Analog & Mixed-Signal Design, Modelling and Verification Services

Alpinum supports semiconductor engineering teams with practical analog and mixed-signal design, modelling, simulation, verification and training services. Our analog engineers have hands-on experience in Analog IC Design and AMS projects. By combining this capability with Alpinum’s broader digital verification expertise, we help clients address the technical risks across analog behaviour, digital control, modelling accuracy, verification strategy, and tapeout readiness.

AMS Modelling and Verification Services

Technical Services

GM/ID-Based Analog IC Design

Alpinum supports GM/ID-based analog IC design, helping engineers use a structured design methodology for device sizing, operating-point exploration and design intuition. This approach is useful for understanding the relationship between performance, biasing, gain, bandwidth, noise, power and device-level trade-offs.

Analog Modelling and Simulation

We support analog modelling and simulation activities, including Python-driven sizing insights, LUT generation, curve extraction and design-space exploration. This helps teams make better engineering decisions before committing to detailed implementation or layout work.

AMS Design Support with our Digital Teams

Alpinum can support AMS design activities by combining analog engineering knowledge with our digital design and verification experience. This is particularly useful where analog blocks interact with digital controllers, firmware, power states, calibration logic or system-level behaviour.

AMS Verification

We support AMS verification planning and execution for mixed-signal systems where transistor-level detail, behavioural modelling, real-number modelling, digital verification and system-level intent need to work together. This helps reduce the risk of late integration failures caused by model mismatch, unclear assumptions or insufficient analog/digital interaction testing.

Analog Tapeout Support

Alpinum can also support analog tapeout-related activities, including layout-aware review, sign-off support, DRC/LVS debugging and practical engineering checks to help teams reduce respin risk.

Examples of Previous Project Experience

Alpinum’s analog capability is supported by hands-on project experience across design methodology, modelling, automation and circuit-level implementation.

Python Environment and LUT Generation

Development and use of Python-based environments for analog design exploration, lookup table generation and data handling.

GM/ID Design Flow and Design Intuition

Use of GM/ID methodology to support analog IC design decisions and improve understanding of device-level trade-offs.

LUT Handling and Curve Extraction

Processing and extracting lookup table data to support practical sizing, design-space analysis and performance comparison.

Python-Driven Sizing Insights

Use of Python automation to generate sizing insights and support more efficient analog design exploration.

5T OTA Design

Hands-on experience with 5T OTA design, including practical design considerations around gain, bandwidth, biasing and performance trade-offs.

Folded Cascode OTA Design

Experience with folded cascode OTA design, including higher-gain analog amplifier structures and design trade-off analysis.

SAR ADC in 65nm CMOS Technology

Experience with SAR ADC design work in 65nm CMOS technology, supporting Alpinum’s wider analog and mixed-signal capability.

EDA and Tool Expertise

Alpinum’s analog and AMS services are supported by practical experience with industry-standard EDA tools used on real engineering projects. Our team works with tools and flows.

Cadence Virtuoso and Synopsys Custom Compiler

Used for full-custom analog, mixed-signal and RF layout, floorplanning and manual routing.

Sign-Off Physical Verification

Support for DRC and LVS debugging using automated physical verification tools, helping teams identify layout issues and reduce layout-dependent effects.

Analog and RF Circuit Simulation

Experience with schematic capture, parasitic analysis and multi-port EM verification using tools such as Xschem, LTspice, ADS, Sonnet and CST.

Script-Driven Automation

Use of MATLAB, Octave and Python for curve extraction, lookup table processing, data analysis and algorithmic circuit sizing.

This combination of analog design knowledge, verification experience and EDA automation allows Alpinum to support real-world analog and mixed-signal design, modelling, simulation, verification and tapeout activities.

How Alpinum Can Support Client Collaboration

Alpinum can support clients and partners in several practical ways depending on project stage, team capability and technical need

Capability and Requirements Review

We can review the client’s analog or AMS challenge, understand the current design stage, identify technical risks and recommend the most suitable support model.

Focused Analog Engineering Support

We can support defined analog design, modelling, simulation or automation tasks where additional engineering capability is needed.

AMS Verification and Co-Simulation Support

We can help teams plan and execute mixed-signal verification strategies, including model selection, testbench planning, analog/digital interaction checks, RNM/UVM-based flows and power-aware AMS co-simulation.

Training and Team Enablement

We can deliver focused training to help client teams build practical capability in analog design, Python-based design exploration, AMS co-simulation and UVM/RNM-based mixed-signal verification.

Longer-Term Engineering Partnership

Where clients require ongoing capability, Alpinum can provide specialist support as part of a longer-term collaboration model, combining analog, AMS and digital verification expertise.

Training Services

Alpinum also provides specialist training for engineering teams working in analog, AMS and mixed-signal verification environments.

3 sessions - Analog IC Design Using Python

This course helps engineers understand how Python can be used to support analog IC design, sizing exploration, lookup table handling and practical design automation.

Register for Analog IC Design Using Python

3 sessions - AMS Co-Simulation (RNM & UVM)

This course focuses on real-number modelling and UVM-based AMS co-simulation methods for teams that need scalable mixed-signal verification flows.

Register for AMS Co-Simulation: RNM & UVM

3 sessions - AMS Co-Simulation (Power-Aware / UPF)

This course supports teams working with low-power mixed-signal designs where analog behaviour, digital control and power intent need to be verified together.

Register for AMS Co-Simulation: Power-Aware / UPF

AMS Co-Simulation Training in Reading, UK or Online

This training option allows engineering teams to access AMS co-simulation training either in person or online, depending on project and team requirements.

Register for AMS Co-Simulation Training

Why Work with Alpinum?

Alpinum brings together practical engineering capability, semiconductor verification experience and specialist training delivery.

This means we can support clients not only with technical execution, but also with capability building, methodology development and clearer engineering confidence across analog and mixed-signal programmes.

For clients working in analog, mixed-signal, semiconductor design, verification or training, Alpinum can provide a practical route to collaboration through focused technical support, specialist training and long-term engineering partnership.

Related Analog and AMS Insights

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Alpinum provides analog design, modelling and verification services using engineers with hands-on experience in Analog IC Design and AMS projects.

Alpinum’s experience includes GM/ID-based analog design, LUT generation, Python-driven sizing insights, 5T OTA design, folded cascode OTA design and SAR ADC work in 65nm CMOS technology.

Yes. Alpinum supports AMS verification where analog behaviour, digital control, modelling strategy, simulation and verification planning need to work together.

Alpinum’s team has experience with tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, Xschem, LTspice, ADS, Sonnet, CST, MATLAB, Octave and Python.

Yes. Alpinum provides specialist training in areas such as Analog IC Design Using Python, AMS co-simulation, RNM, UVM and power-aware AMS verification.

Yes. Alpinum can support clients through focused technical support, training, methodology development or longer-term engineering collaboration, depending on the client’s project needs.

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