Agilent EEsof EDA Library

This page brings together in one place links to all currently-available journal articles on Agilent EEsof EDA products and applications.

It also lists relevant Agilent seminar papers and webcasts, Agilent DesignSeminars, and Agilent and Agilent partner technical publications, including Agilent Product, Application, and Technical Notes.

For links organized in terms of particular design applications, use the drop-down list of applications on the Agilent EEsof EDA Applications main page.

For additional information on individual Agilent EEsof EDA products, choose the product in the list on the Products main page. For technical support questions, including access to the Knowledge Center database, use the links on the Technical Support main page.

Published Articles

2008

• Greg Jue, Agilent EEsof EDA, Testing LTE, Wireless Design & Development September 2008. Current Issue: Wireless Design & Development

• Jack Sifri, Agilent EEsof EDA; Y. Yang, P. Zampardi, M. Fredriksson, J. Xu, S Chen and G. Zhang, Skyworks Solutions Inc., An Innovative And Integrated Approach to III-V Circuit Design, Microwave Journal September 2008. Current Issue: Microwave Journal

• Jack Sifri, Agilent EEsof EDA, Agilent software promises smoother RF design, Compound Semiconductor 26 August 2008. Current Issue: Compound Semiconductor

• P.Sreenivasa Rao, Agilent Technologies, Designing a MMIC VCO, RF DesignLine 30 June 2008. Current Issue: RF DesignLine

• John Pritiskutch and Craig Rotay, ST Microelectronics, A Constant Mismatch Analysis of Power RF Transistors Using EDA Tools, page 46-47 High Frequency Electronics June 2008. Current Issue: High Frequency Electronics

• Russ Kramer, Agilent EEsof EDA, Using Behavioral-Model Simulation to Accurately Predict First-Order PLL Performance, Agilent Measurement Journal May 2008. Current Issue: Agilent Measurement Journal.

• Jack Sifri, Agilent EEsof EDA, MMIC Design: Speed To Market With The Lowest Cost And Highest Yield, RF Globalnet 15 May 2008. Current Issue: RF Globalnet.

• Erwin De Baetselier, Agilent EEsof EDA, Extending Electromagnetic Simulation and Analysis from Verification to Design, Microwave Journal May 2008. Current Issue: Microwave Journal

• How-Siang Yap, Cecelia Ow, and Mounir Adada, Agilent EEsof EDA, How to characterize surface-mount RF devices, RF DesignLine 14 April 2008. Current Issue: RF DesignLine

• Jim McGillivary, Agilent Technologies, [No Respins] SDR Development Challenges Are Revealed, Chip Design March 2008. Current Issue: Chip Design

• Agilent EEsof EDA, Inductance And Capacitance Modeling Of RF Board And High Speed Package Interconnects Based On Planar EM Simulation, RF Globalnet February 26, 2008. Current Issue: RF Globalnet

• How-Siang Yap, Hee-Soo Lee and Dean Nicholson, Agilent EEsof EDA, The RF-System-In_Package trend — efficient design with Advanced Design System 2008, Microwave Engineering Europe January/February 2008. Current Issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

• How-Siang Yap, Agilent EEsof EDA, Productivity by Design: ADS 2008 Reduces Steps to Simulation and Verification (PDF 9 MB, see page 32), High Frequency Electronics January 2008. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Agilent Technologies, Inc., Development of Embedded DSP Communications Algorithms for Software Defined Radio, SOCentral 23 January 2008. Current issue: SOCentral.

• Russ Kramer, Agilent EEsof EDA, Yi Fang and Wei Zhang, M/A-COM, Tyco Electronics Good behavioral model simulation: key to predicting first-order PLL synthesizer performance (Part 1 of 2), Planet Analog, 23 January 2008. Current Issue: Planet Analog.
• Russ Kramer, Agilent EEsof EDA, Yi Fang and Wei Zhang, M/A-COM, Tyco Electronics Good behavioral model simulation: key to predicting first-order PLL synthesizer performance (Part 2 of 2), Planet Analog, 23 January 2008. Current Issue: Planet Analog.

• Janine Love, RF Designline, Software Defined Radio: What Every RF Engineer Should Know, RF DesignLine 14 January 2008. Current issue: RF Designline.

• Clive (Max) Maxfield, Extension Media, Max's Chips and Dips: Cool News from Agilent EEsof, Chip Design Magazine January 2008. Current issue: Chip Design Magazine.

2007

• Cory Edelman, Agilent EEsof EDA, Enhanced 2008 version EDA software improves productivity throughout the design flow, Microwave Engineering Europe December 2007. Current Issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

• Greg Jue and David Leiss, Agilent Technologies, The simulation and design of software-defined radios, EDA Tech Forum December 2007. Current issue: EDA Tech Forum.

• William Clausen and Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, First Pass Accuracy with Momentum GX for WiMAX Design, Microwave Product Digest November 2007. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Reza Tayrani, Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, A Highly Efficient 7 to 14 GHz Monolithic Class-E Power Amplifier, Microwave Journal October 2007. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• John Olah, Agilent Technologies, Design tip: Model instruments to improve signal integrity simulation, EE Times 25 October 2007. Current issue: EE Times.

• Erwin De Baetselier and Davy Pissoort, Agilent Technologies, Overcome the Challenges of Fast Changing Wireless Appliance Design Using Agilent EEsof AMDS, Microwave Product Digest, October 2007. Current Issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Agilent Technologies, Premier Planar EM Tool Integrated into Budget-conscious RF EDA Environment, Microwave Journal, September 2007. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Jack Horgan, Interview with Jim McGillivary, General Manager, Agilent EEsof EDA, Agilent EEsof, High Frequency Leader, EDA Cafe, 10 - 14 September 2007.

• David Vye, Technical Editor, Microwave Journal Speaks with Todd Cutler, Senior Manager, Agilent EEsof EDA, Microwave Journal, 5 September 2007. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Lawrence P. Dunleavy and Jiang Liu, Modelithics, Inc., Understanding P2D Nonlinear Models, Microwaves & RF, July 2007. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Simulating Phase-Locked Loops, Wireless Design & Development, July 2007. Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Anurag Bhargava, Agilent Technologies, Filling in the gaps between theory and the reality of amplifier design, Engineer Live, 27 June 2007. Brief registration required. Current issue: Engineer Live.

• Hee Soo Lee and Dean Nicholson, Agilent Technologies, RF SiP Design Verification Flow with Quadruple LO Down Converter SiP, High Frequency Electronics, May 2007, pages 20 - 28. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics

• John Barfuss, Agilent Technologies, Modern Tools for Today's Radio, Microwave Product Digest, May 2007. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Hee Soo Lee, Agilent Technologies, Koon Shee, and Gustavo Leizerovich, Achieve First-Pass LTCC Design Success With DFM, Microwaves & RF, May 2007. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Jinbiao Xu and Afshin Amini, Agilent Technologies, Validating IEEE 802.16e Designs With The Mobile WiMAX MIMO Library, RF Globalnet, 8 May 2007. Current Issue: RF Globalnet.

• Andy Howard, Thomas Miller, Richard Lazansky, Agilent Technologies, Making Monte Carlo Simulations Viable within an RFIC Design Flow, Microwave Product Digest, April 2007. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Huang Chunxing, Huawei Technologies, and Sanjeev Gupta, Agilent Technologies, Statistical eye simulation and modeling high-speed serial links, Planet Analog, 26 February 2007. Current issue: Planet Analog.

• Randy Rhea, Susina LLC, EM Enables Classic Filter Technique, Microwave Journal, February 2007. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Dean Nicholson, Agilent Technologies, Design And Characterization Of Discontinuous RF/Microwave Passive Components, RF Globalnet, 12 February 2007. Current Issue: RF Globalnet.

