Advanced Design System (ADS)

Advanced Design System is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high speed digital applications. In a powerful and easy-to-use interface, ADS pioneers the most innovative and commercially successful technologies, such as X-parameters* and 3D EM simulators, used by leading companies in the wireless communication & networking and aerospace & defense industries. For WiMAX™, LTE, multi-gigabit per second data links, radar, & satellite applications, ADS provides full, standards-based design and verification with Wireless Libraries and circuit-system-EM co-simulation in an integrated platform.

Key Benefits of ADS

• Complete, integrated set of fast, accurate and easy-to-use system, circuit & EM simulators enable first-pass design success in a complete desktop flow
• Application-specific DesignGuides encapsulate years of expertise in an easy-to-use interface
• ADS is supported exclusively or months earlier than others by leading industry and foundry partners

Learn about ADS

• Key features
• Who uses ADS? (applications)
• Explore the newest release of ADS and more
• Product structure & options

* "X-parameters" is a trademark of Agilent Technologies, Inc. The X-parameter format and underlying equations are open and documented. For more information click here.

"WiMAX" is a trademark of the WiMAX Forum.