What are the New PathWave RFIC Design Products?
The new PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) product structure is simpler and easier to configure, has fewer elements that include more application-focused value, and is your path to PathWave.
PathWave RFIC Design Solutions
New PathWave RFIC Design solutions enable you to:
- Simulate RF designs without leaving the Cadence Virtuoso environment
- Assess seamlessly key figures of merits like EVM, BER with the same accuracy as Keysight instruments with Virtual Test Benches (VTB)
- Accurately model components on silicon chips
- Optimize designs with sweeps and load-pull analysis
- Increase performance using Monte Carlo and yield analysis
- In combination with RFPro, evaluate the coupling and interconnections quality on and off-chip with the circuit working in its real non-linear behavior
What's New?
Applications
- Silicon RFIC Design
- RF-to-mmWave Design
PathWave RFIC Design - Software Bundles
PathWave RFIC Design software bundles provide RF & Microwave design engineers with a choice of value-packed, pre-configured combinations of software built for specific RFIC design challenges.
Virtuoso-Only Flow Bundles
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W5802B | PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + VTB Engine + Complete VTBs | Bundle including the PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator, the Virtual Test Bench (VTB) Simulator and Complete Set of VTBs for Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity and more |
W5803B | PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + RFPro | Bundle including the PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and RFPro, including Momentum and FEM Simulators |
W5804B | PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + VTB Engine + Complete VTBs + RFPro | Bundle including the PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and RFPro, including Momentum and FEM Simulators, the Virtual Test Bench (VTB) Simulator and Complete Set of VTBs for Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity and more |
ADS & Virtuoso Flow & Packaging Bundles
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3611B | PathWave ADS Core + EM Design Core + RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + RF Circuit Sim | Bundle including the ADS Core Environment, EM Design Core Environment (EMPro), PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and ADS Linear, Harmonic Balance, Circuit Envelope and RF Transient/Convolution simulators |
W3612B | PathWave ADS Core + EM Design Core + RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + RF Circuit Sim + VTB Engine + VTB Complete | Bundle including the ADS Core Environment, EM Design Core Environment (EMPro), PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and ADS Linear, Harmonic Balance, Circuit Envelope and RF Transient/Convolution simulators, the Virtual Test Bench (VTB) Simulator and Complete Set of VTBs for Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity and more |
W3613B | PathWave ADS Core + EM Design Core + RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + RF Circuit Sim + Layout + RFPro | Bundle including the ADS Core Environment, EM Design Core Environment (EMPro), PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and ADS Linear, Harmonic Balance, Circuit Envelope and RF Transient/Convolution simulators, ADS Layout and RFPro, including Momentum and FEM Simulators |
W3614B | PathWave ADS Core + EM Design Core + RFIC Design (GoldenGate) + RF Circuit Sim + Layout + RFPro + VTB Engine + Complete VTBs | Bundle including the ADS Core Environment, EM Design Core Environment (EMPro), PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) simulator and ADS Linear, Harmonic Balance, Circuit Envelope and RF Transient/Convolution simulators, ADS Layout and RFPro, including Momentum and FEM Simulators, the Virtual Test Bench (VTB) Simulator and Complete Set of VTBs for Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity and more |
W3609B | PathWave ADS Core, EM Design, RFIC Design Quad (GoldenGate), Layout, RFPro, RF Ckt Sim, Sys-Ckt Verif, VTBs | Bundle including the ADS Core Environment, EM Design Core Environment (EMPro), PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) Quad simulator and ADS Linear, Harmonic Balance, Circuit Envelope and RF Transient/Convolution simulators, ADS Layout and RFPro, including Momentum and FEM Simulators, the Virtual Test Bench (VTB) Simulator and Complete Set of VTBs for Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity and more |
For more information on these bundles, refer to the PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) Configuration guide.
PathWave RFIC Design - Simulation Elements
Simulation elements are themselves comprised of one or more separate modules, which add additional design and development functions. These modules, which were formerly sold separately, are now grouped together into very efficient and effective combinations which are the bundles listed above.