• Anurag Bhargava, Statistical Analysis of Microwave Circuits Predicts Real World Performance, High Frequency Electronics, January 2007, pages 16 - 24. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Yeap Yean Wei, Tan Soon Hie and Goh Cher Hiang, Satellite Engineering Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Design of X-Band High Power Cascade Amplifier, January 2007, pages 26 - 44. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

2006

• M. Ain Rehman, Signal Processing Group, Inc., Simulation Results of Phase Noise of PLL Functional Blocks in 0.35 µm SiGe Technology, High Frequency Electronics, December 2006. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Amolak Singh Badesha, Agilent Technolgies, WiMedia UWB PHY Design and Testing, Microwave Journal - Wireless Technologies Special Supplement, November 2006. PDF file: PDF (2.3 MB). Current issue: Microwave Journal, November 2006.

• Jürgen Hartung, Cadence Design Systems, Complete RFIC Design Flow Targeting Next Generation Wireless Front-ends Microwave Journal - Wireless Technologies Special Supplement, November 2006. PDF file: PDF (815 KB). Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Jamie Bowman, Daniel Garca-Als, and Garrey Rice, Steepest Ascent, Ltd., Speed up downconverter implementation with rapid prototyping, Wireless Net Design Line, 13 November 2006. Current issue: Wireless Net Design Line.

• Jack Sifri, Agilent Technologies, Design for Manufacturing Saves Time and Money, Microwave Product Digest, October 2006. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Brad Brannon, Salina Downing, and Tom Macleod, Analog Devices, and Cory Edelman, Agilent Techologies, Selecting an Optimum ADC for Receivers using Simulation, Wireless Design & Development, October 2006 (pages 30-36). Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Design Analysis: The Importance Of EDA Post Processing, RF Globalnet, 25 September 2006. Current Issue: RF Globalnet.

• Dean Nicholson and Hee Soo Lee, Agilent Technologies, Characterization and modeling of bond wires for high-frequency applications, Microwave Engineering Europe, August/September 2006. PDF, 335 KB. Current issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

• Sanjeev Gupta and Gunnar Boe, Agilent Technologies, Optimizing Interconnect Performance with Eye Diagrams, Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture, 31 August 2006. Current issue: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture.

• Jim McGillivary, Agilent Technologies, The Dream is Real: Integrating Design and Test, Microwave Product Digest, August 2006. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Andy Howard, Agilent EEsof EDA, Quick ACPR Analysis Performs Necessary PA Simulations, Microwaves & RF, July 2006. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Keefe Bohannan, Agilent Technologies, and Jeff Dekosky, Jacket Micro Devices, High-Performance Passive Circuit Design, Microwave Product Digest, June 2006. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Agilent EEsof EDA, Full 3D EM Simulation and Verification for the Masses, Microwave Journal, June 2006. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• David Morris, Agilent Technologies, Virtual RF PCB Prototypes, Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture, June 2006. Current issue: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture.

• Hong Zhou, WiPHY Technologies, Inc., and Afshin Amini, Agilent Technologies, Efficient Design Exploration And Verification In HSUPA Transceivers, RF Globalnet, 9 May 2006. Current Issue: RF Globalnet.

• Graham Riley, Agilent Technologies, Design High-Speed Data Links With Link-Level Simulation, Electronic Design, 13 April 2006. Current Issue: Electronic Design.

• Editorial Staff, EDA Tools Improve Through Programming Advances and User Feedback, High Frequency Electronics, April 2006. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Randy Rhea, Founder, Eagleware, The Yin-Yang of Matching - Part 2 Practical Matching Techniques, High Frequency Electronics, April 2006. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Wilfredo Rivas-Torres, Agilent Technologies, Using S-parameter data effectively, Planet Analog, 30 March 2006. PDF Version 98 KB. Current issue: Planet Analog.

• Jack Shandle, Agilent ships 802.11n wireless library, Wireless Net DesignLine, 28 March 2006. Current issue: Wireless Net DesignLine.

• Anurag Bhargava, Agilent Technologies, Kamaljeet Singh and Surendra Pal, ISRO, Bangalore, India, Symmetric and asymmetric-coupled lines band-stop filters at Ku/Ka bands. RF Design, March 2006. (PDF, 1.3 MB.) Current issue: RF Design.

• Anurag Bhargava, Agilent Technologies, Amplifier Design Made Simple, Microwave Product Digest, March 2006. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Randy Rhea, Founder, Eagleware, The Yin-Yang of Matching: Part 1 - Basic Matching Concepts, High Frequency Electronics, March 2006. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Jim McGillivary, Agilent Technologies, Preparation Is Key For The Future Of Circuit Design, Microwaves & RF, March 2006. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Afshin Amini, Agilent Technologies, Software Library Speeds Mobile WiMAX Designs, Microwaves & RF, March 2006. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Kevin Grundy, SiliconPipe, et. al, Designing Scalable 10G Backplane Interconnect Systems Utilizing Advanced Verification Methodologies, DesignCon 2006. 20-page technical paper. (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Mike Santarini, Senior Editor, Co-design: EDA vendors are helpipng IC and package designers more effectively work together, EDN: Electronic Design News, 2 February 2006. PDF Version. Current Issue: EDN: Electronic Design News.

2005

• Wilfredo Rivas-Torres, Agilent Technologies, Guidelines for Successful Simulation Setup, High Frequency Electronics, December 2005. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Sonoko Akamatsu, RF Micro Devices, Charles Baylis, University of South Florida, and Larry Dunleavy, University of South Florida and Modelithics, Accurate Simulation Models Yield High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Design, IEEE Microwave Magazine, December 2005. 11-page technical paper. Current issue: IEEE Microwave Magazine.

• Frans Verbeyst and Marc Vanden Bossche, NMDG Engineering, Speed up power amplifier design by fast source-pull, real-time load-pull and accurate measurement-based behavioural models, Microwave Engineering Europe, November 2005. (PDF, 1.7 MB) Current issue: Microwave Engineering Online.

• Afshin Amini, Agilent Technologies, A WiMAX Design Library for System-Level RF/DSP Co-design, Microwave Journal, November 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Greg Jue, Agilent Technologies, Flexible Software-Defined Test Instruments, Wireless Design & Development, November 2006. (PDF, 1.8 MB.) Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• David Morris, Agilent Technologies, Enhancements to RFIC Simulation Improve Circuit Verification, Chip Design Magazine, October-November 2005. Current issue: Chip Design Magazine.

• Kirt Kisling, Agilent Technologies, Simulation Technology Innovations Improve Power and Ease-of-Use, Microwave Product Digest, October 2005. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Wilfredo Rivas-Torres, Agilent Technologies, Design And Verify A 50-W Power Amp, Microwaves & RF, October 2005. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Zulfa Hasan-Abrar and Yut H. Chow, Agilent Technologies (Malaysia), Designing a Dual-band LNA for Wireless LAN Applications, Wireless Design & Development, October 2005. Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Wan-Jong Kim, et al., Digital Predistortion Linearizes Wireless Power Amplifiers, IEEE Explore, September 2005. (PDF, 1.8 MB). Current issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Anurag Bhargava, Agilent Technologies, Designing filters efficiently using simulation tools, RF Design, September 2005. Current issue: RF Design.

