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Handling power and thermal issues at a higher level
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DOCEA Power has launched what it describes as the first electronic system level software tool to allow designers to model, simulate and optimise the dynamic power and thermal behaviour of whole complex systems – either on chip, on board or with multiple boards.
ACEplorer has been designed for use by system and specification engineers as well as software and hardware developers for mobile applications, telecommunications, gaming, automotive, medical and military systems. ACEplorer allows architects to generate power models and create a system model. The ACE power model can mix components at different levels of accuracy and models the interdependencies between parameters that can then be stored in a database. According to DOCEA, ACEplorer automatically generates power intents so users can secure power specification and manage power intents at any stage of the design flow. Once all the models have been generated, users can build an entire system model and execute the power and thermal architecture exploration.
DOCEA's CEO and cofounder, Ghislain Kaiser, explained: "Battery autonomy is no longer the only driver for power management. ackaging and cooling cost and power consumption are now key to competitive success and for addressing environmental policies. Moreover, he situation is getting worse with the next nanoscale technology nodes where the increase of power and temperature coupling due to leakage current threatens IC reliability and thermal runaway risk."
