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AMCAD was founded in 2004 as a spin-off of the XLIM Laboratory (joint venture CNRS - University of Limoges)

Satisfied Customers are the top priority for everything we do at AMCAD Engineering.

Located in Limoges, France, AMCAD Engineering offices are close to the main building of the Ester Technopole

AMCAD Engineering is a rapidly growing company based on excellence and shared responsibility, where individuality and teamwork join forces.

• Load-Pull
  • Hybrid Load-Pull

    This video describes VNA-based hybrid Load-Pull technique and highlights the capabilities of IVCAD to handle such measurements.

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• GaN FET Modeling
  • Agilent/Maury/AMCAD Webinar on Compact Transistor Modeling

    1 hour free webcast covering Nonlinear Characterization and Modeling through Pulsed IV/S-Parameters

  • GaN FET Modeling Tool Main Features

    AMCAD’ original FET model is a measurement-based analytical model developed for the purpose of fitting measured electrical behavior of FETs.

  • IVCAD Modeling System

    IVCAD software platform offers a complete, turn-key modeling flow and the quickest path to advanced design.

  • Maintenance

    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

  • On-site training courses

    AMCAD proposes training courses on both IVCAD modelling plug-in and modelling tasks

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

    This article was published in Microwave Journal’s March 2012 issue.

• Volterra series modeling

• IV plug-in
  • Wafer Mapping

    This IVCAD plug-in allows users to create a visual display of test data, showing parameters distribution on a wafer map.

• Load-Pull plug-in
  • Source-pull Converter

    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 (...)

  • Visualization of Harmonic Load-Pull Measurements

    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.

• Give your circuit a check-up with STAN !

  With new design kits for Agilent ADS 2009/2011, STAN automation for AWR Microwave Office, give your circuit a check-up and save months in development using STAN tool for linear and non-linear stability analysis of your (...)

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 (...)

The BILT/IVCAD pulsed characterization system is the first to allow engineers and transistor designers to characterize and model GaN FETs by performing synchronized Pulsed IV and Pulsed S-Parameter measurements and developing Compact Transistor (...)

Ideal for High-Voltage Fast-Switching Transistor Characterization. The AM241 Drain probe head is intended for high voltage SiC, JFET, MOSFET, IGBT transistors pulsed measurements.

• A Non-Linear Electrothermal Model of AlGaN/GaN HEMT for Switch Applications

  This article describes a versatile model of AlGaN/GaN HEMT able to operate in switch mode or/and in amplifier design.

AMCAD Engineering today announced the upgrade of its PIV semiconductor device analyzer family for the next generation of High Voltage Fast Switching (HVFS) Transistors.

AMCAD Engineering has moved its headquarters, engineering center and lab to new, larger premises in Limoges, France.

Dr. Alain Xiong will present a paper on GaN HEMT modeling for switch applications.

June 7th, 2012 @ BUC/ FRANCE AMCAD - MAURY - AGILENT

to discover live demos of 1kV PIV system, hybrid Load-Pull, stability analysis software, and discuss with our expert!

Date/Time: March 27, 2012; 10am PT / 1pm ET / 5pm UTC

See Demos, Meet STAN, attend MicroApps and more! Come and learn about our latest Measurement, modeling and design services (Compact models & Behavioral models with memory effects)

See Demos, Learn about IVCAD, Meet STAN and More! Meet AMCAD Experts at MicroApps Presentations

AMCAD will present: "Stability Analysis of Microwave Circuits"

June 20th - A 90 minute forum and webcast, featuring experts in RF linear and nonlinear device measurement, characterization and circuit design.

Stability analysis software helps to reveal any unwanted oscillations in an amplifier or other high-frequency design before committing the design to an expensive foundry run.

As an official sponsor, AMCAD Engineering will be participating to the 6th Space Agency – MOD Workshop on Wide Bandgap semiconductors and components 8-9th October 2012 (ESA ESTEC – Noordwijk – The (...)

• AMCAD Engineering Announces STAN tool for circuit stability analysis

  AMCAD Engineering, a supplier of new RF & Microwave solutions for advanced design, announced today STAN tool, an automated stability analysis tool for RF & Microwave circuit designers.

