DesignerRF™ is a specialized product suite for engineers that design RFIC's, MMIC's, wireless transmission, System-on-Chip (SoC) and other RF and microwave devices. This easy to use RF and Microwave design platform allows users to integrate rigorous EM analysis with system and circuit simulation to create a highly accurate electromagnetic-based design flow. There are three DesignerRF product suites available allowing engineers the flexibility to select an option that best addresses their design needs.

Options:

• DesignerRF™ this full featured product suite includes integrated schematic capture and layout tools, PlanarEM solver, RF System tool, numerous design utilities, frequency domain circuit simulation (linear and non-linear) and a design management front-end for Ansoft's best-in-class electromagnetic field simulation technologies HFSS™, Q3D Extractor®, and SIwave™.

• DesignerRF™ Circuit is targeted for engineers specifically interested in RF circuit simulation. The option includes integrated schematic capture and layout, RF System tool, frequency domain circuit simulation (linear and non-linear) and design management functionality.

• DesignerRF™ Planar EM addresses the needs of engineers requiring the full-wave 3D planar electromagnetic field solver technology (based on Method of Moments) combined with linear and DC circuit simulation technology along with a design management tool.

RF Transient is an available option for the above product suites for the simulation of transient startup effects.

New in DesignerRF 5.0

• New System Simulator with baseband and envelope simulation of advanced communication systems using Nexxim solver technology.
• Filter Synthesis tool that generates ideal and physical filters for Ansoft circuit and EM tools
• Library Expansion through downloadable vendor libraries, physical library expansion along with the latest active industry models
• EM Improvements with design hierarchy, post-processing variables, thick conductor Q enhancements and parametric snapshot improvements with dynamic links
• ANSYS® DesignXplorer® Links with DesignerRF options for design of experiments (DoE), sensitivity and six-sigma design
• Source/Port Configurations enables a single design for all analyses, regardless of the excitation arrangement per analysis
• Preview Features for design schematics and layout cross sections
• Padstack Editor definitions and viewing for all via multi-layer properties