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Application Note on Tolerance In Surface Mount Varactor Diodes 
A Note on the new feature (i.e. tolerance in the nominal capacitance) added to selected models in the Modelithics Non-Linear Diode (NLD) Model Library to emulate variations specified in data sheets.

Application Note 2006-05-25

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Creating Measurement-Based Amplifier Behavioral Models 
This Application Note describes a behavioral model used in circuit and system simulations to verify performance of the amplifier within a circuit or system.

Application Note 2003-10-01

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Data Mining 12-Port S-Parameters 

Application Note 2008-08-11

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EM Insights Series 
The EM Insights series is a collection of EM applications from Agilent EEsof EDA.

Application Note 2013-05-06

 
Equivalent Circuit Based Models For Surface Mount RLC Components 
Modelithics white paper on understanding S-parameter versus equivalent circuit-based models for surface mount RFC components.

Application Note 2013-02-06

 
Explore the SERDES Design Space Using the IBIS AMI Channel Simulation Flow 
Simulation of modern chip-to-chip links requires you abandon the SPICE-based approach and adopt a new approach based on an IBIS AMI channel simulation flow.

Application Note 2012-09-21

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Genesys S/Filter Software Directly Synthesizes Filters with Arbitrary Transmission Zero Placement 
This white paper describes direct filter synthesis capabilities in Agilent Genesys S/Filter design software used to realize custom filter response.

Application Note 2011-01-12

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GoldenGate Technical Notes (requires login) 
Technical Support Documents & Examples related to Agilent EEsof EDA's GoldenGate RFIC Simulation Software

Application Note 2009-03-16

 
Large-Signal LDMOS Model Simulation Using Agilent Genesys 
This application note guides the user through simulation of DC IV, S-parameters and swept power data of an LDMOS transistor (NEC NE5511279A) using Agilent Genesys software.

Application Note 2008-08-21

 
Load Pull + NVNA = Enhanced X-Parameters for PA Designs  
With high mismatch and technology-independent large-signal device models.

Application Note 2011-09-08

 
Practical RF Amp. Design Using the Available Gain Procedure & the ADS EM/Circuit Co-Sim. Capability 
This white paper features a method of designing a low noise RF amplifier for an 802.11b receiver application and contains an Avago ATF54143 PHEMT transistor.

Application Note 2009-06-25

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Simulating Envelope Tracking with Advanced Design System 
This example applies envelope tracking to an example amplifier to show techniques of using Advanced Design System (ADS) for this type of design.

Application Note 2012-11-22

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State of the Art in EM Software for Microwave Engineers 
This article discusses the three most established EM simulation technologies: MoM, FEM, and FDTD, linking the simulation technology to solving specific applications.

Application Note 2008-11-20

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Using Advanced Design System to Design an MMIC Amplifier 
This AN illustrates the design of a MMIC amplifier, problems faced in designing, simulating, and producing a physical layout of an MMIC circuit, validation steps needed to verify that the physical layout.

Application Note 2003-06-17

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Wideband Digital Pre-Distortion with Agilent SystemVue and PXI Modular Instrument 
Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) is essential for wideband communications systems based on LTE-Advanced and 802.11ac. Overcome DPD challenges with trusted commercial measurement and modeling tools.

Application Note 2012-10-15

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