019 with a mission to establish software tools capable of drastically accelerating expensive physics simulations while supporting complex computational workflows. The prototype tools were successfully applied in the emulation of extreme states … Read More


Parallel SPICE Circuit Simulator Debuts

Parallel SPICE Circuit Simulator Debuts
by Daniel Payne on 06-03-2019 at 10:01 am

Spectre X, speed improvements

In EDA the most successful companies will often re-write their software tools in order to add new features, improve accuracy, increase capacity and of course, shorten run times. For SPICE circuit simulators we typically look at several factors to see if a new tool is worth a look or not:

  • Netlist compatibility
  • Model support
  • Foundry
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How Fast (and accurate) is Your SPICE Circuit Simulator?

How Fast (and accurate) is Your SPICE Circuit Simulator?
by Daniel Payne on 12-06-2011 at 6:17 pm

In my dad’s generation they tweaked cars to become hotrods while in EDA today we have companies that tweak SPICE circuit simulators to become crowned speed champions. The perennial question though is, “How fast and accurate is my SPICE circuit simulator?”… Read More