Agilent Technologies' Integrated 3D Electromagnetic Simulation
and Advanced Design System EDA Platform Speeds Design, Verification
EMDS-for-ADS Reduces Steps in Module, Board, Planar Antenna Design
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31, 2007
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the integration
of its full-wave 3D simulator Electromagnetic Design System (EMDS) into
the company's industry-leading Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software
platform. The Agilent EMDS-for-ADS speeds up the design and verification
process by reducing the steps necessary for accurate design of high-frequency
RF/microwave design of modules, RF boards and planar antennas.
"Designers lose a lot of time translating a layout structure into
another drawing environment, redefining the layer stacks and dielectric
properties, assigning port numbers and reconnecting an S-parameter black
box for co-simulation with active elements," said Bart Van Hecke, product
manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. "Integrating our full-wave
3D EM simulator with the ADS circuit and system design environment eliminates
the need for layout translation. It provides a 3D EM layout previewer
that allows designers to check for drawing parameterization or errors
before launching full-wave 3D EM simulations or optimization from the
ADS circuit design environment."
At a price comparable to that
of typical circuit simulators, EMDS-for-ADS makes full 3D EM simulation
accessible to the entire ADS community of users, rather than just serve
as a tool for EM experts.
ADS offers a complete set of front-to-back
simulation and layout tools and instrument links for RF and microwave
IC design in a single, integrated design flow. The Agilent EMDS-for-ADS
allows designers to make informed design decisions and adjustments before
physical prototyping begins, eliminating costly design iterations and
saving months in a typical product-development cycle. It is part of
Agilent EEsof EDA's overall strategy to address the growing needs of
today's RF and microwave circuit and system designers.
EMDS-for-ADS
is especially useful when simulating circuits built with non-homogenous
planar dielectrics, such as DRO (dielectric resonator oscillator); cavities
under spiral inductors; multi-chip modules and their wire bonds to substrates;
circuits mounted in QFN (Quad Flat No Lead) packages; and PIFA (Printed
Inverted F Antenna) antennas with their matching circuit elements in
cell phones. It is also useful for verifying the results of planar EM
simulations before beginning hardware fabrication.
The Agilent
EMDS-for-ADS can also be used standalone as a full-wave 3D EM software
platform, with its own complete 3D drawing and visualization environment
for non-planar structures such as connectors, packages, machined parts
and antennas.
To request an evaluation of Agilent's EMDS-for-ADS,
visit www.agilent.com/find/eesof-emds-for-ads-eval.
Additional
information about Agilent's EMDS-for-ADS and all of Agilent's EDA software
offerings is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
A high-resolution
image of the Agilent EMDS-for-ADS software is available at www.agilent.com/find/EMDS_ADS_image.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The Agilent EMDS-for-ADS is
available now, with prices starting at approximately $18,000.
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revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal year 2006. Information about Agilent
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