Advanced Design System

Advanced Design System, or ADS, is a special simulation software from Agilent for the simulation of electrical circuits for high frequency technology and, in this segment constitutes an industry standard

ADS provides among other things a complete development environment for the calculation and dimensioning of interconnect structures. This includes sizing, simulation and optimization of high-frequency modules, for example in the range of lines ( microstrip ) for the optimization of antenna designs such as the PIF and patch antennas, or the interpretation of impedance converters including the required Discreet used electronic components such as RF transistors or PIN diodes. Apply this circuit parts as an RF module, for example in mobile phones, the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the radar technique or in low-noise signal converter ( LNB) in the field of satellite receivers.

By simulating several optimizations and variations can despite the associated high computational complexity tried under construction or are found empirically, which can be found not targeted by the time and cost of materials at only practical built circuitry attempts.

In addition to a SPICE simulation algorithm ADS contains the following variants:

• Linearly
• Harmonic Balance
• Circuit Envelope
• High-Frequency SPICE
• Convolution
• RF System Simulator
• Momentum
• Momentum Visualization
• Momentum Optimization
• Statistical Design
• Ptolemy
• HDL co-simulation