Agilent Technologies Inc. : TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Newest GoldenGate Software Release Accelerates Design Verification
06/04/2012| 11:05am US/Eastern
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the latest release of
its RFIC simulation, verification and analysis software, GoldenGate
2012.
Raising the bar on performance and usability, the 2012 release offers
RFIC designers a host of technology enhancements for accelerated design
verification, extended design-for-manufacturing solutions and improved
links to system design. Additionally, new licensing models offer users
greater purchasing flexibility.
Agilent will demonstrate GoldenGate 2012--along with a range of solutions
for everything from circuit-level modeling through system verification
for general RF, microwave, 4G communications, and aerospace/defense
applications--at DAC2012 (Booth 313), June 3-7, in San Francisco.
GoldenGate 2012 will also be demonstrated at IMS 2012/IEEE MTT-S (Booth
1015), June 19-21, in Montréal, Canada.
Accelerating Design Verification
Design verification can be a tedious and time-consuming task for today's
RFIC designers. GoldenGate 2012 accelerates design verification through
a number of technology enhancements that allow users to set up
distributed simulations, run them with unmatched performance, and
display and analyze massive amounts of data.
Agilent also offers users an extended "parallel simulation license" at a
fraction of the cost of the base GoldenGate simulator license. The
license is supported in any scenario launching a parallel simulation
(and ADE-XL in Cadence Virtuoso).
X-Parameters* Extraction
A key feature of GoldenGate 2012 is X-parameters extraction.
X-parameters are a mathematical superset of S-parameters and are used
for characterizing the amplitudes and relative phase of harmonics
generated by nonlinear components under large input-power levels. The
new GoldenGate 2012 X-parameters feature allows designers to capture the
nonlinear behavior of active components such as amplifiers and save the
data for quick use in simulation models in RF system or circuit designs,
while also hiding all intellectual property.
"We are very pleased to see the new X-parameters extraction support in
GoldenGate," said Alireza Shirvani, vice president of engineering at
Amalfi Semiconductor Inc. "We are using X-parameters to speed up design
and co-simulation at the die-module interface, and to share an
executable circuit model that encodes the proprietary details."
Additional Enhancements
GoldenGate 2012 features improvements in RFIC simulation, support for
advanced analysis and millimeter-wave design, and wireless
standard-compliant verification. These and other enhancements are all
designed to further improve the software's performance and usability.
Another enhancement in the area of design-for-manufacturing is the
integration of GoldenGate 2012 into the MunEDA WiCkeD tool suite for the
analysis, sizing and modeling of circuits. The integration enables
automatic compensation of process variations and parasitic influences,
and helps reduce the overall power consumption and noise in RF circuits.
With GoldenGate 2012, RFIC designers can now more confidently develop
leading-edge RF products at advanced nodes.
Expanded Foundry Support
Product enhancements and new capabilities are essential for successful
RFIC designs. Meanwhile, foundry and EDA collaboration are equally
important to ensure silicon-accurate results at advanced RF process
nodes. Agilent EEsof works closely with the major RFIC foundries. As a
result, GoldenGate gets continuously qualified against new or updated
process nodes.
"We are committed to providing our customers with dedicated RF
design-flow support to handle the challenges of today's sophisticated RF
designs," said Richard Trihy, director of design methodology at
GLOBALFOUNDRIES. "Support for GoldenGate provides our customers with
access to Agilent's proven expertise in RF and microwave design. As a
next step, we are working to qualify Agilent's RFIC solution for the
65nm and 55nm nodes."
GoldenGate
is the most trusted simulation, verification and analysis solution
available for integrated RF circuit design within the Cadence Virtuoso
design flow. Its unique simulation algorithms are optimized for the
demands of today's complex RF circuit designs, enabling full
characterization of complete transceivers prior to tape-out. GoldenGate
is part of Agilent's RFIC simulation, analysis and verification
solution, which also includes Momentum for 3-D planar electromagnetic
simulation, SystemVue and Ptolemy wireless test benches for system-level
verification, and the Advanced Design System data display for advanced
data analysis.
Agilent's GoldenGate 2012 will be available in August. More information
on GoldenGate 2012 is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-goldengate.
An image of the new software release is available at www.agilent.com/find/GG2012_images.
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 device-modeling applications. More
information is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
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 18,700 employees serve
customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $6.6
billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
*X-parameters is a trademark of Agilent Technologies. The X-parameter
format and underlying equations are open and documented. For more
information, visit www.agilent.com/find/eesof-x-parameters-info.
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Agilent Technologies Inc.
Janet Smith, +1-970-679-5397 (Americas)
janet_smith@agilent.com
Sarah
Calnan, +44 (118) 927 5101 (Europe)
sarah_calnan@agilent.com
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Ng, +852 31977979 (Asia)
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