Microwave Office, Visual System Simulator, AXIEM and Analog Office 2011 now in full commercial release and available globally
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 17, 2012 — AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, announces today the commercial release and global availability of the AWR 2011 product portfolio, which includes Microwave Office™, Visual System Simulator™, AXIEM® and Analog Office® software. The 2011 release offers new functionality and enhanced capabilities that decrease user wait times and increase designer productivity for high-frequency MMIC, MIC, RFIC, RF PCB and modules.
The Microwave Office and Analog Office 2011 design suites encompass all the tools essential for high-frequency IC (MMIC/RFIC), PCB and module design, including: linear circuit simulators, non-linear circuit simulators, electromagnetic (EM) analysis tools, schematic and layout, statistical design capabilities, and parametric cell libraries with built-in design-rule check (DRC).
New features specific to the 2011 release include:
- Floating window support for multiple monitor displays
- Group design/project import
- Simulation state management of datasets
- Yield analysis and optimizers
- RF aware short checker
- iMatch™ impedance matching module
VSS 2011 software for the design of complex communications systems supports a diverse set of standards including LTE, WiMAX/802.16x, GSM/EDGE, WLAN/802.11x and more. New features added to VSS 2011 include:
- Radar library
- Circuit envelope simulation
- RF Budget (RFB) spreadsheet wizard
- Nonlinear co-simulation and co-simulation with National Instrument’s LabVIEW
As for AXIEM, AWR’s 3D full-wave planar electromagnetic simulator, new features in the 2011 release include:
- Asynchronous EM simulation
- Simulation state management of datasets
- Rule-based shape modifiers
- Yield analysis
- User-defined parameterized models and X-models
With more than 300 new additions and enhancements to AWR 2011, this is by far the most aggressive upgrade since the company began shipping software back in 1998. Comprehensive information on all of the feature improvements to the 2011 software can be found within the “What’s New” online documentation embedded with the software itself.
More immediate information on AWR 2011 is also available at http://www.awr-2011.com/ and www.awr.tv :
- What’s New in 2011 (slide deck): http://www.awr-2011.com/AWR-2011-Whats-New.pdf
- What’s New in 2011 (videos): http://www.awr-2011.com/#videos
Pricing and Availability
AWR 2011 (AWRDE 10) is available immediately and can be downloaded at AWR's online software download page https://awrcorp.com/download. For pricing information, please contact your local AWR sales representative or email Email Contact.
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