Ansoft Designer employs the finite element simulation tool Ansoft HFSS for three-dimensional electromagnetic simulation and the method of moments tool Ensemble for planar simulation. Figure 2 shows a Full-Wave Spice model extraction of a stacked spiral inductor. Figure 3 shows the W-CDMA standard applied to an RFIC simulation. Another exciting development is the new transient analysis and circuit envelope solvers that have been added to the existing harmonic balance engine. Either Serenade's harmonic balance or transient analysis may be applied to the same circuit without additional set-up.
Serenade now offers load and source pull analysis.
The analysis yields contour data plots and is ideal for determining the proper termination for amplifiers, mixers or oscillators. Interpretive UDMs are created directly in the schematic without the need to write and compile code. This feature allows rapid development and verification of device models. 4 Transient analysis of a multilayer PCB for dual-band wireless applications. The object-oriented programming used by the Ansoft Designer automatically connects electrical and physical models, vastly simplifying the design process for engineers.