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The Agilent Technologies 89600Series vector signal analyzer (VSA)facilitates faster and easiercommunication system design frominitial design simulation to finalhardware prototype. It offers 36 MHzbandwidth capacity for measuringsignals such as cellular and satellitecommunications, digital video, wirelessLAN (WLAN), and local multipointdistribution service (LMDS).Spectrum analyzers withdemodulation capability areuseful tools for highlighting anexisting problem. However, manyDSP or RF problems can create highadjacent channel power or poorlylocked constellations. With the89600 VSA’s sophisticated andunique error analysis tools, youcan actually determine the rootcauses of the problems.The 89600 Series VSA dynamicallylinks to Agilent’s Advanced DesignSystem (ADS), electronic designautomation software. This tightlinkage means you can use the 89600to evaluate simulated data andmeasurement results from hardware— providing you confidence in resultsbecause the same measurementalgorithms are used during simulationand test.Links to the...

What\’s New The Vivado Design Leadership Awards recognize innovation in design of products that leverage Xilinx® All Programmable Devices using the Vivado® Design Suite and UltraFast™ Design Methodology. Entries will be accepted until January 31, 2015. Enter today! The Vivado Design Suite 2014.4 is available now!The Vivado Design Suite 2014.4 features support for new devices and new low power speed grades, plus bitstream generation for new Kintex® UltraScale devices. New Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs (XC7Z035) and Artix-7 FPGAs (XC7A15T, XA7A15T) devices New Artix-7, Kintex-7 and Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC low power speed grades (-2LI and -1LI) The Industry’s First SoC-Strength Design Suite The Vivado® Design Suite delivers a SoC-strength, IP-centric and system-centric, next generation development environment that has been built...

Polar Instruments Si9000 is one of the most important tools for anyone working on high speed digital designs. The software is aimed at estimating trace impedance and can help simulate loss less trace impedance as well as analyse how trace impedance would change based on the frequency of interest. There are a number of built in PCB layer stack-up configurations available within the tool and all the user needs to do is to enter relevant data for a chosen stack-up and click the calculate button. The calculated database can be saved and retrieved at a later time, making it non-repetitive. Almost all possible trace configurations are built in along with a XFE option which enables hashing of ground planes. Possible...

µWave Wizard is a design tool using the well-known fast and accurate Mode-Matching technique. This method is particularly suitable for simulation and optimization of passive microwave systems and components, including antennas. The mode matching method (MM) and their derivatives (i.e. the fast hybrid MM/boundary contour and the MM/2D-finite-element method) is the only method capable of simultaneously offering fastest processing speed and highest accuracy. Mician’s software developers\’ secret for speed is to avoid the use of time consuming 3D solvers wherever possible and to focus on applying the Mode-Matching Technique and its derivatives instead, even on structures that at first glance seem to be suited for 3D solvers only. Yet, a 3D FEM solver on element level is available within the...

SIMetrix ProCircuit Simulation with Verilog and Multi-core SIMetrix Pro offers all the features available with SIMetrix Classic with Verilog and Multi-core support.Key features SIMetrix simulator Verilog-A Analog Modelling Language Verilog-HDL Mixed-signal simulation Multi-core support up to four cores Basic IC design features including BSIM3 models, binning and process corner selection SIMetrix Simulator and GUIAnalog circuit simulation The SIMetrix simulator includes an enhanced SPICE simulator, schematic editor and waveform viewer in a unified environment. It is easy to use, offers good accuracy and performance, and rapid convergence for a broad range of analog and mixed-signal design applications.Key features Analog simulation Gate-level digital simulation S-Parameter AC lookup table Extended sweep modes Fast Monte Carlo analysis Multi-step analysis Safe operating area (SOA) analysis...

The Sonnet® Suites™ develop precise RF models (S-, Y-, Z-parameters or extracted SPICE model) for planar circuits and antennas. The software requires a physical description of your circuit (arbitrary layout and material properties for metal and dielectrics), and employs a rigorous Method-of-Moments EM analysis based on Maxwell\’s equations that includes all parasitic, cross-coupling, enclosure and package resonance effects. Sonnet maintains a single, dedicated focus on providing the industry\’s most accurate and reliable high frequency planar EM software. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to either develop and analyze designs within our software, or to incorporate our tools into their existing design processes and frameworks. Customers need never commit to a proprietary framework in order to get...

Speedstack includes: New: Virtual Materials ModeImpedance goal seekIPC slash sheet supportCustomisable report writerStacked via supportStacked microvia supportEnhanced thickness calculationEnhanced rules checkLink to Si8000m / Si9000eOutput to .jpg formatSaving impedance data in .sci fileOutput to Gerber DXF and moreSupport for MicroviaMaterial library importSupport for additional material types10x faster than traditional methods Save time PCB stackup documentation and control consumes an increasing amount of time for both interconnect designers and PCB front-end engineers. Layer build is shared using an easy to read standard format: .sci For fabricators: Now you can document layer stackup rapidly and professionally. Share material types and key stackup related information both within your facility and with your clients. For interconnect engineers: At a glance viewing of layer stackup,...

Tanner EDA tools for analog and mixed-signal ICs and MEMS design offers designers a seamless, efficient path from design capture through verification. Our powerful, robust tool suite is ideal for applications including Power Management, Life Sciences / Biomedical, Displays, Image Sensors, Automotive, Aerospace, RF, Photovoltaics, Consumer Electronics and MEMS.Front End Tools: HiPer Simulation HiPer Simulation, Tanner EDA\’s design entry and simulation system includes S-Edit for schematic capture, T-Spice for circuit simulation and W-Edit for waveform viewing and analysis. T-Spice is HSPICE and Pspice compatible and supports the latest industry models; including Verilog-A for behavioral modeling. HiPer Simulation AFS HiPer Simulation AFS adds Analog FastSPICE capability from BDA (Berkeley Design Automation) to Tanner\’s HiPer Simulation tool suite. It includes schematic capture...

Filter Design software from Nuhertz Technologies® provides fast, easy to use, and high powered solutions to electrical engineering challenges in synthesizing filters and impedance matching networks, with a selection of Quick and Advanced user design panels for maximum design flexibility. Originally released in 1999, FilterSolutions® has continued to develop and introduce new features. Nuhertz filter design software interoperability with best-in-class industry applications has been enhanced. Included in the linked programs are artwork generation tools, circuit simulators, S-Parameter component models and electromagnetic analyses programs. Filter design software modules are used by design engineers in diverse disciplines such as communication systems, military electronics, medical, instrumentation, oil exploration and antenna design as well as for IC, MMIC and RFIC designs. Nuhertz is also...

AC Synchronous Reluctance Machine for Traction Application In this example, a 55 KW traction motor is designed using a stator that was originally designed for a squirrel cage induction motor for a similar output rating and application. The design of the new machine uses the stator of the induction machine and only the rotor geometrical parameters and configurations are used as free design parameters to achieve the target performance criterion. Shows the variable wind speed MPPT tracker with a battery load.Battery Charging with Maximal Peak Power Tracking A maximal peak power tracking (MPPT) example for wind power plant is implemented in this example. The load is a battery that is subjected to a variable speed realistic wind profile. The system...