AMCAD Engineering

Script Server

AMCAD Engineering — 2012-04-05T16:28:54Z

This video highlights the capabilities of IVCAD script editor and script server for automatic measurements, and how to drive IVCAD from an external program. - IV plug-in / Position 4

Technical Feature - Compact Transistor Models: The Roadmap to First-Pass Amplifier Design Success.

AMCAD Engineering — 2012-04-05T14:00:51Z

This article was published in Microwave Journal's March 2012 issue.
Download Article (pdf, 670 Ko)
This article can also be viewed directly on the Microwave Journal website.
Amplifier designers are under more stress than ever to release effective products in the least amount of time and maximize profitability; meaning first-pass design success and being first-to-market. Gone are the days when engineers could cut and paste, design by trial and error, and work at their own pace to release (...) - GaN FET Modeling / Position 3

Agilent/Maury/AMCAD Webinar on Compact Transistor Modeling

AMCAD Engineering — 2012-04-05T13:08:25Z

1 hour free webcast covering Nonlinear Characterization and Modeling through Pulsed IV/S-Parameters
You can now playback or download the on-demand recording and/or download copy of the slides (pdf, 11,3Mo)
Who Should View this Webcast?
Semiconductor Fabs, Fabless Semiconductor Designers, Transistor Designers, Modeling Engineers, Amplifier Designers, Gallium Nitride (GaN) Users.
What is the Webcast About?
Amplifier designers have been making use of modern transistor models since their (...) - GaN FET Modeling / Position 1

New PIV Specifications

AMCAD Engineering — 2011-10-18T12:34:49Z

The Pulse IV system is now available with 5 different drain probe heads. The latest 200mA probe head is now dedicated to pulsed measurement of small transistors (FETs & HBTs) where high measurement accuracy is needed.
This latest 200mA small power drain power head completes the existing panel of PIV solutions composed of:
* Two probes heads (10A & 30A) dedicated to short pulse IV applications on power devices.
* Two probes heads (10A & 30A) dedicated to pulsed load pull in (...) - Pulsed IV/RF system / Position 2

On-site training courses

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-05-14T13:50:44Z

AMCAD proposes training courses on both IVCAD modelling plug-in and modelling tasks
Standard training
This one-day course reviews the functionalities of IVCAD modelling plug-in, applied to the modelling of a FET device.
Step by step, the modelling process is described from linear to non-linear modelling including thermal and trapping effects modelling, until the model implementation in commercial simulation
Advanced modeling training course
This five days course (in 2 sessions) reviews (...) - GaN FET Modeling

Maintenance

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-05-14T13:48:22Z

AMCAD considers ongoing maintenance and support to be critical to the ongoing viability of the company in the future and a key to securing new clients in the present
Standard support program
Maintenance Service Plan includes automatic software updates and enhancements and access to AMCAD Technical Support during Business Hours. One technical site contacts are entitled to one year of unlimited phone, e-mail, and web-based support for installation, configuration, usage issues, (...) - GaN FET Modeling

IVCAD Modeling System

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-05-14T13:32:34Z

IVCAD software platform offers a complete, turn-key modeling flow and the quickest path to advanced design.
In a unified measurement and modeling environment, accurate and efficient model parameter extraction can be performed from pulsed IV and pulsed RF measurements, and validated through dedicated Load-Pull measurements.
This modeling system address all FET devices (MESFETs, HEMTs, LDMOS) on gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), as well as many other technologies such as indium (...) - GaN FET Modeling

GaN FET Modeling Tool Main Features

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-05-14T12:52:42Z

AMCAD' original FET model is a measurement-based analytical model developed for the purpose of fitting measured electrical behavior of FETs.
The model equations were developed concurrently with the parameter extraction techniques to ensure the model contains only parameters that are extractable from measured data.The modelling tool is organized in an extraction flow, following the model extraction steps:
- Meas. data management
- Small signal model
- IV model
- Non-linear (...) - GaN FET Modeling

Source-pull Converter

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-01-18T09:11:27Z

Using the Source-Pull converter plug-in, IVCAD allows real-time observation of source pull measurement results. This patent-pending technique has been developed by AMCAD Engineering in order to facilitate and accelerate the source and load pull measurements of active devices.
From customer’s feedback, AMCAD Engineering has developed an advanced source and load pull technique called the source pull converter solution.
With this tool, simultaneous optimization of both source and load (...) - Load-Pull plug-in

Visualization of Harmonic Load-Pull Measurements

AMCAD Engineering — 2010-01-14T12:30:39Z

This set of videos shows an example of a complete multi-harmonic load pull optimization process using the AMCAD load pull setup in S band.
The target of this process is to find the transistor’s optimal operating condition which leads to an output power higher than 36dBm with a dissipated power lower than 2W associated to efficiency higher than 70%.
Step 1/6: Optimization of the fundamental load impedance
This part of the job highlights the "Extended load pull” viewer plug-in (...) - Load-Pull plug-in