CAE software tools provide creative choices for designers

DESIGNERS of wireless circuits and systems rely on computer design tools more heavily than their microwave-engineering predecessors. Traditional microwave designers of military components and systems could afford the luxury of long design cycles for an airborne amplifier. Wireless products most be created within design cycles that are six months or less. Availability of computer-aided-engineering (CAE) tools has enabled modern wireless electronics designers to thrive within these time constraints by evaluating any number of design approaches before committing to a prototype.