• Agilent Technologies, A 3D Planar Modeling Simulator with a New 64-Bit Engine, Microwave Journal, September 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, New Technology for Automatic Spiral Inductor Generation Speeds and Enhances Circuit Design for Ultra-Wideband Applications, Microwave Product Digest, August 2005. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Keefe Bohannan, Agilent Technologies, Efficiently Design And Model MMICs With Passive Elements, Microwaves & RF, June 2005. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Yong-Chae Jeong, Do-Kyeong Hwang, and Jong-Sik Lim, Soonchunhyang University, Chonbuk National University, and ACE Technology, A Novel Frequency Doubler Using a Feedforward Structure and DGS Microstrip for Fundamental and High Order Components Suppression, Microwave Journal, May 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Younkyu Chung, Dal Ahn, and Tatsuo Itoh, California Institute of Technology, Soonchunhyang University, and University of California-Los Angeles, A Quasi-balanced Frequency Doubler Using Alternate Power Dividing and Combining Techniques, Microwave Journal, May 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Ian Piper and Al Ward, Agilent Technologies, Design An E-pHEMT 4.9-to-6.0-GHz LNA, Microwaves & RF, April 2005. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Y. W. Yeap, E C. Teh, and T. W. Chua, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Design of Linear S-band Power Amplifiers with High Power-added Efficiency, Microwave Journal, April 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, An Innovative Approach to Faster RFIC Transmitter Design, Wireless Design & Development, April 2005. (PDF, 3.65 MB.) Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• R. A. Abd-Alhameed, et al., University of Bradford, UK, A CAD-oriented Approach to Design of Load Impedance and Input Matching in Active Transmitting Antennas, Microwave Journal, March 2005. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Noah Schmitz, Agilent Technologies, The Path To 4G Will Take Many Turns, Wireless Systems Design, March 2005. Current issue: Wireless Systems Design.

• Cory Edelman and Murthy Upmaka, Agilent Technologies, Designing RFID tags using direct antenna matching, Microwave Engineering Europe, December 2004/January 2005. Current issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

2004

• John Purviance, How statistical sensitivity makes designs manufacturable, EE Design, 9 December 2004. Current issue: EE Design.

• S.F. Ooi, et al., University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, A High Efficiency Class-F Power Amplifier Design Technique, Microwave Journal, November 2004. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Joe Troychak, Agilent Technologies, Early Verification of Emerging UWB and WMAN Radio Systems, Microwave Journal, November 2004. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Greg Jue and Scott Ferguson, Agilent Technologies, RF And Digital Tests Unite Against BER, Wireless Systems Design, November 2004. Current issue: Wireless Systems Design.

• Kirt Kisling, Agilent Technologies, EDA Software's Ease of Use Belies Power, Microwaves & RF, Cover Story, November 2004. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Anitha Swaminathan, Agilent Technologies, Efficient RF System Design Using Budget Analysis, Wireless Design & Development, November 2004. (PDF, 138 KB). Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Walter Curtice, W. R. Curtice Consulting, et al., New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library - Part 2: Library Applications, High-Frequency Electronics, November 2004. Current issue: High-Frequency Electronics.

• Walter Curtice, W. R. Curtice Consulting, et al., New LDMOS Model Delivers Powerful Transistor Library - Part 1: The CMC Model, High-Frequency Electronics, October 2004. Current issue: High-Frequency Electronics.

• Youri Tretiakov, IBM Microelectronics, et al., Improved Modeling Accuracy of Thick Metal Passive SiGe/BiCMOS Components for UWB Using ADS Momentum, Microwave Product Digest, October 2004. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• John Olah and Sanjeev Gupta, Agilent Technologies, and Carlos Chavez-Dagostino, Altera Corporation, Signal Integrity Analysis and Simulation Tools Include IBIS Models, High Frequency Electronics, September 2004. (PDF, 358 KB). Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Kelly Mekechuk, et al., Test Instruments Coupled with EDA software maximize Doherty Amplifier Linearity and Efficiency, EE Times 27 September 2004. Current issue: EE Times.

• Greg Jue, Agilent Technologies, Accelerating the design and verification process, RF Design, 1 August 2004. Current issue: RF Design.

• Cheryl Ajluni, Editor, Software Drives Ultra Wideband Home, Cover Story, Wireless System Design, July/August 2004. Current issue: Wireless System Design.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, New Physical Connectivity Engine for Native High Frequency Interconnect Verification, Microwave Journal, August 2004. PDF Version. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Y. W. Yeap, L. H. Chua, and S. H. Tan, Nayang Technological University, Singapore, Design of a 3.5 W S-band Power Amplifier Based on Small-signal S-parameter Analysis, Microwave Journal, July 2004. PDF Version. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Jianyi Zhou, Jianing Zhao, Wei Hong, and Xiaowei Zhu, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, A Low Cost RF Transceiver for 2.4 GHz DSSS Short-range Communication Systems, Microwave Journal, June 2004. PDF Version. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Efficiently simulating the third-order intercept point of a direct-conversion receiver, RF Design, 1 May 2004. Current issue: RF Design.

• Paul Paddan and Marino Phocas, Designing An SiGe GPS Radio, Microwaves & RF, May 2004. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Yasunori Miyahara and Taichi Ikedo, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd, and Lars Andersen and John Moore, Agilent Technologies, Model Generation for Mobile Phone System Analysis, Wireless Design & Development, May 2004. Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Walid Y. Ali-Ahmad, Maxim Integrated Products, Effective IM2 estimation for two-tone and WCDMA modulated blockers in zero-IF, RF Design, 1 April 2004. PDF Version. Current issue: RF Design.

• Mounir Adada, Tom Dhaene, Agilent EEsof EDA, Advanced Model Composer: Empowering Designers with Speed and Accuracy, Microwave Product Digest, April 2004. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Kelly Mekechuk, Wan-Jong Kim, and Shawn P. Stapleton, Simon Fraser University, Jong Heon Kim, Kwangwoon University, Linearizing Power Amplifiers Using Digital Predistortion, EDA Tools and Test Hardware, High Frequency Electronics, April 2004. PDF, 437 KB. Current issue: High Frequency Electronics.

• Reza Tayrani, Raytheon Microwave Center, Space and Airborne Systems, Broadband monolithic S-band class-E power amplifier design, RF Design, 1 April 2004. Current issue: RF Design.

• Pascal Gola and Guillaume Bigny, Motorola SPS, High Power EDGE Amplifier Design With Non-Linear Model, Microwave Product Digest, March 2004. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Kerry Z. Cai and Pengfei Zhang, RF Micro Devices Inc., The Effects of IP2 Impairment on an 802.11a OFDM Direct Conversion Radio System, Microwave Journal, February 2004. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Peggy Aycinena, High Priests & Gurus: A rare chance to talk with those who stir the (virtual) HBT cauldron, EDA Weekly, 2 February 2004. Current issue: EDA Weekly

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Using ADS to Design an MMIC Amplifier, Wireless Design & Development, January 2004. Current issue: Wireless Design & Development.

• Jack Browne, Top Products Of 2003, Microwaves & RF, January 2004. RF Design Environment. Current issue: Microwaves & RF

• Anitha Swaminathan, Agilent Technologies, CDMA 2000 RF system design software and spreadsheets, RF Design, 1 January 2004. Current issue: RF Design. Complete version with illustrations: PDF (249 KB).

2003

• Joe Civello, Addressing the challenges of RF device modeling for successful high-frequency design, Microwave Engineering Europe, December 2003/January 2004. Current issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

• Agilent Technologies, A Nonlinear Circuit Simulation Model For GaAs and InP Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors, Microwave Journal cover feature, December 2003. Current issue: Microwave Journal.

• Jack Sifri, Mounir Adada, and Kal Kalbasi, Agilent Technologies, RF Design Environment Closes Verification Gap, Microwaves & RF, November 2003. Current issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, Practical Approaches to Faster, More Accurate MMIC Design, Microwave Product Digest, October 2003. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Jonathan Novick, Agilent Technologies, New EDA Tools Bridge Islands, Microwave Product Digest, October 2003. Current issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Mark Rencher, Pivotal Enterprises, and Jack Sifri, Agilent Technologies, Six-sigma statistical methods strengthen designs, EE Times, 7 October 2003. Current issue: EE Times.

• Chris Mueth, Agilent Technologies, Behavioral modeling smooths RF design, EE Times, 26 September 2003. Current issue: EE Times.

• John Olah and Sanjeev Gupta, Agilent Technologies, Power amplifier design using measured load pull data, Microwave Engineering Europe, August/September 2003. Current issue: Microwave Engineering Europe.

