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Virtuoso RF Designer
Cadence® Virtuoso® RF Designer delivers a comprehensive EM
simulation and verification solution that is tightly integrated into
the Virtuoso custom design platform. It reduces iterations between
layout and schematic by simultaneously considering electrical and
physical effects.
Comprising a planar 3D, method of moments (MoM) electromagnetic (EM)
solver, Virtuoso RF Designer models planar structures, components, and
geometries typically found in RFICs, PCBs, and in SiPs. Virtuoso RF
Designer accounts for a variety of parasitic effects throughout the
design cycle, with the goal of reducing silicon spins through the use
an EM solver. It also allows engineers to model a broad array of
structures, along with the high-frequency effects found in RF/wireless
designs.
Computational capabilities unique to Virtuoso RF Designer allow engineers
to tackle physically larger designs that can extend from the component
level to the entire cell, and complete them in much less time. It then
returns S-parameter results that can be utilized in SPICE, RF, and
mixed-signal simulators.
Key benefits
 | Reduces silicon spins through accurate full-wave EM simulation of a broad array of structures and interconnects | | Speeds time to market by reducing the number of design iterations | | Shortens learning curve and reduces errors in back annotating modeled data through tight integration into the Virtuoso custom design platform | | Increases productivity by eliminating the need for standalone EM solvers | | Ability to model physically large problems; no dividing designs into smaller components | | Accurate modeling of sub-micron features such as thick metal, fills, and slots | | Frequency support to 1Hz mitigating the need to extrapolate the DC points, hence, impacting circuit DC operating point |
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