Sonnet Suites - New Features
Sonnet announces the availability of the SONNET® Suites Professional™ Release 13 to customers. All Sonnet customers with current software maintenance
agreements may download, install and license this powerful new release for the Sonnet Professional
Suite, Level3 Gold, Level2 Silver or Level2 Basic Suite. The software is available by download from
Sonnet’s web site, and customers are invited to contact their Sonnet Technical Sales Representative for details on accessing the release download.
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Algorithm improvement and further parallelization for our 64-bit solver engines yield significant improvement in the analysis of larger simulations.
Sonnet provides a high frequency EM model extraction client for Cadence Virtuoso, reading your source PCells, process stackup information, and returning models with layout look-alike schematic symbols
Starting with Release 13, Sonnet's edge ports can be configured to use independent reference planes. This provides additional freedom to the creative RF designer.
Diagonal ports enable edge and internal circuit connections at any direction. Rotated Components enable you to model SMD components at any angle.
Micro via arrays are used heavily for RFIC interconnects and metal stacking. Sonnet captures their performance efficiently with new via array modeling technology.
Via metal properties in Sonnet are now specified independently from planar metals. The new via loss properties are now independent of cell size or connecting planar metal.
The Sonnet API to Agilent ADS is more flexible for advanced users, and easier to use for new customers. Support for diagonal ports, Sonnet's unique Co-Cal Ports, and the new via metal and meshing are also integrated.
The introduction of States to the Sonnet API to AWR now provide configurations for Sonnet that can be loaded in a single click. Many new options are also now available for advanced users.
SonnetLab is a free MATLAB® toolbox that enables users to control and automate Sonnet's 3D planar electromagnetic simulator in the MATLAB environment.
Exporting from Sonnet to GDSII is now process-aware, enabling you to export selected Sonnet artwork and features to GDSII stream/types appropriate for your process.
Conductor Surface Roughness Modeling*
A new planar metal definition type provides both loss and phase velocity changes due to conductor surface roughness.
A new mesh connectivity checker lets you check with a click what parts of your circuit have DC mesh connectivity. A helpful tool for checking circuit connections.
The new Example Browser finds examples of interest to you for your technology. Quickly find, load, and experiment with examples that have already been created for you.
Sonnet now computes heat flux for lossy conductors and resistors, which may be exported for use in a thermal analysis tool. How much heat will your circuit or component produce?
The entry-level Sonnet Suites have received a tune-up, gaining the ability to solve larger problems, more ports, and more--without raising price! See what we've added to your suite.
*Indicates that feature is in Sonnet Professional Versions only.
