April 17, 2012 -- AWR Corp. announced today the commercial release and global availability of the AWR 2011 product portfolio, which includes Microwave Office, Visual System Simulator, AXIEM and Analog Office software. The 2011 release offers new functionality and enhanced capabilities that decrease user wait times and increase designer productivity for high-frequency MMIC, MIC, RFIC, RF PCB and modules.

The Microwave Office and Analog Office 2011 design suites encompass all the tools essential for high-frequency IC (MMIC/ RFIC), PCB and module design, including linear circuit simulators, non-linear circuit simulators, electromagnetic (EM) analysis tools, schematic and layout, statistical design capabilities, and parametric cell libraries with built-in design-rule check (DRC).

New features specific to the 2011 release include:

VSS 2011 software for the design of complex communications systems supports a diverse set of standards including LTE, WiMAX/802.16x, GSM/EDGE, WLAN/802.11x and more. New features added to VSS 2011 include:

As for AXIEM, AWR's 3D full-wave planar electromagnetic simulator, new features in the 2011 release include:

With more than 300 new additions and enhancements to AWR 2011, this is by far the most aggressive upgrade since the company began shipping software back in 1998. Comprehensive information on all of the feature improvements to the 2011 software can be found within the "What's New" online documentation embedded with the software itself.

Availability and Pricing

AWR 2011 (AWRDE 10) is available immediately and can be downloaded at AWR's online software download page.