21 January 2013

AWR releases V10.04 upgrade to AWR Design Environment

AWR Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA, a supplier of electronic design automation (EDA) software for designing RF and high-frequency components and systems, has announced AWR Design Environment V10.04.

The firm’s first new software release in 2013 includes 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 includes:

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% reduction in simulation time;
• up to 85% 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.

AWR V10.04 is being demonstrated at AWR booth (#7) at IEEE Radio Wireless Week (RWW) 2013 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, TX, USA (21-22 January).

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