• Frank Ditore, Agilent Technologies, Polar Modulation Ups Efficiency in Mobile PA Designs, CommsDesign, 4 September 2003. Current issue: CommsDesign.

• Brent Forman, Agilent Technologies, When Test Equipment Talks With Design Tools, Evaluation Engineering, August 2003. Current issue: Evaluation Engineering.

• Jan Kahdeman, Agilent Technologies, Meeting the modeling challenges of high-frequency designs, Electronic Products, 10 August 2003. Current issue: Electronic Products.

• David Leiss, Agilent Technologies, Microwave chirp radar design: combining virtual and physical hardware performance analysis, RF Design, 1 August 2003. Current issue: RF Design.

• Masaya Iwamoto, et al., Large-Signal HBT Model with Improved Collector Transit Time Formulation for GaAs and InP Technologies, IEEE Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International, 8 - 13 June 2003. 4-page technical paper.

• Mattias Wågman, Swedish Socware Transceiver Demonstrator Project, Transceiver project heads toward new tapeout, EE Times, 21 May 2003. Current issue: EE Times.

• Dingqing Lu and Jinbiao Xu, Agilent Technologies, A WLAN Test System Using Test Equipment With EDA Software, analogZONE, 23-page technical paper, 5 May 2003. PDF Version (210 KB). Current Issue: analogZONE.

• Richard L. Carlson, Motorola, Inc., Meld Load-Pull Tests With EDA Tools, Microwaves & RF, PDF, 416 KB, 12-page technical article, April 2003. Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Jack Sifri, Agilent Technologies, Statistical design can increase IC yield, EEdesign, 24 February 2003. Current issue: EEdesign.

• Mattias Wågman, Swedish Socware Transceiver Demonstrator Project, SoCWare multimode transceiver in next integration stage, EEdesign, 7 February 2003. Current issue: EEdesign.

• Dr. Franz Sischka, Agilent Technologies, Basics of DC and AC Characterization of Semiconductors. (PDF, 971 KB). 41-page invited seminar presentation, Technicsche Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik. 28 January 2003

• Frank Ditore and Kal Kalbasi, Agilent Technologies, Improving DQPSK Receiver Design for Satcom Apps, CommsDesign, 23 January 2003. Current issue: CommsDesign.

2002

• Joel Dunsmore, Greg Jue, and John Kikuchi, Agilent Technologies, A Measurement-based Behavioral Model for I/Q RF Modulators,  Microwave Journal, December 2002. Current Issue: Microwave Journal. 

• Frédéric Fernez, Motorola Semiconducteurs, S.A., An ADS Bench for Generating Multi-Carrier 3GPP WCDMA ACLR Test Signals, High-Frequency Electronics, PDF, 297 KB, 6-page technical article, November 2002. Current Issue: High-Frequency Electronics.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Design of a Prescaler Using Agilent EEs of EDA's ADS and the RFIC Dynamic Link to Cadence, ChipCenter Analog Avenue, three-part technical article, November 2002. Current Issue: ChipCenter Analog Avenue.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, Layout Components - The New EDA Building Blocks for Physical Design Modeling, Microwave Product Digest, October 2002. Current Issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Cheryl Ajluni, Editor-in-Chief, Offering Merges Design and Test, Wireless Systems Design, PDF, 224 KB, October 2002. Current Issue: Wireless Systems Design.

• David Leiss, Agilent Technologies, Combined Virtual and Physical Hardware Performance Analysis, IEEE Xplore, PDF, 885 KB, 14-page technical paper, IEEE AUTOTESTCON Proceedings, 2002, Huntsville, Alabama, Session B7, Test Techniques, 16 October 2002. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Chris Mueth, Agilent Technologies, Design/Verification Tools Tame Complex System Designs, Microwaves & RF, PDF, 224 KB, October 2002. Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Jim Tabuchi, Agilent Technologies, The Role of EDA Tools in the PCB Design Process, Printed Circuit Design, PDF, 686 KB, cover story, October 2002. Current Issue: Printed Circuit Design.

• Stephen Long, University of California - Santa Barbara, Evaluating and Optimizing Tradeoffs in CMOS RFIC Upconversion Mixer Design, analogZONE, 11-page technical paper, 30 September 2002. PDF Version (288 KB). Current Issue: analogZONE.

• Paul Paddan, Paul Naish, and Marino Phocas, ParthusCeva (UK), Ltd., A GPS Radio for Indoor Wireless Communications, PDF, 306 KB, 6-page paper, Institute of Navigation GPS 2002 Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA, 25 September 2002.

• Jeff Meyer, Cisco Systems, Modeling signal integrity in electro-optical systems, Lightwave, September 2002. Current Issue: Lightwave.

• Chris Mueth, Agilent Technologies, RF EDA Software Combines Simulation Capabilities with Ease-of-Design, e-inSite: The Electronics Industry Knowledge Network, 22 July 2002. Current Issue: e-inSite: The Electronics Industry Knowledge Network.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, How to Build EM-accurate Parameterized Passive Models, RF Design, 1 June 2002. PDF Version (94 KB). Current Issue: RF Design.

• Steve Grossman, Contributing Editor, Instruments Play New Roles On The Benchtop, And The Desktop, Too, Electronic Design, PDF, 168 KB, 10 June 2002. Current Issue: Electronic Design.

• Greg Jue, Agilent Technologies, 3GPP W-CDMA Systems: Design and Testing, IEEE Microwave Magazine, June 2002. Current Issue: IEEE Microwave Magazine.

• Jack Sifri and Niranjan Kanaglekar, Agilent Technologies, Simulation Tools Converge On Large RFICs, Communication Systems Design, 1 June 2002. PDF Version. Current Issue: Communication Systems Design.

• Jack Sifri, Agilent Technologies, Increase MMIC Yield With Statistical Design, Microwaves & RF, 192 KB, June 2002. Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, An integrated EDA-tools flow improves designers' productivity, EDN: Electronic Design News, 30 May 2002. PDF Version. Current Issue: EDN: Electronic Design News.

• Chun-Wen Paul Huang, et al., Anadigics, Inc., Application of Quasi-Static Method of Moments for the Design of OC-192 and OC-768 Fiber Optic Integrated Circuits, PDF, 592 KB, 4-page article, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, May 2002. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Daniel Faria, et al., University of South Florida, The Use of Intermodulation Tables for Mixer Simulation, Microwave Journal, April 2002. PDF Version (115 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Bob Koupal and Marshall Wang, Signia Technologies, and Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies, Case History: Development of a Bluetooth Transceiver in RF CMOS, analogZONE, High-Frequency and RF Zone Technical Note, 22 April 2002. PDF Version (2.1 MB). Current Issue: analogZONE.

• Russ Kramer, Agilent Technologies, 1-Gbps CMOS VCSEL driver design for optical communications, EDN Online, 23 April 2002. Current Issue: EDN Online.

• Stephen Long, University of California - Santa Barbara, Designing an RFIC CMOS upconversion mixer, RF Design, March 2002. PDF Version (107 KB). Current Issue: RF Design.

• Jim DeLap, Agilent Technologies, MCM and BGAs Characterization using Planar EM Simulation, TechOnLine, online registration required, 1 February 2002. Current Issue: TechOnLine.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Simulate An I/Q Modulator, Microwaves & RF, article and (Complete PDF Version) 22-page technical paper, February 2002. Complete PDF Version Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Dingqing Lu, et al., Agilent Technologies, RF Simulation Improves 802.11a System Performance, CommsDesign, February 2002. Current Issue: CommsDesign.

• Afshin Amini, Dingqing Lu, Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies, Effects of High Peak-to-Average Ratio on 5 GHz WLAN Power Amplifiers, PDF, 2.8 MB, 24-page technical paper, DesignCon 2002, 28 January 2002.

