Abstract

The EDGE project represents a two-year collaborative initiative supported by the European Union ESPRIT programme, which concluded in mid-1998. The project addressed a number of important issues in contemporary high-frequency CAD, These included advanced interface development for MMIC design, bi-directional integration of layout with electromagnetic analysis, physics-based yield prediction and optimisation, non-linear device modelling and parameter extraction, non-linear transient simulation, together with a design assistance support tool for power amplifier design. The project created new links between commercial European CAD tools, and with other commercial vendors. It benefited from a strong inter-play between developers, users/designers and component manufacturers. This paper reviews some of the main technical achievements of the EDGE project.