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Applied Wave Research (AWR) - Press Release 10-27-2008
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AWR(R)and UMS Announce "Try the Power"
GaAs MMIC Design Incentive
Program
 Offer
Provides Limited-Time Free Access to AWR's Microwave Office(R)
Design Suite and UMS PPH25X Design Kit
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.
and PARIS, France — Oct. 27, 2008 —AWR and United Monolithic
Semiconductors (UMS) today announced "Try the Power," an incentive program
to allow new customers to bring gallium arsenide (GaAs) microwave monolithic
integrated circuit (MMIC) design prototypes to market quickly and easily
using AWR's Microwave Office electronic design automation (EDA) software
and the UMS PPH25X foundry process design kit (PDK).
Try the
Power includes free PDKs, a free 90-day lease for AWR's flagship Microwave
Office high-frequency design software, and a reduced-rate prototype
development quick-turn (PDQ) shared-wafer foundry run using the advanced
UMS PPH25X process. The program begins November 15, 2008 and runs through
May 31, 2009 (chips delivered).
UMS has developed and qualified
the PPH25X pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) process
for high-frequency and high-power designs. It features a very high breakdown
voltage that provides high power density up to 1 W per millimeter of
gate periphery. Optimized small via-hole definitions through the 70-µm
substrate thickness can be directly connected to the sources of the
transistors, reducing parasitics and simplifying wideband amplifier
designs. The PPH25X process has a 45 GHz Ft that makes it especially
useful for power design at very high frequencies. The PPH25X process
is fully qualified and open in foundry mode.Pricing and AvailabilityThis
limited time offer is available for start-up firms and new customers
of UMS and AWR. Contact either of your UMS or AWR sales office for more
information about timing, qualification, and program guidelines.About
Microwave Office SoftwareThe Microwave Office design suite
is the industry's fastest growing RF and microwave design platform that
integrates the most powerful, innovative tools available to allow users
to create designs in the shortest time with the greatest flexibility.
From design capture and synthesis to simulation, optimization, layout,
extraction, and verification, the Microwave Office design environment
delivers the highest levels of accuracy and speed, along with the unique
ability to seamlessly integrate third-party tools. AWR recently introduced
Version 2008 of the Microwave Office design suite, which incorporates
more than 100 enhancements including sweeping changes to the user interface
that dramatically increase its flexibility for the user.About
AWRAWR is the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software
that dramatically reduces development time and cost for products employed
in wireless, high-speed wired broadband, aerospace and defense, and
electro-optical applications. The company's core technology is unique
among high-frequency EDA platforms in that it is inherently open and
flexible. AWR continually strengthens its product portfolio with innovative
new technologies that enable faster, more streamlined product development,
the most recent of which are the ACE™, RFA™, and AXIEM™ tools. The privately-held
company is headquartered at 1960 East Grand Avenue, Suite 430, El Segundo,
Calif. 90245. For more information about AWR and its products, please
visit www.awrcorp.com.About
UMS
United Monolithic Semiconductors designs,
produces, and markets leading- edge RF, microwave and millimeter-wave
components and integrated circuits (ICs) for the telecommunications,
space, defense, automotive and ISM industries. The company's strategy
is to position itself as a "one-stop" supplier to the wireless microwave
and millimeter-wave market, offering a broad range of standard and custom
MMICs along with an open foundry service. The company has two production
facilities, in Orsay, France, where its corporate headquarters is located,
and in Ulm, Germany. Most technologies are available in open foundry
service mode. The company is supported by a global network of representatives
and distributors, and is committed to developing partnerships with application
and sector specialists that can benefit from advanced III-V technologies.
For more information about UMS and its products and services, please
visit
www.ums-gaas.comContact
Information:
Sherry Hess AWR
(310) 726-3000
hess@awrcorp.com |
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