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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies’ Latest 3-D EM Simulation
Platform Provides New Solver, Speed Improvements
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 7, 2011 – Agilent Technologies Inc.
(NYSE: A) today announced the release of Electromagnetic Professional 2011.07,
an electromagnetic modeling and simulation platform that creates 3-D models and
analyzes the electrical performance of packages, connectors, antennas and other
RF components.
Known as EMPro, the platform is tightly integrated with Agilent’s
Advanced Design System software for the design of RF and high-speed integrated
circuits, modules and PC boards. The release features significant new capabilities
and improved speed for modeling RF and high-speed components.
EMPro 2011.07 delivers a new Eigenmode solver, which quickly finds the
resonant frequencies for cavity filters, a common high-frequency component used
in wireless communication systems. Filter designers can also visualize the resulting
electromagnetic fields at each resonant frequency and make adjustments to the
cavity structure to optimize filter performance.
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EMPro 2011.07 also provides faster simulations with existing solvers. The
Finite Element Method simulator in EMPro 2011.07 features CPU multithreading
enhancements to the iterative solver, resulting in a 2x speed improvement on
computers with quad-core CPUs. The EmPro 2011.07 Finite Difference Time
Domain simulator offers GPU acceleration enhancements resulting in a 6x speed
improvement on models with curved or non-orthogonal surfaces, when using
computers with CUDA-based GPU cards from NVIDIA.
As an added benefit, PC board designs can now be directly imported from
Cadence Allegro to EMPro 2011.07, where various signal integrity and EMI
analyses can be performed. Additionally, EMPro 2011.07 incorporates several new
features that improve ease of use and design efficiency. For example, new toolbars
and hotkeys make it easier and faster to perform common operations. New
cutplanes allow the user to view internal details of complex structures and easily
snap to internal objects. Animated electromagnetic field visualization
enhancements provide improved design insight.
Availability and Other Details
Agilent’s EMPro 2011.07 will be available for download in July. For more
information, go to www.agilent.com/find/eesof-empro2011.07. A photo of the new
software release is available at www.agilent.com/find/EMPro2011_07_images.
Agilent will demonstrate its newest design and test innovations for advanced
RF and microwave research, development and manufacturing at the 2011 IEEE
MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, June 7-9, at the Baltimore
Convention Center, Booth 813. Attendees will be able to join Agilent and its
solution partners on Agilent Avenue to connect expert to expert with leaders in the
industry.
About Agilent EEsof EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is the leading supplier of electronic design automation
software for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed digital, RF system,
electronic system level, circuit, 3-D electromagnetic, physical design and devicemodeling applications. More information is available at
www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
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About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement
company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics
and communications. The company’s 18,500 employees serve customers in more
than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.4 billion in fiscal 2010.
Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
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