Advanced Design System 2005A - What's New

ADS 2005A: Faster, Smarter, Stronger Simulation Technologies . . . ADS 2005A provides circuit and EM simulation technology innovations that offer better performance in capacity, accuracy, speed and convergence. This release solves previously unsolvable problems without compromising accuracy or requiring designs to be simplified. Click on the following links for details: Release Highlights View Complete Slide Show - 34 slides ADS 2005A: What's New (PDF, 1.1 MB) Localized Versions   Japan   Korea   Taiwan   China

Release Highlights

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• Release Goal - Simulation Technology Improvements: Faster, Stronger, Smarter

• DC Simulation
• Goals for DC Simulator Improvements - Converge 100% of the time with the default setting. Dramatic speed-up. Greatly improved DC extracted view simulation capability.
• DC Benchmark Suite Results - Results for challenging benchmark collections of designs.

• Harmonic Balance Simulation - Harmonic balance simulation is key in the overall experience with ADS.
• Goals: Harmonic Balance Simulation - Convergence and speed with the default setting. Improved setup usability.
• Harmonic Balance Results: Robustness - Results for benchmark collection of 381 designs.
• Harmonic Balance Results: Speed - 5x to 7x average speed improvement compared to ADS 2004A.
• Harmonic Balance Results: Speed - Cumulative ADS 2005A speed with default settings better than ADS 2004A with user-tweaked settings.
• Harmonic Balance Results: Easy to Use - Default (auto mode) settings give excellent results. Intuitive terms for parameter settings. Full access still available.

• Summary: Simulation Technology Improvements - Faster, Stronger, Smarter

• Momentum Improvements - Improved thick-conductor modeling. Iterative matrix solver. 64-bit engine.
• Improved Thick-Conductor Modeling - Accurate simulation of thick conductors now includes horizontal currents on side walls.
• Example: Silicon Spiral Inductor
• Example: Silicon Spiral Inductor - ADS 2004A edge mesh off: fast but less accurate.
• Example: Silicon Spiral Inductor - ADS 2004A edge mesh on: accurate, but slower.
• Example: Silicon Spiral Inductor - ADS 2005A edge mesh off, side currents on: fast and accurate.
• Example: Silicon Spiral Inductor - ADS 2005A edge mesh on, side currents on: more accurate, but much slower.
• Iterative Matrix Solver - Analogous to Krylov method in Harmonic Balance. Momentum automatically chooses best method.
• Example: LTCC Filter with 9 Filter Sections - ADS 2005A simulation using iterative solver accurate and faster than 2004A.
• Momentum 64-bit Engine - Greatly extends visualization. Remote simulation to Linux and UNIX machines.

• Summary: Momentum Improvements - Improved thick-conductor modeling. Iterative matrix solver. 64-bit engine.

• Gerber-Union Import - Reads multiple files, exports image or selected area. Multi-layer EGS archive, for import to ADS.

• Agilent and CST Alliance - Integrates CST's technology-leading 3D EM Simulation into the Agilent ADS Design flow.

• Improved Printer UI and Printer Support - HP color printers. Export color graphics to PostScript on UNIX. Export JPG, BMP, GIF formats for use in Windows tools. Print All command.

• Utilities and Layout - - Smith Chart and Matching Utilities in PDE. Layout redraw speed improved.

• Library Browser, Budget Analysis, Markers - New libraries highlighted. Budget Analysis supports non-50 ohm TOI and SOI measurements. Mixer component includes non-linear characteristics. Easier to select and move markers.

• Schematic Wizard Improvements - More application and simulation types. Error catching, even when not using the Wizard.

• Design Guide Updates - Mixer Design Guide adds multipliers, dividers. Improved UI for source and load impedances in Filter, Smith Chart, and Matching Design Guides. Passive Circuit Design Guide has new attenuator, improved interdigital, combline, hairpin and edge-coupled filter designs.

• Data Display Server - New easy-to-use, instrument-like front panel. Eye diagram display.

• Signal Integrity Product Bundles - ADS SI Designer (E9010), ADS SI Designer Pro (E9011)

• Other Improvements - Models, examples, analysis types, instrument links.

• Expanded Computer Platform Support - Linux Enterprise 2.1 and 3.0, Sun 10, WindowsXP SP2. For 64-bit (Momentum only) Sun 8, 9, 10 and Linux Enterprise 3.0.

• What's New Startup Dialog - Links to What's New, Web, User's Survey

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