Thine Electronics Selects Agilent Technologies' High-Frequency Electronic Design Automation Tools to Speed RFIC Design
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2003 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today
announced that Thine Electronics Inc. has selected Agilent's high-frequency
electronic design automation (EDA) tools to help speed RF integrated circuit
(RFIC) design. Thine uses Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS) and RF
Design Environment (RFDE) to develop wireless communications products such
as buffer amplifiers for mobile phones and wireless LANs.
"It is very important for Thine Electronics to respond quickly to customer
requirements and deliver superior products to the market," said Kazutaka
Nogami, director, Business Unit III, Thine Electronics. "The ability to
perform high-speed, frequency-domain simulation with Agilent's EDA tools has
played an important role in the early release of our handset buffer
amplifier RFIC, which was announced in July."
Thine Electronics uses ADS and RFDE to obtain frequency-based simulation
results for their RFIC designs. This technique dramatically reduced the time
Thine Electronics spent performing simulations compared with traditional,
time-domain analysis. The improved simulation speeds were a deciding factor
in Thine Electronics' decision to purchase additional seats of Agilent ADS
and RFDE. Because Thine Electronics is a fabless company, the availability
of a wide variety of foundry design kits for use with ADS and RFDE was also
a factor in the purchasing decision.
Thine Electronics plans to continue introducing RF wireless communication
large-scale integrated circuits, and to improve their IC performance by
using the Agilent Ptolemy simulator in ADS for design and verification.
About Agilent Advanced Design System and Agilent RF Design Environment
Agilent ADS software offers a complete set of front-to-back simulation and
layout tools for RF and microwave IC design in a single, integrated design
flow. Agilent RFDE is an RF EDA software environment that tightly integrates
leading RF simulation technologies from Agilent ADS into Cadence Design
System's industry-standard analog and mixed signal design flow.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in
communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The
company's 30,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries.
Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about
Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