• Joe Troychak, Design and Verification of IEEE 802.11a 5 GHz Wireless LAN, ChipCenter, 17-page technical paper, 9 January 2002. PDF Version (2.1 MB). Current Issue: ChipCenter.

• Kal Kalbasi, Agilent Technologies, Simulating Trade-offs in W-CDMA/EDGE Receiver Front Ends, Communication Systems Design, 3 January 2002. PDF Version (923 KB). Current Issue: Communication Systems Design.

2001

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, Best of Both Worlds: New Modeling Technology Combines EM Accuracy With the Speed of Analytical Models, Microwave Product Digest, December 2001. PDF Version (175 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Brian L. Berg, Agilent Technologies, and David C. Farden, North Dakota State University, Designing Power- and Area-Efficient Multistage FIR Decimators with Economical Low-Order Filters, ChipCenter, December 2001. PDF Version (64 KB). Current Issue: ChipCenter.

• T. Johansson, et al., Ericsson Microelectronics AB and Ericsson Microwave Systems AB, A High Efficiency, Low Cost Silicon Bipolar GSM Dual-band PA Module, Microwave Journal, December 2001. PDF Version (858 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Russ Kramer, Agilent Technologies, CMOS VCSEL Driver Design at 1Gbits/s for High-Speed Optical Communication Applications, TechOnLine, online registration required, 17 December 2001. PDF Version (140 KB). Current Issue: TechOnLine.

• Jan Van Hese, Agilent Technologies, Design and Simulation of Spiral Inductors on Silicon Substrates, ChipCenter, 17 December 2001. PDF version of published paper (123 KB). Current Issue: ChipCenter.

• John E. Penn, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), A Broadband, Four-bit, Ka-band MMIC Phase Shifter, Microwave Journal, December 2001. PDF Version (858 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Jim DeLap, Agilent Technologies, Planar EM Simulation of Multi-chip Modules and BGA Packages, Microwave Journal, November 2001. Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Craig Matsumoto, EE Times, Battle lines drawn for OC-768 chips, EE Times, 12 November 2001. Current Issue: EE Times.

• Jim Tabuchi, Agilent Technologies, The OC-768 optical standard forces a convergence of digital and microwave design, EE Times/Planet Analog, 1-page technical note, 19 November 2001. PDF Version (137 KB). Current Issue: EE Times/Planet Analog.

• Jan Van Hese, Agilent Technologies, Accurate Modeling of Spiral Inductors on Silicon for RFIC Design, TechOnLine, online registration required, 20 November 2001. Current Issue: TechOnLine.

• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Simulating a Phase-Locked Loop Using a Sigma-Delta Modulator to Attain Nearly Arbitrary Frequency Resolution Without Spurs, ChipCenter, 18 October 2001. PDF Version (288 KB). Current Issue: ChipCenter.

• Tzung-Yin Lee, Maxim Integrated Products, et al., A Scaleable Model Generation Methodology of Bipolar Transistors for RF IC Design, IEEE Xplore, PDF, 392 KB, 4-page technical paper, IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, Proceedings, 2 October 2001. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Steve Long, University of California - Santa Barbara, Basics of GaAs, InP, and SiGe RFICs: RFIC Design Examples, PDF, 766 KB, 50-slide technical presentation. 2001 IEEE GaAs IC Symposium, October 2001.

• C. Y. Su, et al., An Automatic Macro Program for Radio Frequency MOSFET Characteristics Analysis, Microwave Journal, October 2001. PDF Version (109 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Mounir Adada, Agilent Technologies, ADS 2001 Delivers Ease-of-Use and Greater Capabilities for MMIC Design, Microwave Product Digest, September 2001. PDF Version (138 KB). Current Issue: Microwave Product Digest.

• Luc Knockaert, Ghent University, Belgium, et al., Generalized Polygonal Basis Functions for the Electromagnetic Simulation of Complex Geometrical Planar Structures, IEEE Xplore, PDF, 210 KB, 4-page article, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT-S) Microwave Symposium Digest, June 2001. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• John Penn and Craig Moore, Johns Hopkins University, Reviewing the Basics of MMIC Design, Microwaves & RF, 9-page Design Feature, June 2001. Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• Chris Arnott, RF Micro Devices, Wideband Gain Block Amplifier Design Techniques, Applied Microwave & Wireless, 8-page technical article, April 2001.

• Alfred Blaum, et al., Motorola, Inc., A New Robust On-Wafer Noise Measurement and Characterization System, IEEE Xplore, PDF, 440 KB, 6-page article, IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS) Proceedings, March 2001. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Shawn P. Stapleton, Simon Fraser University, Canada/Agilent Technologies, Amplifier Linearization Using Adaptive RF Predistortion, Applied Microwave & Wireless, March 2001.

• Geert Carchon, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, et al., Multi-layer Thin-Film MCM-D For The Integration Of High Performance Wireless Front-End Systems, Microwave Journal, February 2001. Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Boris Aleiner, Motorola, Inc., EDA Tool Relates EVM To A Filter's Group Delay, Microwaves & RF, January 2001. PDF Version (97 KB). Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

2000

• K. Jeganathan, National University of Singapore, A Transistor-Controlled FSK Modulator/Transmitter, Applied Microwave and Wireless, December 2000.

• Youngoo Yang, et al., Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, Behavioral Modeling of High Power Amplifiers Based on Measured Two-tone Transfer Characteristics, Microwave Journal, December 2000. Current Issue: Microwave Journal.

• Michael Keene, IBM Corporation, and Riccardo Giacometti, Agilent Technologies, SiGe taxes RF IC Design Methods, EE Times, 9 October 2000. Current Issue: EE Times.

• John Kikuchi and Greg Jue, Agilent Technologies, Generating Custom, Real-World Waveforms Integrating Test Equipment Into the Design Process, IEEE Xplore, 14-page article, IEEE AUTOTESTCON Proceedings, September 2000. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• H. Weissleder, et al., Ilmenau Technical Universitity, Germany, Initial Lessons Learned in Level Planning for Mixed Signal Transmission in CATV Networks, IEEE Xplore, PDF, 236 KB, 6-page technical article, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, May 2000. Current Issue: IEEE Xplore.

• Peter Walters, Details Count in Power-Amplifier Design, Microwaves & RF, April 2000. PDF Version Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

• K. Jeganathan, National University of Singapore, Design of a Simple Tunable/Switchable Bandpass Filter, Applied Microwave & Wireless, March 2000.

1999 -

• D. Coons, Frontier Design, Inc., and J. Oba, Agilent Technologies, Wideband-CDMA-system design becomes more complex, EDN: Electronic Design News, 2 September 1999. Current Issue: EDN: Electronic Design News.

• Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies, Improving the Predictability of RF/DSP Transmitter Design, Communication Systems Design, August 1999. Current Issue: Communication Systems Design.

• Lawrence Dunleavy, et al., University of South Florida, Characterization and Simulation of a 915 MHz Receiver, Applied Microwave & Wireless, July 1999.

• Dan Stoneking, Agilent Technologies, Improving the manufacturability of electronic designs, IEEE Spectrum, June 1999. Current Issue: IEEE Spectrum.

• Kevin Nary, Celerix, Design Of A High-Performance Analog-To-Digital Converter, CommsDesign, October 1998. Current Issue: CommsDesign.

• Andreas Laute, Thesys GmbH, Upgrading a 434-MHz Transmitter IC to 868 MHz, Applied Microwave & Wireless, July/August 1998.

• How-Siang Yap, Agilent Technologies, Designing to Digital Wireless Specifications Using Circuit Envelope Simulation, Applied Microwave & Wireless, PDF, 224 KB, June 1998. Current Issue: Applied Microwave & Wireless.

• Carter Smith, Agilent Technologies, Developing an Environment for Mixed RF and DSP Design, Insight, PDF, 485 KB, 4-page feature article, vol. 2, issue 3, 1997.

