Unlocking Design Reliability: Introducing the Insight Analyzer Tool

In the fast-paced world of circuit design, ensuring reliability and performance is paramount. The Insight Analyzer tool has emerged as an indispensable ally for circuit designers, offering a comprehensive solution for early-stage design analysis. In this blog, we will explore the features and benefits of the Insight Analyzer, its focus on leakage and floating gates, and how it aids in optimizing design reliability.

The typical user of the Insight Analyzer is a circuit designer, working in the pre-layout phase of the design process. They seamlessly integrate the tool into their working environment, leveraging its capabilities to perform setup and run checks. The ability to cross-probe back the generated results in their schematic viewer empowers designers to investigate results and make informed decisions.

Integrating circuit cores into a single chip exposes potential risks that may go unnoticed using conventional checking methods. Even after exhaustive individual core simulations, the question of reliability remains. The Insight Analyzer bridges this gap by focusing on reliability concerns in mixed-power and low-power designs, ensuring robustness throughout the chip.

At the core of the Insight Analyzer’s capabilities lies its emphasis on leakage and floating gate analysis. It facilitates checks in three critical areas: parasitic leakage, analog gate leakage, and digital gate leakage.

• Parasitic Leakage Checks: The Insight Analyzer ensures optimal circuit behavior by identifying long-term reliability risks, device degradation, and poor power performance. It verifies leakage through parasitic body diodes and ensures appropriate biasing of PMOS and NMOS bulks.
• Analog Gate Leakage Checks: High current drain due to leakage from power supply to ground can be eliminated using the Insight Analyzer. It addresses issues such as gate inputs floating and being in a high impedance state, enhancing reliability and preventing improper states.
• Digital Gate Leakage Checks: Power management and mismatch issues, under-driven inputs, and floating in high impedance states are promptly identified by the Insight Analyzer. These checks mitigate reliability concerns and high current drain, resulting in improved circuit performance.

In addition to leakage analysis, the Insight Analyzer also offers checks for contention, over-voltage, and connectivity issues. By considering these aspects, designers can ensure proper functionality, avoid reliability pitfalls, and optimize power sequencing early in their designs.

The Insight Analyzer is designed to cater to a wide range of designs and levels of hierarchy. From small analog blocks to entire chip-level designs, the tool adapts to specific requirements. Its graphical user interface (GUI) simplifies the setup process, while the option to run in batch mode with a Tcl script enhances efficiency and automation.

The Insight Analyzer tool has revolutionized the way circuit designers approach early-stage design analysis. By focusing on leakage and floating gate analysis, it empowers designers to address reliability concerns, enhance performance, and optimize power efficiency. With its intuitive user interface and powerful capabilities, the Insight Analyzer is a valuable addition to any designer’s toolkit. Embrace this tool to unlock a new level of design reliability and propel your projects to success.

Discover the limitless potential of Insight Analyzer tool through our exclusive on-demand training course Insight Analyzer: On-Demand Training. Dive into a world of training videos, self-assessments, and engaging lab exercises that will elevate your market analysis skills to new heights.

But that’s not all – now you can showcase your expertise with our Level 1 Certification Exam: Insight Analyzer Exam. Successfully pass the exam, and you’ll earn a prestigious digital badge, a badge that sets you apart from the crowd. Flaunt your achievement on LinkedIn or in your email signature, and let the world know that you’re a market analysis powerhouse.

For any queries or assistance, our dedicated Siemens representatives are here to guide you every step of the way, contact them at xceleratoracademy_eda.disw@siemens.com.

Unleash your market analysis potential today with Insight Analyzer and redefine success in your industry!

Author: Sara Saleh, Customer Training Engineer, Siemens EDA Learning Services