A decent RF/microwave tool would be HP (Agilent) EEsof since we're talking
megabucks anyway with all the other mentioned simulators..
Best Regards,
Matt Tudor , MSEE
Elmar Technologies
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/~mariusrf consulting
http://www.rfdatacorp.com spread spectrum radio telemetry
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Velander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Protel EDA Forum' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Microwave PCB layout
>Mike,
> my first investigation would be of Pantheon. I haven't seen it
>personally but it is the one package which seems to be targeting RF design.
>Price ? I don't know but I would bet approx. $30 - 50K CDN ($20-33KUS). Of
>course there is the Mentor or Cadence packages but we all know what they
>cost (bare bones $70 - 100K CDN ($45 - 65KUS) per seat a number of years
>ago) and I have not 'heard' wonderful things about them either. Oh
>shouldn't forget Zuken (originally CADStar), they were supposedly big in
the
>RF world years ago but I wouldn't know anything definitive.
> Previously where I was doing RF I had used PADS but that wasn't
>microwave design and I would compare it about equally with Protel as far as
>how I believe it would handle microwave design. (yes, note that I was a
>dedicated PADS supporter for approx. 8 years, I would still go back to it
>anytime. I had never had a problem with PADS and generally had always found
>easy work arounds that made sense when I did hit a wall.)
>
>Brad Velander,
>Lead PCB Designer,
>Norsat International Inc.,
>#300 - 4401 Still Creek Dr.,
>Burnaby, B.C., V5C 6G9.
>Tel. (604) 292-9089 direct
>Fax (604) 292-9010
>website www.norsat.com
>
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