• Mark Dunn and Bob Schaefer, Agilent Technologies, Link Measurements to Nonlinear Bipolar Device Modeling, Microwaves & RF, PDF, 1.5 MB, 8-page cover feature, February 1996. Current Issue: Microwaves & RF.

Agilent Seminars and Webcasts

Click on the following link for the most recent additions to the complete archive of Agilent EEsof EDA webcasts and seminars:

• Agilent EEsof EDA Events Archive

RFIC Design Seminar: "Tackling the Tough Problems"
24 - 26 July - San Diego, Irvine, Santa Clara, CA

• Ken Kundert, Founder and Host of The Designer's Guide Community, Noise in Mixers, Oscillators, Samplers, and Logic - An Introduction to Cyclostationary Noise   (PDF, 908 KB)
• Jack Roan, Agilent Technologies, Cross Modulation in a Full Duplex Transceiver: Cause, Effects and Simulation   (PDF, 183 KB)
• Andy Howard, Agilent Technologies, Increased Insight with Increased Characterization of a WLAN Transceiver   (PDF, 4.6 MB)
• Vladimir Veremey, Agilent Technologies, Practical Verification and Design for Yield Analysis of a Full Transceiver   (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Rahul Magoon, Director of Engineering, Axiom Microdevices, Design of the Industry's First Fully Integrated CMOS Power Amplifier for GSM/GPRS Mobile Handsets   (PDF, 868 KB)

Integrated RF Board Design Seminar: Concept to Fabrication
United States and Canada, 8 March - 26 April 2005

• Module 1. Top-Level System Design Using ADS Budget Analysis   72 color overhead slides and speaker's notes. PowerPoint .ppt file, 4.4 MB.
• Module 2. Modeling Off-the-Shelf Components Using Data Based or Parametric Models   31 color overhead slides and speaker's notes. PowerPoint .ppt file, 1.4 MB.
• Module 3. Creating Layout Libraries for Off-the-Shelf Components   13 color overhead slides and speaker's notes. PowerPoint .ppt file, 664 KB.
• Module 4. Creating an EM-Based RF Board Model Using ADS and CST's Microwave Studio   43 color overhead slides and speaker's notes. PowerPoint .ppt file, 3.9 MB.
• Module 5. Release for Manufacturing: Final Analysis and Fabrication   27 color overhead slides and speaker's notes. PowerPoint .ppt file, 735 KB.

• Complete Seminar Information

Strengthening the High-Frequency Design Chain with Agilent EEsof EDA
Asia Technical Forum, 13 - 23 April 2004

• Agilent Technologies, System-Level Design & Verification Using ADS Behavioral Modeling. 56 slides. PDF, 1.3 MB.

• Agilent Technologies, Flexible RF Test Bench for Emerging or Proprietary Standards. 25 slides. PDF, 1.6 MB.

• Agilent Technologies, What's New in the Last Four Releases of the Advanced Design System. PDF, 53 slides. 2.8 MB.

• Hee Soo Lee, Agilent Technologies, RF System in Package Design in ADS. 58 slides. PDF, 5.8 MB.

• Glenn Oliver, DuPont Electronic Technologies, RF System-in-Package Design: New Tools and Methods for LTCC. 45 slides. PDF, 20.6 MB.

• Agilent Technologies, Increasing MMIC Yield with Advanced Statistical Design Methods. 77 slides. PDF, 777 KB.

• Agilent Technologies, Designing Signal Integrity into your High-Speed Wireless Applications. 41 slides. PDF, 1.5 MB.

• Marko Walter, CST GmbH, The link between Agilent's ADS and CST's MWS: Entering the 3D EM world with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO®. 40 slides. PDF, 10.6 MB.

Agilent Technologies, Agilent HBT: A Large-Signal Model for GaAs and InP HBTs
Masaya Iwamoto and David Root, Agilent Technologies. October 2003.
60-slide technical presentation. PDF Version. 1.3 MB

Virtual DA Café Seminar: When Test Equipment Talks with Design Tools
Brent Forman, Agilent Technologies, 17 January 2003. Brief registration required.
PDF Version, 156 KB.

Advanced RFIC Design Techniques Seminar
Agilent Technologies, September - December 2002

• Seminar Description and Abstracts of Papers

• System-Level Solutions: A Tops Down Approach to IC Design - Frank Ditore and
  Kal Kalbasi. 37-page slide presentation with speaker's notes.   PDF   (989 KB).   ADS Project Files.

• Phase-Locked Loop Design - Analysis of a Sigma-Delta Modulator Using RF Behavioral Modeling and System Simulation - Andy Howard. 45-page slide presentation with speaker's notes.   PDF   (869 KB).   ADS Project Files.

• Verification of a Power Amplifier Design in a WLAN System Based on a Connected Simulation and Test Environment - Joe Troychak. 40-page slide presentation with speaker's notes.   PDF   (3.2 MB).   ADS Project Files.

• Efficient Analysis and Simulation of a Direct Conversion I-Q Modulator - Jack Sifri. 60-page slide presentation with speaker's notes.   PDF   (3.3 MB).

Wireless Networking Design Seminar
Agilent Technologies, November 2001 - January 2002.

• Summaries, Links, and ADS Files (Abstracts, Links)
• Paper 1. Wireless Networking Design and Verification (PDF, 4.7 MB).
• ADS Project: WNet80211a (ZAP, 67 KB)
• ADS Project: VSA_dot11b (ZAP, 2.1 MB)
• ADS Project: VSA_Source_ADS2001. (ZAP, 1.0 MB)
• ADS Project: VSA_Bluetooth_TIS2 (ZAP, 34 KB)
• Paper 2. Measuring and Troubleshooting OFDM Wireless LAN Signal Quality (PDF, 2.9 MB).
• Paper 3. Simulation of Wireless LAN System (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Paper 4. Simulation of OFDM Impairments Using ADS WLAN 802.11a Library and DesignGuide (PDF, 948 KB).

RF IC Design Workshop, March 2002.

• Tom Parker, Recent Advancements in RF IC simulation technology, PDF, 1.3 MB, 47 slides and speaker's notes. March 2002.
• Jack Sifri, Recent Advancements in RFIC Simulation Technology for Analyzing Large RFICs, PDF, 167 KB, 8-page technical paper. March 2002.

• Thomas Moerth, austriamicrosystems AG, Design flow, using austriamicrosystems SiGe technology, PDF, 111 KB. 2-page technical paper. March 2002.
• Thomas Moerth, austriamicrosystems AG, Design flow, using austriamicrosystems SiGe technology, PDF, 1.95 MB, 28 slides and speaker's notes. March 2002.

• Cédric Pujol, Satellite Tuner Single Chip Simulation with ADS, PDF, 179 KB, 3-page technical paper. March 2002.
• Cédric Pujol, Satellite Tuner Single Chip Simulation with ADS, PDF, 2.8 MB, 37 slides. March 2002.

• Frederic Hameau and Olivier Rozeau, CAE/LETI, Radio-Frequency Circuits Integration Using CMOS SOI 0.25 µm Technology, PDF, 446 KB, 6-page technical paper. March 2002.
• Frederic Hameau and Olivier Rozeau, CAE/LETI, Radio-Frequency Circuits Integration Using CMOS SOI 0.25 µm Technology, PDF, 1.7 MB, 30-slide technical presentation. March 2002.

• Martin P. Wilson, Tality, Modelling of integrated VCO resonators using Momentum, PDF, 10 KB, 3-page technical paper. March 2002.
• Martin P. Wilson, Tality, Modelling of integrated VCO resonators using Momentum, PDF, 610 KB, 48 slides. March 2002.

• Stein Erik Weberg, Nordic VLSI ASA, Design of a LC-tuned VCO in RFCMOS technology, PDF, 398 KB, 5-page technical paper. March 2002.
• Stein Erik Weberg, Nordic VLSI ASA, Design of a LC-tuned VCO in RFCMOS technology, PDF, 1.1 MB, 25 slides and speaker's notes. March 2002.

