AWR was the backbone of our productivity. We were extremely satisfied with the quality of
the models, fast simulation engines, and accurate simulation results. It is a complete tool
that enables us to succeed from scratch to production designs and provides us with a superior
platform for designing RF/microwave products.
Alessio Cacciatori, R&D - RF&MW Engineer
Cover Sistemi
www.coversistemi.com |
El Segundo, California – April 15, 2014
What:
Cover Sistemi, an Italian electronics developer, used AWR software to design an ultra-wideband
(UWB) receiver from concept to final production in a single pass. Specifications were for a complete
design starting from the antenna through to the entire RF/baseband analog chain down to the AD
converter.
Cover Sistemi used Microwave Office® for the circuit design and AXIEM® for the electromagnetic
(EM) simulation. The scope of work included all design phases, from high-level simulation to circuit-level
design and final verification of pre-layout and post-layout.
"AWR was the backbone of our productivity. We were extremely satisfied with the quality of
the models, fast simulation engines, and accurate simulation results. It is a complete tool that
enables us to succeed from scratch to production designs and provides us with a superior platform
for designing RF/ microwave products." Alessio Cacciatori, R&D - RF&MW Engineer, Cover
Sistemi.
Where:
The complete success story is available at
http://www.awrcorp.com/customer-stories/cover-sistemi
When:
Immediately
The Design Challenge
Cover Sistemi was awarded a project for the design of a complete RF ultra-wide band (UWB)
receiver. Specifications were for a complete design starting from the antenna through to the
entire RF/baseband analog chain down to the AD converter. It also included logic circuits for
the receiver digital management. The project objective was to create a cost-effective receiver
to be built using common off-the-shelf components on a six-layer printed circuit board (PCB)
with a small 6cm x 6cm footprint.
Strict sensitivity specification poses a major challenge for UWB receiver design, as very
low-noise figure is required. The target sensitivity of this UWB receiver was -92 dBm with
pulses occupying greater than 1 GHz bandwidth.
pAbout
AWR, A National Instruments Company
AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency
electronic design automation (EDA) software, is a National Instruments Company. AWR’s software
portfolio of EDA solutions dramatically reduces development time and cost for products employed
in wireless, high-speed wired, broadband, aerospace and defense, and electro-optical applications. Learn
more at www.awrcorp.com.
Contacts:
Sherry Hess
Vice President of Marketing
AWR Corporation
(310) 726-3000
hess@awrcorp.com
Posted April 15, 2014
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