PathWave RFIC Design
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W5500E | RFIC Design (GoldenGate) | GoldenGate simulator able to run a single RF simulation within the Virtuoso environment |
W5501E | PathWave RFIC Design Quad (GoldenGate Quad) | GoldenGate simulator able to run up to 4 simultaneous RF simulations within the Virtuoso environment |
Design Environments
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
ADSCORE | PathWave ADS Core | Advanced Design System (ADS) Platform Environment, Schematic, Data Display, Verilog A compiler, Broadband SPICE Model Generator, Python Data Link and more |
W4300B | PathWave EM Design Core | Electromagnetic design core is a 3D solid modeling environment for creating arbitrary 3D objects and importing existing models from other CAD environments. Does not include the simulator |
Layout
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3010E | PathWave ADS Layout | Comprehensive physical design environment including native and links to 3rd party DRC, LVS and more |
Circuit Simulation
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3020E | PathWave RF Circuit Simulation (incl. HB, CE, T/C, X-Param Gen) | Linear, harmonic balance, circuit envelope, X-Parameter Generator and transient/ convolution circuit simulators |
W5529E | PathWave RFIC Design (GG) Parallel Corners / Monte Carlo | Provides multiple simulation licenses for larger regression jobs at an attractive price |
Electromagnetic Simulation
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3030E | PathWave RFPro (incl. Momentum & FEM Simulators) | Simplified EM analysis user interface integrated in the ADS and Virtuoso environments including Momentum 3D Planar and FEM full 3D EM simulation technologies with predictive expert settings |
W3031E | PathWave Momentum | Momentum is the leading 3D planar electromagnetic (EM) simulator used for passive circuit modeling and analysis, Combines full-wave and quasi-static EM solvers for RF passives, high-frequency interconnects and parasitic modeling |
W3032E | PathWave FEM | Full wave 3D EM simulation capabilities based on the Finite Element Method (FEM), Includes the RFPro UI for use within ADS |
W3039E | PathWave EM HPC 1-pack | Lower priced EM simulation license for Momentum or FEM distributed High-Performance Computing applications. Combine multiple 1-packs for greater performance. Requires base simulator license |
System-Circuit Verification Simulator & VTBs
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3040E | PathWave Sys-Ckt Verification Simulator | Ptolemy and VTB (Virtual Test Bench) Simulators for use with Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity VTBs |
W3048E | Pathwave VTB Engine | VTB (Virtual Test Bench) Simulator for use with Radar, 5G/Cellular, WiFi/Connectivity VTBs |
W3041E | PathWave Radar VTB | Virtual Test Bench for Radar Applications, requires VTB Engine |
W3042E | PathWave 5G & Cellular VTB | Virtual Test Bench for 5G & Cellular Applications, requires VTB Engine |
W3043E | PathWave WiFi & Connectivity VTB | Virtual Test Bench for WiFi and additional wireless connectivity standards Applications, requires VTB Engine |
W3046E | PathWave WiMedia, WVAN & DTV VTB | Virtual Test Bench for WiMedia, WVAN & DTV Applications, requires VTB Engine |
W3049E | PathWave Complete VTBs | Bundle that includes all of the above VTBs |
Electrothermal Simulation
Model | Product Name | Description |
---|---|---|
W3050E | PathWave Electro-Thermal Simulator | Temperature-aware circuit simulation results based on state-of-the-art thermal solver technology directly integrated with the ADS layout environment and circuit simulators |
How to Buy
For more information on how you can take advantage of these powerful new software products, please consult your local Keysight PathWave Software Solutions sales representative.
Student License Program
If your studies are going online, Keysight can help. As a current user of Keysight’s PathWave Design Software, formerly Keysight EESof EDA, you are invited to make use of the student license program.
The student license program provides students and professors at supported universities fully functional licenses for use resident on their personal computer.
Send your students to get their licenses today.
For more information on how you can take advantage of these powerful new software products, please consult your local Keysight PathWave Software Solutions sales representative.
Learn more about PathWave Design Software.