4-2019

MMIC and Modules
NI AWR software tools enhance MMIC and integrated multi-technology module
development with design flow automation, EM analysis for heterogeneous
structures, and dense high-frequency interconnects. Advanced shape
preprocessing, hierarchical simulation, and improved EM mapping of stackup
layers ensure accurate and timely results.
Amplifiers
NI AWR Design Environment load-pull capabilities support synchronized source/
load pull, expediting the design of input/output-matching networks. With
the introduction of a genetic algorithm-based network synthesis wizard for
interactive impedance matching of challenging PA types such as broadband/
multiband and large-periphery power amplifiers, designers can quickly gain
insights for developing robust designs faster.
RF PCBs
NI AWR software products streamline design flows between RF-circuit design
and system-board layout tools from leading vendors through a novel PCB
Import wizard supporting IPC-2581 (A and B) and ODB++ (V7 and V8) file
formats. Design verification flows benefit from shape modifiers to de-feature
PCB layout for faster, more robust EM simulation, and automation to manage
and simplify PCB analysis.
Filters
Accelerate filter design with the iFilter NI AWR software filter synthesis wizard,
which offers automatic, semiautomatic, or manual extraction and transformation
of transmission zeros such as DC, INF, and finite, as well as transformations
from over 80 filter types. NI AWR Design Environment software also includes
reference projects to further accelerate design starts.
Application Highlights
Antennas and Phased Arrays
MIMO and beam-steering phased-array antennas are enabling technologies
for achieving the OTA spatial efficiency called for by 5G and emerging radar
applications. NI AWR software offers phased-array models and WINNER
II and 5G spatial channel models that enable designers to develop and
optimize array configurations, as well as to rapidly validate end-to-end system
performance.
5G Communications
NI AWR software supports 5G communications with a library of the latest
5G specifications for 5G New Radio (NR) as well as previous 5G candidate
waveforms such as FBMC, GFDM, and more. Pre-configured test benches
include signal generation and demodulation to allow for full-system simulation and
measurements such as BER, ACPR, and EVM.