Software & CAD

Agilent Announces Enhancements to PXB Baseband Generator and Channel Emulator

Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a series of enhancements to its N5106A PXB baseband generator and channel emulator designed to expand its use across the R&D lifecycle -- from design, integration and verification to pre-conformance. With these enhancements, the PXB now offers multi-channel baseband generation (BBG), real-time fading, and signal...
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AWR Releases Analog Office Version 2009

AWR , an innovation leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), announced Version 2009 of its Analog Office high-frequency analog and RFIC design software. This latest release includes AWR’s patent-pending multi-rate harmonic balance (MRHB™) technology, which dramatically increases the speed and reduces the computer memory required to perform steady-state...
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Fairchild Selects Cadence as Primary EDA Partner

Cadence Design Systems Inc. announced that Fairchild Semiconductor has named Cadence as its primary EDA partner following the signing of a multi-year agreement for key Cadence® mixed-signal technology. Fairchild selected Cadence for its proven ability to provide an interoperable, mixed-signal design and verification solution using Cadence Virtuoso®, Encounter®, Incisive®...
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Agilent's GoldenGate Release 4.4 Accelerates Advanced Node CMOS RFIC Design

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software -- GoldenGate version 4.4. This release extends Agilent's leadership in advanced node RFIC design with enhanced performance, new key stability and yield analyses, and RF extensions to mixed-signal simulation. In addition, the new release brings...
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Analog Office 2009 Gears up for Large-scale RFICs


EDA offerings have been arriving fast and furious over the past month with new releases targeting RFIC design coming from Agilent, Ansoft and Synopsys. Add AWR to the list of software vendors introducing new capability specifically for the high transistor counts and spectral content associated with RF integrated circuits. The company just announced Version 2009 of its Analog Office high-frequency analog and RFIC design software.


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AWR and UMS Offer Enhanced GaAs MMIC Process Design Kits

AWR and United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS) announced the availability of enhanced process design kits (PDK) for the UMS PH15 and PH25 advanced gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry processes. These enhanced PDKs enable designers to take full advantage of the industry-leading process capabilities of UMS within AWR’s 2009 Microwave Office® design...
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