Download a copy of Microwave Office for free trial

Applied Wave Research Inc is offering an evaluation copy of Microwave Office 2002 over the Internet for a 30-day trial period. Designers can download the fully functional simulation, layout, and electromagnetic-analysis design suite at www.mwoffice.com/products/mwoffice.html.

The product features several enhancements since its release a few months ago, including the Microsoft Com-based API, which is a seamless interface to users or third-party applications, and discrete-value optimization, which allows you to optimize your design according to choices that reduce product cost and decrease engineering effort. The product now also includes a pseudorandom-bit stream, which applies digital signals to circuits using advanced harmonic balance simulations, and load-pull capabilities, which provides automated sweeps of source and load impedances and imports measured harmonic load-pull data from test equipment to help engineers in the design of power amplifiers. Improved design-rule checking supports more complex rule statements and increased execution speed.

The product supports Windows 98, 2000, ME, NT, and XP. List prices for perpetual licenses range from $5000 to $44,000, depending upon the simulation capabilities.

Applied Wave Research Inc, 1-310-726-3000, www.mwoffice.com.