AWR

AWR®
Corp.
Overview
CORPORATION

The Innovation
Leader in
High-Frequency
EDA

CORPORATE BROCHURE

MICROWAVE OFFICE® VISUAL SYSTEM SIMULATOR™ AXIEM™

 AWR CORPORATION
AT-A-GLANCE

Founded
1994

Corporate
Headquarters
1960 East Grand Ave.,
Suite 430, Since 1998 and the introduction of AWR’s first Microsoft

El Segundo, California 90245 Office-like UI and PC/Windows-based software product, our

USA software design tools have been used to create anything

and everything from simple components to complex, highly-
Employees
integrated circuits such as RFICs and Monolithic Microwave
100+
Integrated Circuits (MMICs) that operate from very low
Private Company frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum to near
Profitable optical wavelengths.
Primary Business Today more than 700 corporate customers rely on AWR
Electronic design software-- ranging in size from small firms to Fortune 100 Joe Pekarek
AWR Founder/CTO
automation software and services and include the majority of the world’s manufacturers of high-
Websites frequency electronic components and systems. The reason is simple: AWR as well
www.awrcorp.com as its design software was created by design engineers for design engineers, and is
www.awr.tv optimized to make the creation, refinement, and manufacture of complex products
faster, more reliable, and less costly than competitive offerings.

AWR’s mission then and now is to dramatically increase the productivity of gigahertz
electronic product development. The company’s key differentiator is its core technology,
which embodies years of knowledge and expertise in RF, microwave, and millimeter
wave design. The AWR open and flexible software architecture maximizes user
efficiency by enabling designers to choose the best tool for each part of the design
process and integrating the entire design flow in a single, easy-to-use platform.

I invite you to learn more about AWR and to trial our software yourself.
Visit us at www.awrcorp.com.

Sincerely,

Joe Pekarek
AWR Founder/CTO
AWR’s yearly revenue trend versus EDA
Consortium industry revenue trend
(EDA scale in $B, AWR scale in $M).

AWR Innovation timeline

Company Founded Object-oriented Unified Data Model™, Real-time 3D Visual System XML-based vendor EM Socket™
EDA framework schematic, simulation view of layout Simulator™ with circuit/ libraries interface
with COM and layout co-design system co-simulation
interfaces and X-Models

1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

 With intense time-to-market pressures, our
designers need proven design flows that work
seamlessly and Microwave Office fills this need.

Dr. Simon Mahon, Director of MMIC Design

Mimix Broadband, Inc.

AWR, The Innovation Leader in HF EDA

Built by microwave designers for microwave designers, AWR software solutions are used
to design the critical RF and microwave portions of products such as cellular phones
and smartphones, cellular base station transceivers, satellite communications systems,
and defense systems for electronic warfare, radar, and communications. Engineers also
use AWR software in the design of wireless-enabled products that incorporate WiFi and
Bluetooth connectivity, cable and fiber-optic networks, and hundreds of other applications
that use wireless technology to “unwire” their systems. In addition, AWR provides
unparalleled customer support, ensuring that customers’ software
investments are leveraged to their fullest extent.

products
AWR’s software products target integrated circuits (ICs),
multi-chip modules (MCMs), and printed circuit boards
(PCBs) within electronic circuits and systems in the
wireless, high-frequency wire-line, and electro-optical
markets (applications operating above the 1 GHz
frequency range). These solutions include a complete
and integrated suite of EDA tools to streamline the
design process from concept through simulation to final
physical implementation.

EDA Technologies

• Analog, RF, and microwave design

• Linear and nonlinear circuit analysis

• Communications system analysis

• Electromagnetic (EM) simulation

• PCB and integrated circuit layout

• Design rule checking (DRC)

iNet™ Parasitic extraction Current annotation ACE™ - automated AXIEM™ 3D planar MRHB™ TDNN™ memory
socket, anytime in layout, multi- circuit extraction EM simulation effect modeling
extraction technology support technology technology

