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EMPro

(Electro-Magnetic Professional)

Workshop

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EMPro Workshop Version 2.0

Objectives

o During the course of the EMPro workshop, students will learn how to use

EMPro to complete Electro-Magnetic (EM) simulation flow and process

from solid modeling, simulation setup, simulations, data display, and post-

processing

o Students will also learn the most prevalent EM simulation technologies,

FEM (Finite Element Method) and FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain)

technologies

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Agenda

Module 1: Introduction to 3D EM Technologies

Module 2: EMPro Basics

Module 3: EMPro Electro-Magnetic Simulations

Module 4: Data Display and Post-processing in EMPro

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Module 1: Introduction to

3D EM Technologies

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3D EM Simulation Technologies

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FDTD

FEM MoM 3D Planar structures

Full Wave and Quasi-Static

Dense & Compressed Solvers

Frequency Domain

Multiport simulation at

no additional cost

High Q

3D Arbitrary Structures

Full Wave EM Simulation

Direct, Iterative Solvers

Frequency Domain EM

Multiport simulation at

no additional cost

High Q

3D arbitrary structures

Full Wave EM simulations

Handles much larger and complex problems

Time Domain EM

Simulate full size cell phone antennas

EM simulations per each port

GPU based hardware acceleration

FDTD ( Finite Difference Time Domain )

FEM ( Finite Element Method )

MoM ( Method of Moment )

EMPro Workshop Version 2.0

Agilent EEsof’s Integrated 3D EM Flow

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EMPro Platform ADS Platform

FDTD Simulator FEM Simulator Momentum Simulator

Parameterized

3D

Components

Layout

CAD Data

3D Modeling Circuit Design

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A Reference Example For Co-Design with 3D EM

RFIC Differential Power Amplifier Test Board

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Single Ended PA Input

Single Ended PA Output

LTCC

Balun

Package

Bondwires

LTCC

Balun Si

PA

PCB

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3D Component Technology for 3D EM Simulations

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EMPro Platform ADS Platform

Custom

Parameterized

3D Components

o Bridges circuit designers to 3D EM simulation space

o Augments ADS 2D layout drawing into 3D EM space for packages

o Two types of 3D components

ADS default 3D components

Custom Parameterized 3D components

ADS Default 3D

Components

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You Can Build Custom 3D Component Library for

ADS Circuit/EM Co-Simulations

o Build a set of custom 3D component library for ADS

Very useful library when a package is often combined with a layout

Makes dynamic EM simulations for package plus layout a lot easier

Multiple packages can be added to the package 3D EM component design kit

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ADS 3D EM Package

Component Custom

Library

EMPro Workshop Version 2.0

EMPro (Electro-Magnetic Professional)

o Modern 3D EM Design Environment

o Flexible choice of full wave 3D EM simulation technologies, FDTD and FEM

o Wide range of industry standard CAD format support such as SAT, Pro-E, and odb++ format

o Parameterized Solid Modeling

o Supports Windows & Linux

o Innovative 3D Component Technology that bridges 3D EM design environment to your favorite circuit design environment, ADS

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EMPro Workshop Version 2.0