The product Simix is offering to the market is that of structured mixed signal ASIC (SMS ASIC). The SMS ASIC is a custom designed IC including analog and digital circuitry integrated together on a re-usable structured silicon base. The product offers all the advantages of circuit integration (cost reduction, size reduction, performance enhancement and design protection) with low investment cost, fast time to market and low risk development.
Mixed Signal ASICs are used in a wide variety of applications in markets as medical, automotive, industrial and consumer. The design of such ICs is engineering intensive While the desire to implement application specific integrated circuits is vigorous, full custom solutions are often time-consuming, costly and sometimes frustrating.
The SMS ASIC approach provides an attractive alternative that offers a shorter design cycle, quicker response on iterations and modifications, and an overall lower cost. The SMS ASIC solution is frequently completed many months ahead of a full-custom or standard-cell equivalent.