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010


AWR PRODUCT
PORTFOLIO
MMIC power amplifier layout in Microwave Office.
Ring oscillator layout in Analog Office.
The power and speed of AWR’s new AXIEM
3D planar EM software made it possible to
accurately and efficiently simulate the entire
structure of this very complex NDPA MMIC.
Chuck Campbell, Fellow
TriQuint Semiconductor
Microwave Office design suite
Microwave Office® design suite, AWR’s flagship product, was developed by MMIC
designer and AWR founder Dr. Joseph Pekarek because available tools were inadequate
for efficient MMIC design. Microwave Office encompasses all the tools required for
high-frequency IC (MIC, MMIC), RF printed circuit board (PCB), and module (MCM,
SiP) design. Its ability to make complex tasks within microwave design more
straightforward and intuitive combined with very high levels of precision
and speed makes Microwave Office the industry’s fastest growing RF/
microwave design platform. Its seamlessly-integrated functions include
linear and non-linear circuit simulators, electromagnetic (EM) analysis
tools, schematic and layout, statistical design capability, and parametric cell
libraries with built-in design-rule check (DRC).
The cornerstone of the AWR design flow is its Unified Data Model (UDM),
a unique, single, object-oriented database synchronized at its core, within the
database, not through multiple layers of software and translators. Whether
designs are being driven from the schematic, simulation, or layout, the Microwave
Office design platform provides everything needed to take an idea from concept
through simulation and directly to physical implementation—all in one platform.
AWR’s software tools are continually enhanced with next-generation technologies to
ensure they represent the state-of-the-art in user-productivity. AWR innovations include
APLAC® harmonic balance simulation technology, ACE automated circuit extraction
technology, Intelligent Net (iNet) technology, AXIEM 3D planar EM technology, and
patent-pending Multi-Rate Harmonic Balance (MRHB) technology, to name a few.
analog office
Based on the success of Microwave Office, sister product Analog Office® focuses
on providing a complete and comprehensive design environment for high-frequency
silicon processes. Because Analog Office shares AWR’s unique single design
environment, it enables users to control and seamlessly integrate
best-in-class tools to capture, synthesize, simulate, optimize, layout,
extract, and verify RFIC designs from system to final tape-out.
Just like Microwave Office, Analog Office software streamlines the
design process, increases productivity, and shortens time-to-market.
With support for SiGe, BiCMOS and RF CMOS processes, Analog
Office is widely used in the design of wireless communications
devices ranging from cellular phones and smartphones to a host of
other wireless-enabled devices.
 VSS gives us a deeper understanding of system
aspects. Its flexibility and open platform means
parameter optimization can quickly and easily be
done. With VSS we were able to successfully realize
our system.
Lars Pettersson, Research Engineer
Acreo AB

visual system simulator

Simulating and evaluating the performance of complete communications subsystem
requires tools that are dedicated to this unique environment. AWR’s VSS is just such
a software environment. It allows engineers to design the best system architecture
and optimize it through selection of the components most suited to produce the
desired performance. Users of VSS begin at the behavioral level, progress to the
component level in conjunction with Microwave Office or Analog Office design
suites, as well as use actual device measurements to validate the final design.

The result is reduced cost by eliminating rework and ensuring that

components are not over-specified and unnecessarily expensive. VSS
supports every communication standard in use throughout the wireless
industry, including UMTS (from GSM through LTE), CDMA2000,
DVB-H/DVB-T, WiMAX, IEEE 802.11 (WiFi), and Bluetooth. It also
9 GHz X-Band system in Visual System
lets users modify the characteristics of these standards to create
Simulator.
custom waveforms, which is valuable in the design of defense
communications systems and waveforms proprietary to a specific
organization.

axiem 3d em simulator
AXIEM EM software is specifically for 3D planar
applications like RF printed circuit boards (PCBs)
and modules, antenna and antenna arrays, and low
temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC), monolithic
microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), and RFIC
designs.

As wireless-enabled devices offer more and more

features, designers are faced with the daunting
challenge of integrating them all within an unyielding
footprint. So AWR has had the foresight to develop a
tool that enables high-frequency electromagnetic (EM)
simulation to be factored into the design flow from the
beginning and not just for back-end verification.

Valuable as a stand-alone EM solver, AXIEM truly

comes into its own when integrated within the AWR
Design Environment, where it interacts with overall Vivaldi antenna in AXIEM.

circuit and system simulation, layout, and verification.

Designers can now perform EM analysis early in the
design cycle, where AXIEM’s capacity, accuracy and
speed saves precious time—and money.
 A key aim is to develop highly accurate models for
transistors and passives such as spiral inductors at
FOUNDRY frequencies up to 40 GHz. Analog Office software
PARTNERS enables us to accurately model active devices, passives,
AND CUSTOMERS and interconnects on SoS so that our customers realize
first-time-right designs.

Yash Moghe, Design Engineering Manager

Silanna Semiconductor

AWR GaAs/GaN Foundry Partners

• Cree Inc.

