Keysight Technologies' PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) 2024 is an electronic design automation software suite giving chip designers new millimeter wave and subterahertz frequency capabilities that accelerate 5G mmWave product design and anticipate requirements for 6G wireless communications development.

Includes faster second-generation 3-D-EM and 3-D-Planar meshing and solvers that deliver algorithm enhancements taking superior advantage of domain knowledge about microwave structures and processes, plus mesh optimization and layout and connectivity improvements that reduce problem sizes for faster simulations. Also speeds simulation by up to 10 times and requires less specialized user expertise over a wider range of problems, including mmWave design at automotive radar frequencies of 79GHz. Also includes advanced layout and verification features that enable design sign-off directly from ADS for LVS, LVL, DRC, and ERC for MMICs, as well as streamline productivity for module and multi-technology assembly. Electrothermal enhancements accelerate validation by driving higher reliability and higher operating performance with validation of dynamic device operating temperatures under different bias and waveform conditions. Supports high-performance compute acceleration and up to 100 times transient speed-up using W3051E Electrothermal Dynamic Re-use, enabling higher test plan coverage and earlier insights in the design phase. Also features custom workflow support with expanded Python APIs that increases flexibility and scalability. Load-pull data import utility, ANN modeling, and Python automation scripting for 5G power amplifier designers unlock new application potential to create targeted personalities of ADS.

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