AWR Software V22.1 Offers Integration and Interoperability

Import Designs into Virtuoso Platform for Multi-Technology Integration

New capabilities in V22.1 support an export pathway to Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor and Virtuoso Layout Suite. Create and analyze silicon RF/mmWave IP utilizing Virtuoso PDKs in Microwave Office software and share the schematic and layout with Virtuoso software ready for analysis, design integration, and backend verification flows. Interoperability between these software tools facilitates the design and analysis of RF/microwave, analog, and digital design elements together.

AWR to Allegro Platform- Integrating RF IP into PCB Manufacturing Layout

Platform interoperability enhancements in V22.1 allow layout engineers using the Allegro PCB platform to integrate RF design data from AWR software directly. This eliminates manual design re-entry and ensures the design data is identical to the version developed by the RF engineer by aligning the common data to both the RF design and its defining components with those used in the layout environment. Design data includes drawing and material layers that define metal layers used for RF traces and can be characterized through EM analysis in the AWR platform, surface mount components, and the physical footprint and padstack definitions. When the RF design is complete, the RF engineer can easily export the design as a new Cadence Unified Design library, which packages up all the information for the layout engineer to integrate the RF design into the PCB design.

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Cadence Design Systems