• Global Communications Semiconductors (GCS)

• Northrop Grumman Space Technology

• OMMIC

• RFMD

• TriQuint Semiconductor

• United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS)

• WIN Semiconductors

AWR Silicon foundry partners

• austriamicrosystems

• IHP Microelectronics

• JAZZ Semiconductor

• Peregrine Semiconductor

• Silanna Semiconductor

• TSMC

• IPL / iPDKs

AWR Customer Success stories

AWR’s customers range from handset manufacturers to military and satellite/
aerospace companies. The full list of success stories can be found on line at
www.awrcorp.com/success.

“The speed and ease of use of Microwave Office together with the accurate passive
component and transistor models allows us to realize first pass design success. We
are also able to create more designs in a given time, which makes our development
engineers more efficient.”

RF Product Development Manager, Cree

“We strongly believe APLAC offers one of the most advanced analog design platforms
available, and plays a crucial role in helping us live up to our ‘right first time’ design
philosophy.”

Fellow, Nokia
awr executive team
Dane Collins has been an integral member of the EDA community for many years,
having managed both development and operations groups at EEsof, Inc., Cadence
Design Systems, and High Level Design Systems (HLD). Dane earned his BSEE in 1983
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and began his career as a microwave circuit designer
at General Dynamics. In 1998 Dane joined AWR, first as vice president of engineering,
and then as executive vice president. In 2006 he was appointed CEO and has led the
company to many consecutive years of growth and profitability.
Dane Collins
CEO
Working on the development of advanced MMICs at Hughes Aircraft in the early
1990s, Dr. Pekarek was frustrated by the inadequacy of many of the leading high-
frequency EDA tools available at the time. In 1994 he returned to school to earn his
Ph.D. and simultaneously launched AWR with the intent of developing a completely
new approach to designing high-frequency circuits. Dr. Pekarek earned his B.S.
in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, his
M.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Northridge, with a
specialization in electromagnetics and microwave circuits, and his Ph.D. in Numerical
Electromagnetics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with minors in
Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Pekarek holds a patent for a coplanar
Joe Pekarek
waveguide quadrature coupler he developed while at Hughes Aircraft Company. In 2005
Founder/CTO
he was named IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year in recognition of his
innovation in software design and his outstanding achievement in entrepreneurship.

Ted Miracco combines engineering expertise with extensive sales and marketing
experience at several leading EDA companies, including EEsof, Inc. and Cadence Design
Systems. He joined AWR in 1997, and has been a key force driving the company’s
success in sales and marketing. Ted is currently focused on AWR’s corporate strategy,
including worldwide sales, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate marketing. Ted
holds a B.A. degree from Carnegie Mellon University with double majors in electrical
and computer engineering. He also minored in and taught economics. Ted Miracco
Executive Vice President
Sales & Marketing
Sherry Hess joined AWR in 2007 as its Vice President of Marketing. In this role,
she is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of the company’s brand,
marketing and related activities. Sherry has more than 20 years of high-tech
experience in major account and international sales, marketing and management
with such companies as Intel Corporation, Ansoft Corporation, and CebaTech.
Sherry holds BSEE and MBA degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA.

Sherry Hess,
Vice President of Marketing
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USA
AWR Corporation
1960 E. Grand Avenue, Suite 430
El Segundo, CA 90245
+1 310 726 3000
+1 310 726 3005 (fax)

Japan
AWR Japan KK
Level 5, 711 Building
7-11-18 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0023 Japan
+81 3 5937 4803

Korea
AWR Korea Co. Ltd.
B-1412, Intellige-ll, 24 Jeongia-dong,
bundang-gu, Seongnam-si,
ANALOG OFFICE® APLAC®
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 463-811
+82 31 603 7772

UK
AWR UK
2 Hunting Gate
Hitchin, Herts
SG4 0TJ, UK
+44 (0) 1462 428 428

Finland
AWR – APLAC
Lars Sonckin kaari 16
FI-02600 Espoo, Finland
+358 10 834 5900

France
AWR France
140 Avenue Champs Elysees
75008 Paris, France
+33 1 70 36 19 63

AWR Reps
Find your local AWR Sales
Representative at:
www.awrcorp.com/reps

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Office and APLAC are registered trademarks and Visual System Simulator, AXIEM, ACE, AWR Design
Environment, Unified Data Model, EM Socket, MRHB, iNet, TDNN, and are trademarks of AWR Corporation.
All others are the property of their respective holders.

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