ADS 2008 Update 1 is now available for downloading.The 2nd of 4 quarterly releases to deliver out commitment of 100% productivity improvements, this release includes Momentum-Turbo 8-pack distributed parallel simulation along with raw 10x speed and 6x capacity improvement in our 3D planer EM simulator, Momentum. This is great news for anyone analyzing large multi-gigabit serial-link PCB signal integrity, or designing RFIC, RF modules or printed antenna arrays.

Equally noteworthy are algorithm improvements made to the Harmonic Balance  and Circuit Envelope simulators so they can handle bigger circuits and solve them 10x faster. Anyone designing RF-System-In-Package (SIP), MMIC and RFIC will want to be sure and download this release!

Find out what else is new in ADS 2008 Update 1

• Using Genesys equations to design a Bridge-T network
• ADS 2008: Setup steps needed to run remote Momentum simulations
• ADS: Determining complex characteristic impedance of a transmission line
• ADS: Setting optimization goals using the piecewise linear function

As part of our continued effort to help our end users meet their emerging technology applications, we have just announced the WVAN Wireless Library. This library will be of particular interest to members of the WirelessHD consortium because it includes portions of Version 1.0 PHY as simulation blocks, allowing consortium members to begin verifying transceiver RFIC designs months in advance of prototype circuits or commercial measurement personalities. Learn more.

Agilent has a lot going on for you this year at MTT. As a sponsor of the MicroAps Pavilion, we have 15 of our own top application experts presenting papers on various technical topics. Also, stop by our Booth (#1123) to see demonstrations of our latest innovations and sign up for giveaways that include handheld instruments and our grand prize�a plasma TV. From DC to 325 GHz, we�re ready to help you pioneer a connected world. Learn more.

DAC�s theme is �Wireless� which fits well with our high-frequency background. High-frequency and high-speed design worlds are colliding where designs using multi-Gb/s data rates are seeing effects previously seen only in RF and microwave designs. Stop by booth #1601 to see how our breadth of high-frequency simulators can be used to analyze the complete serial link. Details on all we�re doing at DAC.

Three masters of logic wanted to find out who was the wisest one. So they invited the grand master, who took them into a dark room and said: "I will paint the forehead of each one of you with a red or a blue dot. When you walk out and see at least one red dot, raise your hand. The person who states what color is the dot on her own forehead first, wins." Then he painted only red dots on every one. When they went out everybody had their hands up and after a while one of them said: "I have a red dot on my head." How could she be so sure?
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