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In this master’s thesis, you will enable and evaluate open-source tools for usability in analog IC design. The cornerstone of the work is the exploration of open-source simulator(s) and their comparison with state-of-the-art commercial counterparts in terms of accuracy, performance, and usability.
The work will also involve enabling the selected simulator within the design environment to improve ease of use, including integration, push-button–style simulation, and result-visualization workflows.
Under the guidance of an experienced engineer, you will assess the selected simulator for various analog circuit analyses, identifying mathematical limitations, corner cases, and interactions with SPICE compact models.
- Literature review on SPICE‑based analog simulators; exploration of open‑source simulators, including their strengths and limitations, and selection of one for detailed evaluation
- Understanding the scope and usage of analog simulators at ams OSRAM
- Investigation of existing solutions or development of design‑environment integration to improve usability
- Setup and execution of test benches to extract key performance metrics of circuits and individual devices
- Evaluation of SPICE analysis strategies and benchmarking against a golden (reference) tool
- Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the simulator under test compared to the golden tool.
- Documentation, including research findings, evaluation report, and a how‑to guide
