Keysight ADS Reviews

ADS offers a wide range of simulation tools, including circuit, electromagnetic (EM), and system-level simulations

New users may find the interface and extensive features overwhelming, requiring significant time and training to become proficient.

Simulation for

Lots of templates that cover almost all design aspects in a modern system

the analog and digital parts are sometimes a bit confusing.

helps with quick prototyping and architecture verification

Simple interface, best tool to learn the design of RF circuits. There were many inbuilt test benches are available which will help in the design of circuits like power amplifiers.

Each and every time we need to select the type of simulator and we need to define the measurement equations, especially parameters of PA like PAE, drain efficiency and gain, etc.

Design of power amplifier circuits, circuit simulation, and EM simulation. Also verifying its performance by applying modulated signals and measuring the parameters like ACLR, EVM, and IMD, etc.

Its easy integration with other electromagnetic simulators, comprehensive component libraries and capabilities of co-simulation in other platforms, including Hardware Description Language (VHDL & Verilog). It is a unique tool both for analysis and synthesis, specially for RF and Microwave designers.

HDL co-simulation restricted to ModelSim; and Verilog XL no longer supported since 2014.

I would recommend having a minimum (basic) knowledge of programming C. C++, VHDL, MatLab, Simulink and LabView (G-programming).

I am doing research on clean renewable sources of energy, specially marine electrostatic energy conversion, where I am interested in process modeling within a plasma, with equivalent electrodynamic and electronic components, and control of processes by integration of hardware and software, all of which requires, if possible, a robust software with a maximum capability of simulation, co-simulation and integration of analog, digital and control systems.

Its utility, its speed and how easy it is to use.

There is nothing that I dislike for ADS.

It is very intuitive, and the learning curve is not steep.

Learning purposes (student) .

we can perform various simulations at a time.

Checking transistor parameter given by foundry

Impedance matching

It is very user friendly and the learning curve is the best among EDA competitors

The cross integration with Cadence (especially Virtuoso) should be improved.

PCB parasites extraction and estimation for DC-DC converters and PMIC applications.

I really like the way ADS have Schematic as well as EM simulation which is far better than any other softwares.

Not much but i want to see some complex 3D structures like horn antennas to be simulated by this software in future.

Totally recommended to all.

I am solving all problems related to RF Microwave domain. The benefits which i have realised while using this software is the Accuracy of simulated components when we fabricate it. It gives almost those results which we have simulated. My experience with ADS is incredible as I am from RF Microwave domain.

The logicness of the whole circuits drawn and analysed.

The unexplicitness of some functions such as inductor and capacitor creation, the optimization tool is not perfect

One of the best software to do electromagnetic simulations and to create system level designs

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The best in ADS is Circuit Simulator,Optimizer and Momentum

Takes more time to simulate when structure is large. Should be linked with GPU

ADS has more advantages in finding the solutions for RF&MW. The optimizer in ADS helps to tune the circuit and component. The layout design in Momentum is incredible.

RF&MW