• AMCAD to Demonstrate STAN Tool for Microwave Circuit Stability Analysis

  AMCAD Engineering is showing its newest automated stability analysis tool for RF and microwave circuit designers at European Microwave Week (Stand 523), October 11 to 13, Manchester Central, Manchester, (...)

• Device Characterization Seminar Tour 2011

  Device Characterization Seminar Tour 2011

• IMS 2011 - Visit AMCAD on stand #714

  Visit AMCAD at the Booth (#714) on Agilent Avenue during IMS 2011 in Baltimore.

• Microwave Journal Interview at EuMW 2011

  David Vye, Technical Editor at the Microwave Journal spent some time with Steve Dudkiewicz, Maury’s Director of Business Development, at European Microwave in Manchester this year. They discussed Maury’s partnerships with AMCAD Engineering and (...)

• Upcoming Events

  See us at WAMICOM, MTTs, EUMWs and COMCAS symposiums in 2011!

• AMCAD Engineering Announces Version 3.1 of its IVCAD software platform

  AMCAD Engineering, a supplier of new RF & Microwave solutions for advanced design, today announced Version 3.1 of its IVCAD software platform. AMCAD’s software suite offers a unique set of tools for RF & microwave measurements, data (...)

• AMCAD Engineering reinforces its high skilled modeling team

  AMCAD Engineering hires A. Xiong, PhD with a 5 years relevant experience in nonlinear electro thermal modeling

• Maury Microwave and AMCAD Engineering Announce a Development and Distribution Partnership for Advanced Measurement and Modeling Software and Pulsed IV Systems

  Maury Microwave Corporation and AMCAD Engineering have signed an exclusive development and distribution agreement with regards to AMCAD’s advanced measurement suite, IVCAD, and its PIV/PLP family of pulsed IV (...)

• Agilent Technologies’ Advanced Design System for RF and Microwave High-Power Device Models Receives AMCAD Engineering Endorsement

  Agilent and AMCAD today announced that AMCAD has endorsed Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) software for the development of advanced high-power device models.

• AMCAD Newsletter - September 2009

  Read our latest Newsletter !

• EuMIC 2009 Young Engineer Paper

  The paper “A New Nonlinear HEMT Model for AlGaN/GaN Switch Applications” was the winner of the €2,000 EuMIC Young Engineer Prize

• PIV-240-10 Datasheet Release

  AMCAD Engineering, the supplier of high performance professionnal pulsed IV solutions, now has available a new datasheet on its PIV-240-10 high-power pulse generator

• Pulsed Test Systems Characterize Power FETs

  Microwaves & RF Magazine cover page

• Upcoming Events

  Come see us at European Microwave Week in Rome and RF&Hyper Europe in Paris

• Agilent Names AMCAD as Official Channel Partner

  Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) and AMCAD Engineering (France), a provider of new RF & microwave solutions for advanced design, have announced that AMCAD has been named an Agilent Channel (...)

• AMCAD Announces Sale of its Pulsed IV/ RF Measurement System to European Space Agency

  AMCAD Engineering, a provider of new RF & microwave solutions for advanced design, today announces sale of its pulsed IV/ RF measurement system to European Space Agency (ESA).

• AMCAD Engineering Announces Launch of New Generation High Power Pulsed IV / RF System

  AMCAD Engineering has just introduced new generation high power pulsed IV/RF measurement system, designed for GaN or LDMOS high-power devices characterization.

• AMCAD New Website

  AMCAD is proud to present its brand-new website!

• AMCAD Announces Launch of Pulsed IV/RF System

  AMCAD Engineering today announced the launch of its new generation pulsed IV/RF measurement system. This Pulsed IV/RF System will offer AMCAD customers the most versatile, robust and accurate Pulsed IV/RF measurement system on the (...)

• AMCAD Engineering extends RF & microwave measurement capabilities

  AMCAD Engineering has recently acquired advanced RF & microwave test equipment for its laboratory of Limoges, France, in order to complete and improve its measurement capabilities.

• Personnel/ PIN Diode Model

  To complete its technical competences in the modeling field of microwave components, AMCAD Engineering is proud to announce the appointement of Dr. Emmanuel Gatard.