Advanced Design System - 2001
Fundamentals
Course Part Number N3211A/B
from Agilent EEsof EDA
Customer Education
E8900-90346 Instructor Slides - September, 2001
3 days of intensive
training - prerequisite for
all other ADS courses.
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Introductions & Logistics:
•Instructor: ____________________
•Students: Introduce yourself, your job,
your experience with CAE tools,
and your expectations for this class.
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What is the value of this class?
With the aid of an instructor,
you get hands-on experience. .
You practice using ADS
You learn the same methods
used by ADS experts in the
examples directory...
You gain expertise
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Topics and measurements in this class:
Built-in example designs
System behavioral models
Amp, filter, and mixer measurements
Measurement equations
DC simulations: curves, bias, sweeps
Models, parameters, libraries
AC simulations: gain, group delay, noise
Tuning component parameters
S-parameters: matching & optimization
Momentum, E-Syn, DAC
Transient & Harmonic Balance
2-tone simulations such as TOI (IP3)
Noise figure, power and distortion
Circuit Envelope simulations
Modulated sources: GSM & CDMA
Ptolemy simulation
and more…
RFIC, RF board,
uWave circuits,
and Systems..
Applies to:
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Schedule of Topics and Lab exercises
1 . Circuit Simulation Fundamentals
2. System Design Fundamentals
3. DC Simulation and circuit modeling
4. AC Simulation and parameter tuning
5. S-Parameters and Optimization
6. Filters - Trans, E-Syn, Momentum
7. Harmonic Balance Simulations
8. Circuit Envelope Simulation
9. Final Circuit & System simulations
Approximately 3 topics per day:
Day 1Day 1
Day 2Day 2
Day 3Day 3
Labs 2 - 9 cover
design and testing of
a receiver system and
the amplifier and filter
circuits for the
system.
Extra: The instructor may have class exercises or demos, if
applicable. Also, if time allows, ask for information on other
topics, circuit simulations, Design Guides, or examples.
GOAL: Complete all the labs - you will be busy!
Lab 1 covers the user
interface, schematic
capture, and
simulation basics.
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How this class is structured:
Instructor describes the theory
and the lab exercise using
overhead slides, demos, etc.
Fund[1]Fund[1]
Fund[2]Fund[2]
All exercises build on each other.
Optional steps are not required and
are for fast-paced students.
Extra Exercises are provided for
future practice.
Average lab time:
about 1.5 hrs (+/- 15 min).
Average lecture time:
30 min (+/- 10 min).
Lab Exercises: 75 %Lecture: 25 %
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Other Logistics:
About the computers and the
course materials (next slide)
•Class hours: ____________________
•Food - lunch, etc.: _______________
•Restroom, phone: ______________
•Anything else ?
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Course Materials:
•WORKBOOK
– Contains: slides, lab exercises, appendix.
•About the COMPUTERS
– Login: ____________________
– Password: _________________
It’s time to get started...
E8900-90345 ADS Fundamentals Student Guide
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ADS basics and Circuit
Simulation Fundamentals
Topic 1:
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Here is ADS Simplified: 3 steps
Plot or list data &
write equations.
Insert circuit &
system components
and set up the
simulation.
Layout / Momentum.Layout / Momentum.
Simulation results
(data) are written to
a dataset.
Netlist is
automatically sent to
the simulator.
STEP 1: design capture
STEP 2: Simulation
STEP 3: display the results