Keysight Model Builder Program (MQA) 2017 Update2

Model Quality Assurance (MQA) is an automated SPICE model validation software that supports you in inspecting and analyzing SPICE model libraries, comparing different models, and generating quality assurance (QA) reports in a comprehensive and efficient manner. With more than 10 years of development, MQA has become the industry standard for SPICE model acceptance and sign-off, and is widely adopted by leading integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), foundries, and design houses.

Key Benefits of MQA

Fully automated model quality inspection and reporting process to help you improve efficiency

Easily identify model problems with customized, knowledge-based inspection routines

Ensures that your EDA environment is consistent across foundries, technologies, process nodes, and simulators

MQA 2017 adds a new in-house SPICE3 simulator for fast simulation and rapid model quality assurance (QA). Python scripts are supported for automatic generation of customized Excel tables. The new version supports Spectre local aging simulation and the latest SmartSpice version. Checking functions and rules have been updated to support advanced trap proximity effects (WPE) and thermal noise quality inspection (QA).MQA 2017 also supports Microsoft Office 2016 for document editing and reporting.

Added new internal SPICE3

Supports fast simulation of compact models

Supports latest model versions

Support for DC and AC analysis

New table generation feature using Python scripts

Generate tables from MQA results

Powerful scripting capabilities for automatic creation of user-defined Excel tables

Table content is fully customizable by the user

Support for new simulations/emulators

Support for Spectre Local Aging Simulation

Support for the latest SmartSpice version 4.26.7.R

Enhanced Checking Features and Rules

Enhanced rule format, including a new section on calculating more instance parameters within the Well-Proximity Effect (WPE) rule

Enhanced high-frequency thermal noise checking routines

CompDiff() made more powerful by introducing several new keywords into the function

Documentation and reporting improvements

Support for Microsoft Office 2016

Support for charting options in OpenOffice spreadsheet reports

Ability to set the quality of images imported into Word documents