Momentum Seminar Archive

This is a complimentary half-day seminar presented by Agilent Technologies. The material was created for a full-day seminar but can be condensed into a fast-paced half-day session.

This seminar focuses on basic and advanced topics surrounding the Advanced Design System (ADS) Planar (2.5-D) Electromagnetic (EM) simulation tool, Momentum. Focus is on general usage techniques, typical applications, advanced topics such as optimization and thick-conductor simulations, as well as Advanced Model Composer (new in ADS 2003A).

• Thick-Conductor/Finite Thickess Approach. These project files use the thick-conductor/finite-thickness approach in Momentum simulations. This approach is discussed in Advanced Topics (Part 1) of the seminar.
  
  
  • coupled_lines_prj.zap   ADS Project File, 514 KB
    
    
  • filter_thick_metal_prj.zap   ADS Project File, 943 KB

• Parameterized Layout Components. This project file has a slightly modified version of the built-in ADS example LNAEmCktCosim_prj. It includes parameterized Layout Components so that the location of the grounding via of the active device can be optimized to achieve better gain. This is also briefly covered in the main presentation.
  
  
  • LNAEmCktCosim_prj.zap   ADS Project File, 17.6 MB

• Advanced Model Composer. Two ADS project files show Advanced Model Composer, a new feature in Advanced Design System 2003A. The LTCC multilayer spiral inductor is discussed in Advanced Topics (Part 2) of the seminar. The planar spiral is discussed in the ADS 2003A Physical Design Lab (Part 2).
  
  
  • LTCC_example_AMC_prj   ADS Project File, 2.5 MB. LTCC multilayer spiral inductor.
    
    
  • AMC_lab1_prj.zap   ADS Project File, 346 KB. Planar spiral.
    
    
  • adv_model_composer.txt   Text file, 2 KB. Comments on each example and instructions how to install these design kit files into the ADS Home directory.
    
    
  • amc.zip   ZIP Archive file, 232 KB. Folder allowing you to view the AMC status of both examples and containing the Design Kit files for both examples. Installs into the ADS Home directory. See the previous file.

• Momentum Batch Simulations. This example is discussed in the Appendix of the seminar. It uses the passive component design methodology presented by Agilent in 2001 and shows the custom Momentum Batch simulations (in releases prior to ADS 2003A), use of a DAC to read the batch results, and the ability to use optimization in a schematic to determine which case provides best results for a desired performance goal.
  
  
  • L_optimize_using_artwork_macro_prj   ADS Project File, 3.7 MB.

• User Menus/Macros. Follow the instructions in the text file momentum_usermenus.txt to install (unpack) the .zip archive file into the proper location in the ADS directory tree. This will activate custom menus for add-on features that can be of interest to Momentum users. These include menus to run Momentum in Batch mode (which was not available prior to ADS 2003A), menus to make spiral artwork macros available in layout, macros to modify circle resolution, and others.
  
  
  • momentum_usermenus.txt - text file, 1.9 KB
    
    
  • momentum_usermenus.zip - .zip archive file, 385 KB

• Complete Product Description: Momentum
• Technical Articles: Momentum

• Co-simulation with Layout Components - online demo

• MomentumRF NetSeminar - 6 February 2001

• Various Approaches to Differential- and Common-Mode Transmission Line Design and Extensing the Multilayer Interconnect Library 31-slide seminar presentation, 2 August 2001. Includes some content for Momentum simulations.

• Complete Product Description: Advanced Model Composer
• Technical Articles: Advanced Model Composer

• Momentum for Advanced Design System Users - Agilent EEsof EDA training class
• Training Class Locations and Schedule
• E-Training Version

• ADS 2003A/Momentum User's Manual
• ADS 2002C/Momentum User's Manual

• Agilent EEsof EDA Technical Support

• Agilent EEsof EDA Knowledge Center

• Momentum Support Documents - Agilent EEsof EDA Knowledge Center

• Momentum Support Examples - Agilent EEsof EDA Knowledge Center

• Momentum Discussion Forum - Agilent EEsof EDA Knowledge Center