HCI / NBTI - Celestry Design Technologies, Inc.

Customize the Simulation Set Up
The Simulation Set Up Window gives you the opportunity to input values specific to your design.
Specifying the Age Time allows you to accurately see the degradation of the chosen circuit at
the selected circuit age.
Lifetime Calculation lets you find out how long it will take your circuit to degrade to a certain
degradation percentage. Just input the value and RelXpert will tell you the lifetime.
The option to customize the simulation ensures that the result is accurate for the specified
characteristics of your design.
RelLink TM Interface to Cadence Analog Design Environment
RelLink (for Cadence environments) displays
individual device degradation results and backannotates
the information directly onto your
schematic.You can set RelXpert and RelLink to
flag transistors that exceed a certain degradation
threshold. Once detected, redesign the device or
circuit and simulate again!
To make the simulation process even easier and
faster, use RelXpert API. RelXpert API is a set of
library functions and utilities that allow you to call
RelXpert simulations within the familiar GUI
interface of your existing tools. Only RelXpert can
deliver this complete solution to help you push the
performance envelope without sacrificing reliability!
HCI Effect on Circuit Waveforms
Simulating circuit waveform degradation due to HCI is the key to more competitive designs.
For example, you can display the effect that HCI degradation will have on your circuit delay
and frequency waveforms.
Overshoot and Undershoot Effects Revealed!
Overshoot and undershoot can be the result of interconnect coupling or device capacitance
feedback. RelXpert can capture such phenomena. This gives you the opportunity to redesign
and ensure overshoot and undershoot are no longer threats to the performance or reliability
of your design.
Reliability Modeling Service from Celestry Labs
Celestry Labs provides HCI and NBTI reliability model generation services. Celestry has many
years of experience in reliability modeling, analysis, modeling service, and knowledge of deep
submicron process reliability issues. Provide Celestry Labs with a fresh model and they will
provide you with a reliability model in a timely fashion or Celestry Labs can provide fresh and
aged models. Additionally; services may include consulting, HCI/NBTI process assessments,
process variation monitoring, as well as training and technology transfer licensing.
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