Agilent Technologies Ships GENESYS 2007 EDA Software that Improves Productivity, Saves Time for RF and Microwave Component, Subsystem Designers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 4, 2007

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has shipped GENESYS 2007, the next major release of its GENESYS electronic design automation (EDA) software. GENESYS 2007 features LiveReport, a new design capability that streamlines the user interface and automates the documentation process for easy communication and reuse for RF and microwave component and subsystem designers.

LiveReport helps designers overcome the complexities of working with large, multi-design projects. It captures living views of schematics, layouts, graphs and equations onto a single interactive document. Clicking on any image on a LiveReport page allows the designer to modify schematics, change markers and plots, and zoom layouts from a dashboard-like interface. When the design is complete, the LiveReport page can be printed at high resolution or cut and pasted into Microsoft Windows(tm) applications. A print preview function offers complete control over the appearance of the report -- the answer to a much-requested enhancement to the GENESYS package.

"The GENESYS 2007 interface is a product of customer requests," said Daren McClearnon, product manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. "The result is a simpler working model that helps you get work done faster. While there is plenty of technical contribution to GENESYS 2007, longtime GENESYS users will see this as a milestone release. The long-term architectural investments are finally paying off, making GENESYS a streamlined, exciting platform."

GENESYS 2007 contains a number of simulator enhancements, including:

• 17 new nonlinear device models that enable RF power amplifier design, microwave downconverters, high-speed analog and wireline applications;
• improved phase noise in the harmonic balance simulator and an enhancement to Spectrasys to predict the RF system noise effects of phase-locking many local oscillators to a common, coherent frequency reference; these enable high-performance receiver architectures with breakthrough sensitivity and throughput; and
• New sources, measurements and defined "paths" in Spectrasys, which characterize large-signal distortion in complex architectures under sophisticated, multi-format signal conditions with interferers.

Dozens of new toolbar buttons and right-click operations simplify complex tasks down to single button-clicks, saving time and making GENESYS 2007 faster than ever. Implemented suggestions from users include common tasks such as on-screen parameter editing, saving parts to a custom library, deactivating components, and turning off window visibility to maximize the working schematic area.

New features in GENESYS 2007 are available as free upgrades to supported customers. Supported GENESYS users are encouraged to visit the Agilent EEsof Knowledge Center to download their new release. Registration is simple at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-knowledgecenter.

A limited-time program is also available to users of older versions of GENESYS, who are invited to visit www.agilent.com/find/eesof-genesys-switch27 for information and assistance with migration from older releases.

About GENESYS

Developed originally by Eagleware-Elanix and acquired by Agilent Technologies, GENESYS is an integrated EDA software package for RF and microwave design. Its configurations focus on RF circuit and system design at an unmatched price. From initial system architecture through final documentation, GENESYS provides state-of-the-art performance in a single, easy-to-use design environment that is fast, powerful and accurate. Try GENESYS 2007 at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-genesys-evaluation.

A high-resolution image of Agilent's GENESYS 2007 software is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof-GENESYS2007.03_image.

Additional information about all of Agilent's EDA software offerings is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

GENESYS 2007 is available for immediate download. The fully functional GENESYS Core suite is priced at $3,995, including the first 12 months of support. Available GENESYS software suites include four bundles that are priced under $10,000. For more information about GENESYS suites, visit www.eagleware.com.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal year 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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Janet Smith
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