AWR and Zuken announce RF verification flow for PCB design
AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, together with Zuken, a leading provider of electrical and electronic engineering software solutions, today announce AWR Connected™ for Zuken.
This RF printed circuit board (PCB) verification flow simplifies the PCB design process and therefore shortens design cycles by enabling users to quickly and easily simulate and verify embedded RF functionality. AWR Connected for Zuken provides a pathway from Zuken’s CR-8000 Design Force PCB design software into AWR’s Microwave Office® high-frequency simulation software.
The new interface enables an intelligent, collaborative design flow for RF design and verification on the PCB. Users now have flexibility to bring in an entire design, or select specific RF signals and other design structures to conduct electromagnetic analysis. This saves time and effort for users who work with non-intelligent conductive data formats by eliminating the need to remodel before simulating.
The solution works by extracting user-specified data from the Zuken platform, generating a 3Di file output, and then importing the 3Di data into Microwave Office for further electromagnetic (EM) simulation with any one of AWR’s solutions: ACE™ automated circuit extraction, AXIEM® 3D planar EM analysis, or Analyst™ 3D finite element method (FEM) EM analysis.
For demonstrations of the AWR Connected for Zuken PCB design flow tool, stop by the AWR/National Instruments booth #707, or the Zuken booth #624 at DesignCon 2013, being held January 29-30 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.
Pricing and Availability
AWR Connected for Zuken is available immediately from AWR. CR-8000 Design Force PCB
design suite is available from Zuken. Contact your local sales representative for pricing and licensing details.
For a downloadable Word document and press images visit the press kits area of the press center www.zuken.com/presskits.
AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, dramatically reduces development time and cost for products employed in wireless, high-speed wired, broadband, aerospace and defense, and electro-optical applications.
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About Zuken
Zuken is a global provider of leading-edge software and consulting services for electrical and electronic design and manufacturing. Founded in 1976, Zuken has the longest track record of technological innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) software industry. The company’s extensive experience, technological expertise and agility, combine to create world-class software solutions. Zuken’s transparent working practices and integrity in all aspects of business produce long-lasting and successful customer partnerships that make Zuken a reliable long-term business partner. For more information about the company and its products, visit www.zuken.com.
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For more information contact:
AWR Corporation
Sherry Hess, AWR Corporation, 1960 E. Grand Avenue, STE 430, El Segundo, CA 90245
Tel: (310) 726-3000 E-mail: hess@awrcorp.com
Zuken
America
Amy Clements, Zuken USA Inc., 238 Littleton RD, STE 100, Westford, MA 01886
Tel: 1 972-691-3284
E-mail: amy.clements@zuken.com
Twitter: @ZukenAmericas
Northern & Southern Europe
Sally Wilkes, Zuken Ltd., 1500 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RF, UK
Tel: 44 (0)1454 207800
E-mail: sally.wilkes@zuken.com
Twitter: @ZukenUK_SCAN
Central Europe
Petra Haberer, Zuken GmbH, Am Söldnermoos 17, 85399 Hallbergmoos, Deutschland
Tel.: 49 (0)89 / 60 76 96-52
E-mail: petra.haberer@zuken.com
Twitter: @ZukenCentralEur
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