High performance ICs have areas with very high-power density, causing excessive temperature variations. PathWave Thermal Design is a device-level electro-thermal simulator for ICs and stacked-die SiP. It computes a 3D temperature profile of your chip and inputs the thermal analysis data into your circuit simulator. Your circuit simulator will show how temperature affects your circuit’s performance, helping neutralize adverse temperature effects before committing to fabrication. By providing the accurate operational temperature profile within the IC, users can discover hotspots and excessive temperature variations in precision circuitry. PathWave Thermal Design works with several IC design tools, including Cadence Virtuoso.
