Appendix B

Interfaces For Design Environments

Star-Hspice simulation is supplemented by the following design interface products:

• AvanLink to Cadence Composer(tm) and Cadence Analog Artist(tm) interfaces Star-Hspice with Cadence Design Systems' Design Framework II to support data interchange and cross-probing with Analog Artist and Composer.
• AvanLink to Mentor Design Architect(tm) interfaces Star-Hspice with Mentor Graphics' Falcon Framework to support cross-probing with Design Viewpoint Editor and data interchange with Design Architect (DA) and Design Viewpoint Editor (DVE).

Overviews of these interface products are presented in the following sections:

• AvanLink to Cadence Composer and Analog Artist
• AvanLink for Design Architect
• Viewlogic Links