IC-CAP Users Conference, December 2000

• Dr. Klaus Kelting, Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, Parameter Extraction Using IC-CAP 5.3, PDF, 1.5 MB, 17 slides. December 2000.

• Dr. Andries Scholten, et al., Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, RF CMOS Parameter Extraction and Model Verification Using IC-CAP, PDF, 1.3 MB, 41 slides. December 2000.

• Roberto Tinti, et al., Propose System Solution for 1/f Noise Parameter Extraction, PDF, 570 KB, 7-page paper. December 2000.

• Dr. Fujiang Lin, et al., Extraction of VBIC Model for SiGe HBTs Made Easy by Going Through Gummel-Poon Model, PDF, 2.0 MB, 10-page paper. December 2000.

Seminar: Gain Without Pain, November 2000

• Making Power Amplifier Design Easier with Custom Templates. PDF, 454 KB.

• Large-Signal Measurement-Based FET Modeling for Power Amplifier Design. PDF, 783 KB.

• Closing the Gap: Simulating Output Matching Layout and Package Parasitics. PDF, 1.2 MB.

• Designing at the System Level: What Will Your Power Amplifier Do in the Chip Set?. PDF, 438 KB.

• Designing for Power Amplifier Efficiency: Statistical Description of Signals. PDF, 160 KB.

• Adaptive FeedForward Linearization for RF Power Amplifiers. PDF, 330 KB.

• Adaptive RF Predistortion of Power Amplifiers. PDF, 248 KB.

• Adaptive Digital Predistortion of Power Amplifiers. PDF, 279 KB.

Seminar: Gaining the Wireless Edge, November 2000

• ADS and Seminar Overview. (PDF, 2.4 MB)

• Amplifier Design and Performance Testing. (PDF, 4.7 MB)

• EDGE System Design and Transmitter Performance Evaluation. (PDF, 2.9 MB) 31 slides and speaker's notes.

• Custom Encoded Circuits. (PDF, 2.2 MB)

• Momentum Optimization: Moving from Analysis to Design Automation. (PDF, 2.6 MB)

• Passive Model Library Generator: Creating Custom Parameterized Circuit Models. (PDF, 2.2 MB)

• Dr. Thomas Gneiting, Advanced Modeling Solutions, Stuttgart, Germany, BSIM4, BSIM3v3 and BSIMOI RF MOS Modeling Seminar. (PDF, 1.1 MB). 4 April 2001.

• Agilent Technologies/Besser Associates, Noise Figure Performance of an Active 3G Gilbert Cell Mixer: Design and Measurement. (PDF, 1.9 MB). 34-slide color technical presentation.

• Packaging of Wireless Components. (PDF, 3.0 MB)

• Modeling Physical PCB Effects. (PDF, 2.4 MB)

• Wen-Shen Wuen, National Technical University, Trans. Wireless Technology, 2.4-GHz CMOS RF Transmitter for IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN, 24 color overhead slides (PDF, 441 KB), DesignCon 2002, 28 January 2002.

• Chia-Sheng Peng, National Technical University, Trans. Wireless Technology, WLAN 802.11a OFDM Transceiver: Algorithm, Architecture and Simulation Results, 41 color overhead slides, 22 November 2001 (PDF, 1.5 MB).

Agilent DesignSeminars

• Bluetooth Technology
  Joe Paulino, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  Overview and Specifications (PDF, 183 KB)
  Design and Simulation of a Transceiver (PDF, 467 KB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 739 KB)

• Fundamentals of Mixer Design
  Steve Long, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Text/Slides (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 2.3 MB)

• RFIC MOS Gilbert Cell Mixer Design With ADS
  Steve Long, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Complete Online Version (HTML)
  Text/Slides (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 1.6 MB)

• RFIC Mixer Design Using the ADS Mixer DesignGuide
  Steve Long, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
  Text/Slides (PDF, 641 KB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 4.9 MB)

• Digital Predistortion of Power Amplifiers
  Shawn P. Stapleton, Professor, Simon Fraser University
  Text/Slides (PDF, 817 KB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 934 KB)

• Adaptive Feedforward Linearization for Power Amplifiers
  Shawn P. Stapleton, Professor, Simon Fraser University
  Text/Slides (PDF, 687 KB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 158 KB)

• RF Predistortion of Power Amplifiers
  Shawn P. Stapleton, Professor, Simon Fraser University
  Text/Slides (PDF, 2.7 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 435 KB)

• High Efficiency RF Power Amplifiers Using Bandpass Delta-Sigma Modulators
  Shawn P. Stapleton, Professor, Simon Fraser University
  Text/Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 1.0 MB)

• MESFET Power Amplifier Design: Small Signal Approach
  Al Sweet, Independent Consultant
  Text/Slides (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 100 KB)

• Cross Modulation in CDMA Mobile Phone Transceivers
  Rishi Mohindra, Adaptive RF, Inc.
  Text/Slides (PDF, 3.1 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 1.2 MB)

• IS-95 Transmitter Linearization
  Rishi Mohindra, Adaptive RF, Inc.
  Text/Slides (PDF, 6.4 MB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 2.6 MB)

• Bit Error Rate Simulations
  Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies
  Text/Slides (PDF, 782 KB)
  ADS Project (ZAP, 502 KB)

Agilent/Partner Technical Publications

Technical and Application Notes

• S-Parameter Techniques for Faster, More Accurate Network Design - Application Note 95-1. Interactive web version including Adobe Acrobat PDF file and QuickTime animations. 1996.

• Designing High Speed Backplanes Utilizing Physical Layer Test System and Advanced Design System Tools. Application Note. 24 pages. 22 December 2005. (PDF, 1.0 MB).

• Design of a 4.9 to 6.0 GHz Two-stage Low Noise Amplifier for 802.11a, HiperLAN2 and HiSWANa Receivers Using ATF-551M4 E-PHEMT. Application Note 5091. 10 pages. 3 February 2005. (PDF, 185 kB).

• Agilent Technologies, Performing Bit Error Rate Measurements with ADS and Baseband Studio Streaming. (PDF, 216 KB). Connected Solutions Application Bulletin 1476-5. 4 pages. 1 April 2004.

• Agilent Technologies, Performing Digital-IF/RF-Digital Bit Error Measurements. (PDF, 264 KB). Connected Solutions Application Bulletin 1476-4. 4 pages. 12 March 2004.

• Anitha Swaminathan, Agilent Technologies, CDMA2000 RF System Design: Spreadsheet or RF System Design Software? Understanding the Tradeoffs. (PDF, 249 KB). 7-page technical paper. March 2004.

• Agilent Technologies, Linearization of a Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier using Digital Predistortion in ADS with the Linearization DesignGuide. (PDF, 550 KB). Application Bulletin 1476-3. 4 pages. 29 January 2004.

• Agilent Technologies, Agilent Technologies RF/IF-Digital Connected Solutions Bit Error Rate using the Advanced Design System. (PDF, 774 KB). Application Bulletin 1471. 24 pages. 8 January 2004. Current ADS users can download and use the project file RF_Digital_BER_AppNote_ADS2003C.zap (.zap File for ADS 2002, 22.4 MB) along with this Application Bulletin.

• Agilent Technologies, Analyzing Infiniium Scope Radar Waveforms with Advanced Design System. (PDF, 385 KB). Application Bulletin 1476-2. 4 pages. 2 December 2003.

• Agilent Technologies, Creating Measurement-Based Amplifier Behavioral Models. (PDF, 465 KB). Application Bulletin 1476-1. 4 pages. 9 October 2003.

• Agilent Technologies, Advantages of Frequency-Domain Simulation for Wireless Transceiver Design. (PDF, 795 KB). Application Note. 16 pages. 25 August 2003.

