MULTI-CHIP MODULES DEMAND EDA SOFTWARE WITH INTEGRATED DESIGN FLOW

摘要

Multichip Modules (MCMS) are a miniaturized combination of several integrated circuits (ICs), semiconductors, and discrete components, which are unified on a substrate as a single-module component. MCMs are designed to offer superior performance for complex and high-performance systems, such as RF and microwave technologies. MCMs accomplish this enhancement by combining the bias circuitry, filters, passive components, antennas, and interconnects on a common, multi-layered printed-circuit board (PCB). Naturally the benefits of superior performance come with a tradeoff of increased design complexity. In the white paper, "EDA Software Design Flow Considerations for the RF/Microwave Module Designer," AWR Corp. shares how modern electronic-design-automation (EDA) software could incorporate each integration point in the RF/microwave-module design flow.