Software focuses on expediting the design process

These include Microwave Office/Analog Office circuit design software, Visual System Simulator (VSS) system design software and AXIEM planar and Analyst 3D finite element method (FEM) electromagnetic (EM) simulators.

In particular, the V14 release focuses on streamlining and expediting all stages of design—from initial starts using powerful network synthesis to circuit, system and EM simulation technology improvements for performance analysis, optimisation and verification.

Along with enhancements to design flow automation, the release offers an unmatched user experience to accelerate RF/microwave designs from concept to product.

Highlights include:

• Design Environment, Layout and Automation
• Advanced report/measurement management
• Improved report generation for power amplifiers (PAs)
• Expanded PCB import wizard automates layout edit/capture
• Enhanced iNet intelligent net routing and layout manager
• System Simulation and Models/Libraries
• Phased-array generation wizard (add-on module)
• New spatial channel models
• System bus support
• Circuit Simulation and Models/Libraries
• New network synthesis for impedance matching (add-on module)
• New tuner interface for large-scale parametric design
• Loop gain stability analysis
• EM Simulation and Modeling
• Port points for component/EM integration
• 3D internal wave ports
• Support for conformal structures such as antennas