New Features in Sonnet 7 0 Planar Electromagnetic

New Features in Sonnet® 7. 0 Planar Electromagnetic Analysis A New Benchmark in Capability by James C. Rautio Sonnet Software, Inc.

Sonnet Design Flow Sonnet Project Editor GDS II DXF Cadence Physical Design Translation Xpedion Mentor Agilent Ansoft S-Parameters Y-Parameters Z-Parameters Sonnet em® Solver EM Optimization

Typical Sonnet Applications l l l Circuit, antennas and high-speed interconnects with one or more signal layers Microstrip, stripline, multi-layer, PCB Planar filters and distributed filters including SMT devices Exploring the nature of a circuit by manually tuning or automatically sweeping layout parameters. Optimizing to match ideal, desired, or measured circuit response

Planar Discontinuity Analysis

Planar Filters Sonnet Calculated Current Density at 1. 5 GHz HTSC microstrip filter – Sonnet vs. Meas. |S 21| meas/calc |S 11| meas/calc Successful design achieved in first fabrication!

Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, February 2001, pp. 65 -67.

Multi-layer / LTCC 7 -layer LTCC Bluetooth design Courtesy National Semiconductor Corp. Measured vs. Simulated

Design and Optimization of Multi. Layer Components Schematic Initial Layout

Design and Optimization of Multi. Layer Components Layer 0 Layer 1 Layer 2 Create/Set Parameters for Swept Geometry Analysis or for EM-based Optimization

Design and Optimization of Multi. Layer Components Layer 1

LTCC Component Design Multi-layer Capacitor Multi-layer Inductor

New Features in Sonnet Release 7. 0 Circuit parameters and dimensioning l Parameter sweep analysis l Geometry optimization based on EM analysis l Automated Circuit Subdivision l Extensive help facility l New product line l

Parameterization and Dimensioning l l l Parameters control circuit geometry Parameters may be set, changed, and swept in EM analysis to create design curves Dimensions display distance between any two vertices

Parameterization Example 2 -Layer Hybrid Coupler Example

Parameterization Example Parameter L_1 Created to Investigate Different Lengths for the 2 -layer Inductor

Parameterization Example L_1 = 1. 2 L_1 = 1. 8

Parameterization Example Parameter Sweep Analysis – L_1 = [1. 2 … 1. 8] L_1 = 1. 2

Parameterization Example Parameter Sweep Analysis – L_1 = [1. 2 … 1. 8] L_1 = 1. 2 L_1 = 1. 4

Parameterization Example Parameter Sweep Analysis – L_1 = [1. 2 … 1. 8] L_1 = 1. 2 L_1 = 1. 4 L_1 = 1. 6

Parameterization Example Parameter Sweep Analysis – L_1 = [1. 2 … 1. 8] L_1 = 1. 2 L_1 = 1. 4 L_1 = 1. 6 L_1 = 1. 8 Develop Design Curves to Locate Optimum Value

EM-Based Optimization

Combining Netlist and Geometry Projects Network List (Netlist) Project Geometry Project with Inductor Simulation of the netlist project automatically invokes EM simulation of the geometry project

Hybrid Analysis A Typical Power Amplifier

Hybrid Analysis Example Transistor Data Inserted Here Dielectric Bricks Model Air Gap Effects Between Substrate and Discrete Transistor SMT Cap Model Inserted Here

Hybrid Analysis Example

Automated Circuit Subdivision Creates Unifying Netlist and 3 Efficient Geometries for Analysis

Extensive New Help Complete manuals on line, Japanese version at http: //www. sonnetusa. com/jp l Full search capability l Detailed tutorials l Numerous examples l Context sensitive help l

Extensive New Help

Sonnet Product Line Sonnet Professional l Sonnet Level 2 (Basic, Silver, Gold – new in V 7) l Sonnet Lite and Lite. Plus (new in V 7) l Full credit for previous purchases when upgrading l

Sonnet Lite Free, fully functional l Can analyze up to 2 signal layers, 4 ports, 16 MB RAM l Same functional interface as full packages l Geometry parameters and 1 parameter sweep analysis l No time-out! l

Sonnet Lite. Plus Upgrade from Sonnet Lite (US$495) l DXF design import/export l Increase to 6 ports, 32 MB RAM l Add optimization of 1 parameter l

Sonnet Level 2 l Three suites: Basic, Silver, and Gold 2 signal layers, 3 dielectric layers, 6 ports l Level 2 Basic l – 64 MB RAM, Optimization/ Parameter sweep of 2 parameters – US$3, 995 l Level 2 Silver – 128 MB RAM, Automated Circuit Subdivision – US$7, 995 l Level 2 Gold – 256 MB RAM – US$11, 995

Sonnet Professional No software-imposed limits on memory, ports, layers or parameters l Very serious users l PC and UNIX (Sun Solaris, HP UX) l

Conclusion l Many new features in Sonnet 7. 0 including: – Projects – Parameterization – Optimization – Automatic circuit subdivision – Extensive new help – New product line. l Sets a new benchmark for ease of use, capability, and accuracy.