Sonnet launches 64-b EM Solver

April 26, 2007

Sonnet Software, known for their high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) modeling and simulation software, has announced the latest SONNET(R) Suites Professional(TM) Release 11. The new software release includes a 64-b EM solver capable of performing full-wave EM analysis with no limitation on a computer's physical memory capacity. The solver performance is boosted by 40 percent for microprocessors from Intel and AMD. The release also introduces the Sonnet Cluster capability, which provides easy setup of distributed computing systems for high-speed processing of complex problems. This latest software release features Co-calibrated(TM) Ports using a new de-embedding technology that enables perfect calibration of internal port groups for a modeled circuit or network. The software release allows users to tightly interface with their EDA platform of choice, including Agilent ADS, Applied Wave Research's Microwave Office(R), or Cadence(R) Virtuoso(R). Sonnet Software (www.sonnetsoftware.com)

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.