Analysis Software
Agilent announces a budget analysis capability in its Advanced Design System (ADS) 2004A electronic design automation (EDA) software that enables engineers to design RF systems more quickly and accurately. This software feature predicts RF system performance by considering specification trade-offs, such as impedance mismatch versus gain, earlier in the design cycle. The budget analysis feature supports multiple hierarchy and transistor-level subnetworks, allowing system and circuit designers to analyze designs in a single environment using a wide range of system and circuit components. It provides an intuitive interface for setting up simulations and for selecting from more than 40 built-in measurements for analysis of two-port network topologies. Budget analysis measurements include signal, noise and system-chain, non-linear measurements such as third-order intercept point. Complex systems such as automatic gain control (AGC) loops also can be analyzed using budget analysis. The results of the selected measurements can be displayed in plots and tables or exported as an ASCII text file for use with external spreadsheet software.
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Test and Measurement Group
5301 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA, 95051
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