Advanced Design System 2008 - What's New

Productivity by Design

• Complete Slide Show (29 slides)
• complete slide set (PDF, 3.31 MB)

Advanced Design System (ADS) 2008 is a major new release of the ADS platform that provides 100% productivity improvements throughout your design flow. From better project management to easier navigation and editing of your schematic and layout designs, ADS 2008 enhances your productivity every day.

In addition, this release also provides significant speed improvements to both electromagnetic and circuit simulation.

ADS 2008 also includes the latest enhancements to all of the important new technology introduced following the release of ADS 2006A with the ADS 2006 Updates.

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Advanced Design System 2008 is currently available for download from the Agilent EEsof EDA Knowledge Center.

• ADS 2008 - software download
• Advanced Design System 2008 Demo Software Request
• November 13, 2007 -- Agilent Technologies Announces Productivity Breakthroughs with Advanced Design System 2008 EDA Software

Advanced Design System 2008 Tune-Up: If you are out of support for more than 12 months, you can upgrade to ADS 2008 by purchasing support for 12 months back and 12 months forward.

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• Software Versions, Computer Platforms, and Operating Systems

• Agilent EEsof EDA - RF/Microwave Design and Simulation Software (PDF, 1.4 MB). 12-page Overview Brochure.
  05 February 2008.
• What Has Been Added to ADS 2008
• ADS 2008 also includes all of the features shipped with ADS 2006 and Updates 1, 2 and 3. Click for details!

Design Flows

• GaAs MMIC Design
• ADS 2008 for MMIC Designers (PDF, 2 MB) 28-page Slide Presentation. 13 November 2007
• MMIC Design Solutions (PDF, 977 KB) 12-page Overview Brochure. 09 November 2007.
• ADS 2008 Videos for MMIC Designers

• RF & Microwave Board Design
• RF Board Design Solutions (PDF, 790 KB) 19-page Overview Brochure. 13 November 2007.

• RF System-in-Package/Module Design
• ADS 2008 for RF SiP-Module Designers (PDF, 2.52 MB) 25-page Slide Presentation. 15 November 2007
• RF System-in-Package/Module Design Solutions (PDF, 2.0 MB) 10-page Overview Brochure. 08 November 2007.

Vendor Component Libraries and Foundry Partners

• Vendor Component Libraries
• RFIC and MMIC Foundry Partners
• Foundry and Component Vendor Libraries (PDF, 3.0 MB) 8-page Overview Brochure. 09 November 2007.