Your Virtuoso MMSIM Portfolio 2009 Performance Outlook

10 Feb 2009 • 1 minute read

John Pierce, Product Marketing Director for Virtuoso Simulation application gives us some words of wisdom when it comes to getting the most from your simulation investment in 2009.

John writes: “In 2008 your investment in Virtuoso MMSIM had tremendous returns:

Spectre ‘Turbo’ Technology, MMSIM 7.0, provides 5-10x Performance SPICE was announced in April 2008.
SpectreRF ‘Turbo’ Technology, MMSIM 7.0.1, 2-6x Performance Improvement was announced in July 2008.

Contrary to current market conditions, your Virtuoso MMSIM Portfolio continues to grow in 2009:

UltraSim ‘Turbo’ Technology; MMSIM 7.1, became available for downloading January 2009
Virtuoso APS, included in MMSIM 7.1, matches your hardware investment supporting mainstream multi-core machines for full parallelization of your SPICE simulation!
AMS Designer Verification Option AMSD 8.2 (IUS 8.2 release stream) enables your portfolio to realize gains in CPF low power mixed signal verification, SystemVerilog testbenches and much more…

As we all search for the answer to the questions: Change our portfolios, continue to invest or just hold tight and ride out the storm. Virtuoso MMSIM simulation portfolio continues to outperform the market delivering continued value to your investment. John Pierce Virtuoso Simulation Marketing Director upgrades the Virtuoso MMSIM portfolio from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’”.