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).
