AWR Corp., the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, has announced AWR Design Environment™ V10.04, its first new software release in 2013, which includes many new features and enhancements to Microwave Office®/Analog Office® circuit design software and Visual System Simulator™ (VSS) system design software, as well as AXIEM® 3D planar electromagnetic (EM) software and Analyst™ 3D finite element method (FEM) EM software.

A select subset of new features and enhancements in AWR V10.04 include:

Microwave Office/Analog Office Environment

  • New MMIC Getting Started Guide
  • New SDELTAM measurement
  • Enhancements to optimization algorithms and yield analyses
  • Expanded output file support across circuit simulators
  • New scripts to reset the origins for layout

Analyst 3D FEM EM Technology

  • Up to 80 percent reduction in simulation time
  • Up to 85 percent reduction in memory usage
  • Improved error reporting and status update messaging
  • Meshing and port type enhancements

AXIEM 3D Planar EM Technology

  • Asynchronous simulation enhancements
  • Improved dataset management
  • New solver-suitability algorithms
  • Meshing and port type enhancements

Visual System Simulator Environment

  • Additional yield measurements and RF Budget Analysis measurements
  • New frequency planning wizard
  • VSS radar block enhancement/licensing option

A full list of the more than 120 "What’s New" items in AWR V10.04 can be found within the software’s online documentation.  For demonstrations of the AWR V10.04, stop by the AWR exhibit/Booth #7 at IEEE Radio Wireless Week (RWW) 2013, being held January 21-22 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas.

Pricing and Availability

 AWR V10.04 is available immediately. Contact your local AWR sales representative for pricing and licensing options.