Agilent integrates electromagnetic simulation into Genesys EDA platform

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Agilent Technologies has announced Momentum GX, an industry-proven planar 3D electromagnetic (EM) simulator designed to significantly expand the accuracy and range of passive circuit libraries, including parasitic models and entire circuits.

The Agilent Genesys platform, with its new Momentum GX functionality, combines integrated linear, layout, harmonic balance, SPICE and RF system synthesis with powerful 3D-planar EM simulation into a single, affordable multi-lingual environment. As a result, the solution is most suitable for helping designers achieve cost-effective, first-pass design accuracy without ever leaving the Genesys design flow.

It accurately characterises and improves passive circuit performance with the ability to analyse arbitrary design geometries, including multi-layer structures, and can also accurately simulate complex EM effects such as coupling and parasitics. Momentum GX features both full-wave and quasi-static EM solvers.

The full-wave EM solver provides accurate simulation of open-boundary problems, can simulate structures with novel, arbitrary shapes and is capable of full dispersion and radiation simulation. The quasi-static solver enables significantly faster simulation of much larger, complex circuits without sacrificing accuracy.

With essential RF and microwave simulation capabilities at a price that appeals to even the most budget-conscious designer, Momentum GX makes an enterprise-grade EM tool now available to the rest of the RF community. It is expected to be available for download in September 2007 with a starting price of approx. AU$13,000 ex GST.

Agilent's Genesys software is an integrated EDA platform for RF and microwave design. With a powerful design flow that spans from initial system architecture through final documentation, the platform provides state-of-the-art performance in a single, easy-to-use design environment that is fast, powerful and accurate.

Additional information about Momentum GX, an upcoming free webcast and a limited time promotion can be found at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-momentum-gx.