High Frequency Planar EM Analysis Suites from Sonnet Software
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Conformal Meshing
Unlimited number of dielectric layers, memory and ports
Unlimited Internal components and co-calibrated ports
Sweep Analysis and Optimization of unlimited parameters
DXF, GDSII import/export
Support for Linux and Windows
emCluster® (Cluster Computing)
Parallel processing for multicore CPUs
2000 MB Memory Allowed
3 signal conductor levels + gnd
Unlimited Internal components and co-calibrated ports
Components for Vendor SMD models
Sweep Analysis and Optimization of 4 parameters
DXF import/export
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256 MB Memory Allowed
2 signal conductor levels + gnd
Up to 8 Port Circuits
Unlimited internal components
Sweep Analysis and Optimization of 2 parameters
DXF import/export
Optional Far Field Viewer
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2 signal conductor levels + gnd
128 MB Memory Allowed
Up to 6 Port Circuits
Unlimited ideal internal components
Sweep Analysis and Optimization of 2 parameters
DXF import/export
Optional Far Field Viewer
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2 signal layers + gnd
64 MB Memory Allowed
Up to 6 Port Circuits
Sweep Analysis and Optimization of 1 parameter
3 ideal internal components
DXF import/export
Interface to AWR Microwave Office and Agilent ADS
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Create, save and analyze arbitrary planar circuits
2 signal layers + gnd
32 MB Memory Allowed (Registered Installations Only)
Up to 4 Port Circuits
3 ideal internal components (L, R, C)
Sweep Analysis of 1 parameter
Interface to AWR Microwave Office and Agilent ADS
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High Frequency Planar EM Analysis Suites from Sonnet Software
Sonnet Lite
Sonnet
LitePlus
32 MB (Registered)
1 MB (Unregistered)
64MB
128 MB
256 MB
2000 MB
Unlimited
2 + GND
2 + GND
2 + GND
2 + GND
3 + GND
Unlimited
4
6
6
8
Unlimited
Unlimited
Edge Ports
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Internal Ports
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Via Ports
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Auto-Grounded Internal Ports
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Product Suite
Analysis Memory Allowed
Metal Levels Allowed
Circuit Ports
Sonnet Level2 Sonnet Level2 Sonnet Level3
Basic
Silver
Gold
Co-calibrated Internal Ports
Internal Components
Ideal (lumped) Components
Sonnet
Professional
3
3
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
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Component Ports for External Attachment
Vendor Data Model Components
64-bit Solver Engine
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Parallel Processing for Multicore Processors
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Box Resonance Detection
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Palette of Standard Geometries
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Rough Metal Modeling
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Conformal Mesh
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Thick Metal
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Uniaxially Anisotropic Dielectric Modeling
Causal Dielectric Modeling
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Triangle (diagonal) Subsections
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DC S-Parameters
Circuit GEO Parameters
Number of Parameters for Parameter Sweep Analysis
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1
Circuit Optimization
Number of Parameters for Circuit Optimization
None
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4
Unlimited
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Automated User-Guided Circuit Subdivision
2
4
Unlimited
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(2 layers)
(2 layers)
(2 layers)
(3 layers)
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GDSII Translator (import/export)
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Gerber Translator (import/export)
(Option)
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Hierarchical Designs through netlists
DXF Translator (import/export)
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Sonnet Lite
Sonnet
LitePlus
Agilent ADS Interface (Import/Export)
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(Option)
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AWR’s Microwave Office Interface (Import/Export)
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(Option)
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Auto Documentation
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(Option)
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Product Suite
Broadband Spice Extraction including Inductor
Model Extraction
Sonnet Level2 Sonnet Level2 Sonnet Level3
Basic
Silver
Gold
Cadence Virtuoso Interface
Sonnet
Professional
(Option)
Agilent Genesys Interface
Available through Agilent - Works with all Sonnet suites
Far-field Radiation Pattern Display
(Option)
(Option)
Floating Network License Support
(Option)
(Option)
(Option)
(Option)
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emCluster using Platform LSF (LSF Cluster)
(Option)
emCluster® using Sonnet Networking (Sonnet
Cluster)
(Option)
OS Supported
PC Windows
PC Windows
PC Windows
PC Windows
PC Windows
PC Windows
Linux
Other features found only in the Sonnet Professional Suite:
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Unlimited
Memory use, ports, dielectric layers and metal conductor levels
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Multicore Processor Computing
Apply the power of desktop parallel processing for significantly faster simulations.
Available as the Desktop Solver (6 cores) or High Performance Solver (32 cores).
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Unlimited number of parameters
For parameterization and optimization
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Dielectric Bricks
Embedded dielectrics and dielectric discontinuity analysis (holes, overlays, resonators,
etc.)
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Conformal Mesh
A patented Sonnet feature that analyzes transmission lines with diagonal or curved
edges with a significantly higher degree of efficiency
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Advanced meshing controls
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Licensing
Features to support both single user and multiple user network environments. EM
analysis jobs may be submitted to remote processing queues, making the most
efficient use of network solver licenses.
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Kinetic inductance metal
loss
Model for high temperature super conductor (HTSC) modeling
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Linux x86 platforms
The Sonnet Professional suite is available for Linux OS (Redhat, SuSE) in addition to
Microsoft Windows
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DC S-parameter Calculation
Computes S-parameter solution for DC that is crucial for circuit simulation
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Integration with Cadence
Virtuoso
Optional Interface provides EM analysis within the Cadence Virtuoso platform
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emCluster Computing
Accelerate your EM Analysis by using parallel processing on a simulation server
"cluster" and maximize utilization of valuable IT resources
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Remote em computing
Enables sharing of high-end computing resources for centralized back end EM job
processing
Meshing controls that may be set on a polygon-by-polygon basis
Contact Sonnet Software for more information regarding Level2 & Level3 Suite Options for:
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Far Field Viewer
Far-field antenna radiation pattern analysis
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Agilent ADS Interface
Interface to the Agilent ADS design environment
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GDSII Translator
GDSII file import/export
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Gerber Translator
Import and Export single and multi-layer Gerber files
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Network Licensing
Floating network license support including remote em computing (Level3 Only)
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AWR Microwave Office Interface
Interface to the AWR Microwave Office and Analog Office design environments
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Broadband Spice
Broadband Spice Model Extraction and Inductor Model Extraction from S-parameter
simulation results.
These products are available for addition to any Sonnet Level2 or Level3 Suite.