Technical Resources

Completed by the process design kit (PDK) developer and delivered with each new release of an mixed-signal PDK, this document provides a better understanding of the source data, completeness and quality of the PDK before it is used to design ICs or modified to fit into in-house design flow.  The Checklist Users Guide has been combined with the checklist, in Version 4.0 (July 2013)

The Supply Chain Merger & Acquisition and Integration Due Diligence Checklist defines a broad spectrum of items to be addressed by supply chain management of both companies in a merger or acquisition. Targeted toward the Supply Chain Professional, this initial release remains in its early stages. Future work will extend the checklist to include Legal, Financial, Human Resources, and IT aspects.

This tool aids the design team in determining the source (Internal New, Internal Existing, Third Party) of required IP for your next design. The tool also helps analyze Risk, Performance, and Cost.

Contact kgiles@gsaglobal.org for additional details.

The Quality Monitors Checklist provides the quality framework for semiconductor testing before product is shipped. It defines tests and parameters required to minimize the level of bad product shipped to an end customer.

• While this is not meant to be a comprehensive list, the Quality Monitors Checklist can be used to:
  • Analyze gaps in testing
  • Provide the top 3-5 test areas for each line of defense against shipping low-quality product
  • Improve customer awareness by providing a guideline for customers to better understand the test environment

Contact kgiles@gsaglobal.org for additional details.

GSA’s AMS/RF PCM/Process Checklist Sub-Working developed a checklist that provides (1) a recommended list of parameters that foundries should measure (i.e., test), (2) a uniform way to measure each parameter (i.e., describe the measurement) and (3) a consistent way to describe the test data.

The AMS/RF Process Checklist reflects the key attributes of an AMS/RF foundry process offering. It provides standard definitions for quantitative and qualitative metrics, which can be used for classification, as well as figures of merit in selecting an appropriate process and process options for a specific design application. Three important needs have been identified for the AMS/RF Process Checklist: It identifies the different elements of a foundry’s AMS/RF process and its ability to fulfill a semiconductor company’s needs; it serves as a basic set of guidelines for measuring available items in an AMS/RF foundry process; and, it is an efficient way to communicate information in a consistent format across all foundries.

The checklist includes the seven key attributes of an AMS/RF foundry process offering:

• Process Type
• Process Release Status
• Process Attributes
• Passive Device Attributes
• Foundry Logistics
• Active Device Attributes
• Libraries and IP

The GSA Mixed-Signal/RF SPICE Model Checklist is a document completed by a SPICE modeling engineer/department and delivered with each release of a SPICE model set. The first part of this document contains a process overview, contact information, relevant foundry source document and a list of supported circuit simulators with versions. The second part includes a classification of the models so you can quickly determine the type of model.

It includes general extraction information, model validation procedures, statistical variation, considerations for noise and matching (if applicable), and a summary/inventory of the measured vs. simulated results plots for each device. The third part divides device-specific data into active (MOS and BJT) and passive (diode, varactor, inductor, capacitor and resistor) extraction and models.

Visit the A/MS Working Group page for more details about current initiatives.