• Agilent Ptolemy Data Flow Primer. (PDF, 120 KB). 16-page technical paper. July 2003.

• Using Advanced Design System to Design an MMIC Amplifier. (PDF, 4.2 MB). Application Note 1462. 40 pages. 17 June 2003.

• VPItransmissionMaker/VPIcomponentMaker^TM Cosimulation with Agilent's Advanced Design System. (PDF, 396 KB). 9-page technical paper. May 2003.

• Low Noise Amplifiers for 5.125 - 5.325 GHz and 5.725 - 5.825 GHz Using the ATF-55143 Low Noise PHEMT. (PDF, 72 KB). Application Note AN-1285. 8 pages. 24 April 2002.

• A 802.11 WLAN Driver Amplifier Using the Agilent Enhancement Mode PHEMT ATF-54143 Transistor. (PDF, 71 KB). Application Note AN-1286. 8 pages. 24 April 2002.

• IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN PHY Layer (RF) Operation and Measurement, PDF, 1.6 MB, Application Note 1380-2, 28 pages, 1 April 2002.

• Low Noise Amplifier for 3.5 GHz using the Agilent ATF-35143 Low Noise PHEMT, PDF, 69 KB, Application Note AN-1271, 8 pages, 3 January 2002.

• RF Testing of Wireless LAN Products, PDF, 6.4 MB, Application Note 1380-1, 40 pages, 29 September 2001.

• Generating Custom, Real-World Waveforms for 3G Wireless Applications, PDF, 1.4 MB, Product Overview, 12 pages, 19 March 2001.

• Digital Modulation in Communications Systems - An Introduction, PDF, 649 KB, Application Note 1298, 48 pages, 14 March 2001.

• Mixer Simulation with Advanced Design System, PDF, 190 KB, Technical Note, 21 pages, 1998.

• 10 Helpful Hints for Using Advanced Design System, PDF, 154 KB, Application Note, 13 pages, April 1998.

• Low-Power Mixer Design Example Using Advanced Design System, PDF, 486 KB, Technical Note, 18 pages, 1995.

• CDMA Source Generation for ACPR/ACI Simulation, PDF, 128 KB, Technical Note, 8 pages, September 1995.

Other Agilent Technical Publications

• Yasunori Miyahara, et al., Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., Automatic behavioral model generation suite for mobile phone system analysis. 4-page technical paper. (PDF, 166 KB.) January 2003.

• Scott A. Wartenberg, RF Micro Devices, et al., The EPHEMT Gate at Microwave Frequencies. 16-page technical paper. September 2002.

• D. Lu and J. Xu, Agilent Technologies, A WLAN Test System Using Hardware Equipments with EDA Software Package. 16-page technical paper. (PDF, 407 KB.) July 2002.

• Tom Dhaene, Agilent Technologies, and Daniel De Zutter, University of Antwerp, Belgium Automated Circuit Modeling Tool for Arbitrary Passive Microwave and RF Component, 3-page technical paper/contributed talk, SCEE 2002: Scientific Computing in Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2002. (PDF, 50 KB). 24 June 2002.

• Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Regenerative Payload Downconverter Simulation, 45-slide technical presentation. (PDF, 1.0 MB). May 2002.

• Chun-Wen Paul Huang, et al., Anadigics, Inc. Application of Quasi-Static Method of Moments for the Design of OC-192 and OC-768 Fiber Optic Integrated Circuit, 4-page technical paper. (PDF, 1.1 MB). May 2002.

• Agilent Technologies ADS for Wireline and High Speed Analog Design, 53-slide technical presentation. (PDF, 6.0 MB). 21 May 2002.

• Agilent Technologies Hybrid Time/Frequency Simulation Techniques, 30-slide technical presentation. (PDF, 3.8 MB). 17 May 2002.

• Steven Selby, Innovative Wireless Technologies, Afshin Amini and Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies, Simulating Interference Issues Between Bluetooth PANs and 802.11g WLANs, PDF, 443 KB, 14-page technical paper, 30 April 2002.

• Kohei Fujii, et al., Agilent Technologies A 60-GHz MMIC Chipset for 1-Gbit/s Wireless Links, 4-page technical paper. (PDF, 78 KB). March 2002.

• Laurent Vantrepol, Thales Communications, France, et al., New Design Methodology for Microwave Coupled Line Filters Based on Agilent Advanced Design System, PDF, 213 KB, 4-page technical paper, February 2002.

• Afshin Amini, Dingqing Lu, and Cory Edelman, Agilent Technologies, Effects of High Peak-to-Average Ratio on 5 GHz WLAN Power Amplifiers, PDF, 2.8 MB, 24-page technical paper, DesignCon 2002, 28 January 2002.

• Drew Plant and Marco Munguia, Agilent Technologies, The Path to 10 Gb/s: Connector and Backplane Capabilities for High-Speed Applications, PDF, 900 KB, 8-page White Paper, January 2002.

• Chris Mueth, Agilent Technologies, Using Ball Grid Array Packaging in Wireless IC Designs, Agilent R & D Insight, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2001.

• Steve Long, University of California - Santa Barbara, CMOS RFIC Upconversion Mixer Design, PDF, 300 KB, 11-page technical paper. November 2001.

• ADS Customizations for High-Speed Digital Designs, PDF, 3.75 MB, 30-page color slide presentation and notes, September 2001.

• CMOS VCSEL Driver Design Using ADS, PDF, 868 KB, 24-page color slide presentation and notes, September 2001.

• Ludwig Eichinger, Agilent EEsof EDA, 3GPP RF System Simulation, PDF, 2.0 MB, 72-slide color technical presentation, European Microwave Week, September 2001.

• Ludwig Eichinger, Agilent EEsof EDA, Accurate Design of Low-Noise High-Frequency SAW Oscillators, PDF, 2.2 MB, 55-slide color technical presentation, European Microwave Week, September 2001.

• Dr. Franz Sischka, Applying Nonlinear RF Device Modeling To Verify S-Parameter Linearity, PDF, 390 KB, 31-slide color technical presentation, European Microwave Week, September 2001.

• Dr. Franz Sischka, Modeling of a TSOP44 Package, PDF, 1.0 MB, 14-page step-by-step tutorial, September 2001.

• Mark Chang, Agilent Technologies, Introduction to IBIS Modeling of Fiber Optics Transceivers, PDF, 85 KB, 7-page technical paper, September 2001.

• Rick Poore, Agilent Technologies, Noise in Ring Topology Mixers, PDF, 1.0 MB, 14-page technical paper, September 2001.

• John Penn and Craig Moore, John Hopkins University, MMIC Design Projects, student designs and layouts, Fall 2000, Fall 2001.

• Various Approaches to Differential- and Common-mode Transmission Line Design and Extending the Multilayer Interconnect Library. (PDF, 3.2 MB). 31-page color slide presentation and notes. August 2001.

• Edmond Zauner, Agilent Technologies Advanced Design System: Simulation Power for 40-GBit Optical Wireline, 61-slide technical presentation. (PDF, 2.1 MB). 12 June 2001.

• Rick Poore, Agilent Technologies, Phase Noise and Jitter, PDF, 252 KB, 7-page technical paper. 17 May 2001.

• Simulation of WLAN System, PDF, 821 KB, 26 slides with speaker's notes, May 2001.

• Simulation of a Dual-Mode EDGE/W-CDMA Receiver with Digital IF Down Conversion, PDF, 630 KB, 35 slides with speaker's notes, March 2001.

• Kal Kalbasi, Andy Howard, and Jack Sifri, Agilent Technologies, Bringing Distant Domains Under One Roof: Co-Simulation of DSP, RF, and Analog, 13-page technical paper, January 1999.

• Agilent EEsof EDA, Inductance and Capacitance Modeling of RF Board and High Speed Package Interconnects based on Planar EM Simulation, PDF, 142 KB, 12-page technical paper.