Design and Simulation of Aerospace Subsystems and Networks
Accelerate mission-critical system development with 3DHI based FEM and Phased Array designs, RF system simulation, SATCOM system modeling, and both ground-to-satellite and satellite-to-satellite optical link design.
Design and optimize 3DHI RF modules for radar, electronic warfare, phased arrays, and satellite systems with advanced multi-physics simulation and verification.
Streamline RF board development for phased arrays, avionics, and secure communications through automated co-simulation, design reuse, and manufacturing validation.
Design and verify phased array antennas for radar, electronic warfare, SATCOM, and sensing systems with beamforming, beam steering, and system-level simulation.
Optimize satellite links, RF subsystems, and phased arrays with high-fidelity modeling to ensure reliable aerospace communications and network performance.
Reduce deployment risk with RF digital twins that model realistic channels, RF impairments, and end-to-end network performance.
Simulate and optimize optical satellite links, evaluating performance, impairments, and design tradeoffs for reliable space communications.
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RF System Design (SystemVue) provides a scalable RF digital twin platform for the design, optimization, and validation of advanced wireless, satellite, radar, phased array, and Aerospace & Defense systems. Modern RF systems require accurate modeling of RF impairments, phased-array beamforming, propagation environments, nonlinear hardware behavior, and complex baseband processing across multiple domains. Traditional spreadsheet-based analysis and disconnected simulation tools cannot efficiently address the complexity of emerging wireless systems.
The operational requirements at Ka and Ku frequency bands rely on phased arrays' beamforming and steering capabilities. Engineers must optimize design and test cycle time to meet high-volume production demands in expanding markets. Phased array systems' extreme complexity and increasing system integration present many simulation and testing challenges. Keysight solutions cover the entire phased array workflow, empowering engineers to streamline design and testing processes.
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Designing 3DHI Modules in Phased Array Systems
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Simulating & Optimizing RF Circuits in 3DHI Advanced Packaging
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Advantages System - Level Design Delivers for Phased - Array Development
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Design of Photonic Systems & Networks
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Accelerate Deployment of Space Missions Through Digitalization
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Realistic Simulation of 5G/6G NTN RF Systems and Transmission Channels
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Engaging New SatCom Missions Hit Aggressive Goals with PathWave System Design
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How to Design and Test a Phased Array Antenna
Aerospace & Defense FAQs
EDA software enables engineers to model, simulate, and optimize complex RF, microwave, satellite, photonic, and electronic systems before hardware is built, reducing development risk, cost, and schedule delays.
Digital twins create virtual representations of real-world systems, allowing teams to predict performance, validate requirements, evaluate mission scenarios, and connect simulation with measurement data for more accurate development decisions.
Yes. Engineers can simulate complete satellite communication chains, including RF subsystems, phased-array antennas, dynamic channels, beam management, and satellite handoff scenarios to improve connectivity and quality of service.
EDA tools support phased-array design through antenna modeling, beamforming analysis, digital beamforming impairment studies, coverage mapping, and system-level performance optimization before physical deployment.
EDA platforms model end-to-end non-terrestrial network links, transmission channels, antenna systems, and digital twin environments to evaluate performance across terrestrial, airborne, and satellite communications.
Integrated EDA workflows enable 3D heterogeneous integration, RF chiplet assembly, electromagnetic analysis, circuit co-simulation, and optimization within a unified design environment, helping identify issues early.
Engineers can accurately analyze RF paths, packaging effects, connectors, antennas, and enclosure interactions before fabrication, reducing costly design iterations and improving first-pass success rates.
Yes. Photonic design environments support modeling of amplifiers, modulation formats, signal-processing techniques, and optical transmission system impairments across complex communication architectures.
Engineers can simulate radar operations, satellite handoffs, communication coverage, beamforming performance, network behavior, mission planning, and hardware-in-the-loop validation within realistic operating environments.
A unified workflow connects RF circuit, electromagnetic, package, system, network, and photonic simulations into a single design process, improving collaboration, accelerating verification, and increasing confidence in mission-critical performance.