Software & CAD

Accelerating Advanced Node CMOS RFIC Design

GoldenGate is part of Agilent’s RFIC simulation, analysis and verification solution that also includes Momentum for 3-D planar electromagnetic simulation, Ptolemy Wireless Test Benches for system level verification, and the Advanced Design System Data ...


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December 2009

GoldenGate is part of Agilent Technologies' RFIC simulation, analysis and verification solution that also includes Momentum for 3-D planar EM simulation, Ptolemy Wireless Test Benches for system level verification, and the Advanced Design System Data Display for advanced data analysis within the Cadence IC5 and IC6 platforms .

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Synopsys expands its Custom Design Portfolio with a unified extraction solution, keeping an eye on the RFIC design and verification market.


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AWR, NXP Offer Small Signal Design Kit

AWR , an innovation leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), and NXP Semiconductor have announced that a small-signal RF design kit is available for NXP’s SiGe:C silicon germanium bipolar junction complementary metal oxide semiconductor (BiCMOS) process. The design kit installs easily within AWR’s Microwave Office software and functions...
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Nitronex and Modelithics Collaborate

Nitronex and Modelithics have announced a collaboration to create state-of-the-art nonlinear models for Nitronex’s high power gallium nitride (GaN) devices. Combining the Modelithics team’s 35+ years of modeling experience with Nitronex’s industry-leading GaN power devices will allow power amplifier designers to achieve best-in-class performance with faster time to market....
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New Waves: ISM Applications

Channel Simulator Agilent Technologies introduced a new statistical mode for its signal integrity Channel Simulator. The mode, offered as part of Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) 2009 Update 1, is well suited for design and verification of high-speed, chip-to-chip data links found in most consumer and enterprise digital products...
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AWR and AMPSA Partner

AWR® , an innovation leader in high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA), and AMPSA , a supplier of RF and microwave amplifier design software, announced a relationship that enables AWR to incorporate AMPSA’s Multimatch amplifier design technology as an optional module into its industry-leading Microwave Office high-frequency design software. By...
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