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  • Ever increasing substrate layer counts, smaller form factors, complex packaging technologies, and closer design proximities continue to make designs ever more challenging
  • Seamlessly integrated circuit and EM simulation tools that flow from schematic entry through to production and verification
  • Continuous innovation of simulation technology performance to increase accuracy while dramatically reducing simulation speeds

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Agilent EEsof EDA Newsletter - Product and Application News 
Keep tabs on the latest product and application news and review the archives of the Agilent EEsof EDA Newsletter.

Newsletter 2013-05-14

 
Designing Multiple-Throw Switches in a MMIC Configuration 
A Chip Design article by P. Sreenivasa Rao, design flow verification expert at Agilent Technologies.

Article 2013-01-31

 
Enabling Fast Characterization of PA Performance with Modulated Signals 
Microwave Product Digest (MPD) featured article written by Agilent Technologies' Andy Howard.

Journal 2012-10-15

 
Product How To: Design a polar frequency discriminator 
Polar frequency discriminators (PFD) are widely used in radar and direction-finding applications to determine the unknown frequency of incoming pulses. This article explains how to design the RF portion of a PFD, over a frequency range of 2 to 8 GHz, using Agilent’s ADS software.

Article 2012-06-08

 
How to design a high-performance scope: One team’s approach 
EE Times Design Article on how an Agilent Technologies design team discovers some valuable lessons that could prove useful for any designer or design team looking for success on their next project.

Article 2012-06-07

 
Sorting Through EM Simulators 
Matching an electromagnetic simulator to a particular application requires an understanding of the different simulation technologies at the heart of these software tools.

Article 2012-05-25

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An Innovative and Integrated Approach to III-V Circuit Design 
This article explains how to drive III-V circuit design improvement by unified modeling, Design of Experiments (DOE) simulation, and Pareto Analysis

Article 2011-01-10

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X-parameters Aid MMIC Design 
Microwaves & RF article on how models based X-parameters can provide insights into the linear and nonlinear behavior of key components in wireless systems, including power amplifiers and mixers.

Journal 2010-07-30

 
Solving the RFIC Design for Yield and Verification Dilemma 
Microave Journal article on the role and evolution of simulation-based performance verification and yield for today’s highly integrated RFICs for digital wireless communications.

Journal 2010-07-15

 
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Twitter enables you to keep current on news and updates with Agilent EEsof through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Newsletter 2010-03-04

 
Accelerating Advanced Node CMOS RFIC Design 
Microwave Journal article by David Vye

Journal 2009-12-07

 
WIN Semiconductors Announces New MMIC Tool Bar Personality for ADS Process Design Kits 

Newsletter 2009-10-23

 
Agilent's ADS helps SiGe Semiconductor - a Customer Success Story 
A Customer Success Story by Marquis Julien (SiGe Semiconductor, Inc) on getting Silicon Germanium Bluetooth power amplifier to the market fast by using Agilent’s ADS.

Case Study 2009-04-01

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Fast Multitone Analysis of RF Transceivers 
This Article written by George Estep, Pete Johnson and Vladimir Veremey describes Fast Multitone analysis of RF Transceivers in detail.

Article 2009-03-24

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Inphi Delivers Memory Interface Chip for DDR3-1600 Using Advanced Design System 
This Success Story details how Inphi delivered memory interface chip for DDR3-1600 using Agilent’s Advance Design System (ADS).

Case Study 2009-03-12

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A Constant Mismatch Analysis of Power RF Transistors using EDA tools 
This Article wirtten by John Pritiskutch and Craig Rotay (STMicroelectronics) describes a Constant Mismatch Analysis of Power RF Transistors using EDA tools.

Article 2008-06-01

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MMIC Design: Speed to Market with the Lowest Cost and Highest Yield 
This Article by Jack Sifri (Agilent Tech.) brings out the five important steps that are key elements of a successful MMIC Design process, in order to satisfy the speed to market at the lowest cost.

Article 2008-05-15

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RF SiP Design Verification Flow with Quadruple LO Down Converter SiP  
This Article by HeeSoo Lee and Dean Nicholson outlines the design flow used for a System-in-Package component, using multiple die integrated into a single packaged device.

Article 2007-05-01

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Design and Characterization of Discontinuous RF/Microwave Passive Components 
This Article by Dean Nicholson presents a design methodology proposed for designing and building RF circuits likely to contain discontinuous regions.

Article 2007-02-01

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Using S-Parameter Data Effectively 
This Article by Wilfredo Rivas-Torres focuses on how to incorporate Sparameters in the design process using a CAD approach.

Article 2006-03-30

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Symmetric and Asymmetric - Coupled Lines Band-Stop Filters at Ku/Ka Bands 
This Article presents theory and design of coupled-line spur line band-stop filters, which are quite compact structures, lower radiation loss than conventional shunt stub and coupled-line filters.

Article 2006-03-01

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Accurate Simulation Models Yield High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Design 
This Article by Sonoko Akamatsu, Charles Baylis, and Larry Dunleavy details the design goals and simulation- based processes for Power Amplifier Design.

Article 2005-12-01

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Power Amplifier Design Speed-Up Techniques 
This Article presents how to speed up Power Amplifier Design by fast source-pull, real-time load-pull and accurate measurement-based behavioural models.

Article 2005-11-01

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Digital Predistortion Linearizes Wireless Power Amplifiers 
This Article by Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn P. Stapleton, Jong Heon Kim, and Cory Edelman focuses on how digital predistortion linearizes wireless power amplifiers.

Article 2005-09-01

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Designing RFID Tags Using Direct Antenna Matching 
This Article by Cory Edelman and Murthy Upmaka describes the design challenges involved in RFID design and also focuses on the use of integrated EDA tools to optimally address the challenges.

Article 2005-01-01

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