NEW SYNTHESIS AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE TO ENHANCE THE DESIGN PROCESS

摘要

The new FAST RF circuit design and simulation pro-gram has been described. This time-saving software offers invaluable assistance in the following areas: 1. Fast direct circuit synthesis and simulation 2. Automatic matching network synthesis 3. Automatic schematic conversion to stripline or microstrip from ideal transmission line models 4. Single-stage or multi-stage amplifier design 5. Flexible design control and inter-stage matching choices 6. Automatic device stabilization 7. Expert application of low noise design techniques 8. Gain and noise figure trade-off analysis 9. Gain and stability trade-off analysis 10. Tuning and manual editing of schematics 11. Monte Carlo statistical yield analysis. This unique design tool automates complex RF and microwave circuit development, reducing design work to a fast and efficient three-step process. Each step requires only a single mouse click to complete. Click Design and the circuit design is automatically captured on a schematic page. Click Analyze and a circuit simulator generates a detailed performance analysis. Click View Results and the displayed results can be printed or saved to disk for later editing and further analysis. The circuit can be saved as a schematic or the simulation can be exported to other programs as an S-pa-rameter file.