AWR Microwave and RF Solutions

High-frequency RF and microwave circuits require a different approach in the design process than a standard printed circuit board. The AWR product line is tailored for these applications and works in conjunction with the OrCAD X and Allegro X design flow for PCB.

Antennas, waveguids and RF filter structures are captured in a special schematic entry and layout canvas which are both very tightly integrated. The shape of the layout (metal on PCB) defines the function of the structures themselves. To capture the behavior of the circuit, the layout needs to be extracted by a field solver with all the parasitic influences of the structures and its surrounding metal. After extraction the software creates an electrical model of the structure, the behavior of the layout in time and / or frequency domain can be simulated.

The AWR products are used for radio frequency (RF), microwave and high frequency analog circuits and system design. Typical applications include mobile and satellite communications systems, navigation systems, antennas of various kinds (Wireless, WLAN-IoT, 5G, WiFi-6, ...), radar systems and RF filter structures and power amplifier devices.

To streamline high frequency electronic design the solution offers electromagnetic (2.5D and 3D), linear and non-linear solvers (both frequency and time domain) as well as layout capabilities all within a single environment to improve the design efficiency. Different applications require different level of analysis, so AWR offers with AXIEM a method of moments (MoM) planar solver as well with Analyst a 3D FEM EM simulation and analysis simulator. But also interfaces to other simulators like Spectre, Clarity 3D Solver, Celsius Thermal Solver or others depending on the engineering need.

Proper design of RF antennas on PCBs determines the quality of the antenna. Various parameters describe the quality of antennas.
Basics for PCB Antenna Design

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Microwave Office for RF Designers - Manage Your RF and Microwave Challenges

RF design is challenging and requires specialized EDA tools to meet size, weight, performance, and cost requirements. Cadence AWR Microwave Office is the design environment for RF and microwave circuit design. It’s used to create everything from wireless III-V chips for 5G mobile and base station components to phased array radar systems and related communication technologies.

AWR Products for PCB

AWR Design Environment

To support increasing functionality, printed circuit boards (PCBs) employ more complex board structures designed for a range of specialized applications. Offering a layout-driven design methodology for complex RF PCBs, AWR Design Environment supports accurate modeling of PCB transmission media from the RF signal path to digital control and DC bias lines. Circuit / system and electromagnetic co-simulation provides first-pass design success with complete PCB analysis of surface-mount components, interconnecting transmission lines, embedded and distributed passive elements, as well as EM verification.

Microwave Office

Microwave Office circuit design software is used to accelerate product development of high-frequency electronics. The intuitive interface for RF-aware schematic capture and layout provides you the environment to design, simulate, and analyze you high frequency analog circuits. From here you can start your extraction and simulation with different fieldsolvers and display the results.
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AXIEM 3D Planar EM Analysis — AXIEM Planar EM Analysis

AXIEM Planar EM Analysis

AXIEM is a method of moments (MoM) EM analysis simulator which can address passive structures, transmission lines, large planar antennas, and patch arrays. AXIEM software delivers the accuracy, capacity, and speed designers need to characterize and optimize passive components on RF PCBs, modules, LTCCs, MMICs, RFICs, and antennas.
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Analyst 3D FEM EM Analysis

Analyst 3D FEM EM is a full 3D simulation and analysis simulator which accelerates high-frequency product development from early physical design characterization. The advanced solver technology provides fast and highly accurate analysis of the 3D structures and interconnects found in today's complex high-frequency electronics like connectors and other 3D shape components.
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VSS (Visual System Simulator)

RF / wireless communications and radar system design software supports VSWR-aware modeling of RF and DSP blocks, providing time-domain, frequency-domain, and circuit-envelope analyses. With VSS, Tx / Rx designers are able to develop and optimize system architectures and determine component specifications for best overall performance. Users can simulate system metrics such as BER and EVM with pre-configured and user-defined virtual test benches, as well as identify the source of spurious products and other system impairments.
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AWR Microwave Office MWO / Clarity 3D EM Integration for RF Applications

Clarity can solve RF structures with high port counts with reduced simulation run times for design optimization and verification. It captures full system behavior for greater accuracy and drives parametric EM analysis from circuit simulation for optimized performance. MWO antenna measurements are added to Clarity analysis to optimize antenna parameters. The Visual System Simulator VSS phased array wizard uses Clarity results to predict / construct user-specific phased array systems.
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AWR Microwave Office MWO / Celsius In-Design Thermal Analysis Workflow

AWR MWO integrates the Celsius Thermal Solver to perform thermal analysis within the AWR platform. It supports thermal analysis from RF design platform and optimizes thermal margins for improved RF performance. Through in-design integration turnaround time will be reduced.
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Release News

Latest AWR release offers AWR Design Environment Features (Version Control Improvements, Schematic and System Editor Enhancements, Python Scripting), Microwave Ofﬁce Features (Silicon RF/mmWave IP Creation, EMX Planar 3D Solver Integration, Interoperability with Allegro Platforms Enhancements, Enhanced SpectreRF Integration, Optimizer Enhancements, ...), VSS Features (Data File Improvements, Ampliﬁer Design, Mixer Design, RF System Design, RF Measurements) and help with migration issues.
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