AWR iFilter software aims to simplify design of filters

Written by Janine Love May 11, 2010 Hits: 1190 Favorites

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I heard from the very-busy team at AWR Corporation about its new iFilter technology, which was developed specifically for synthesis of lumped-element and distributed filters.

They tell me that iFilter's intuitive user interface enables users to quickly and easily design filters, connect them directly to circuitry, and make optimization trade-offs that positively impact their designs. As you might expect, It operates within AWR’s Microwave Office high-frequency design software, allowing filter designs and their evolution to be part of the entire circuit design project.

AWR iFilter

iFilter’s physical layouts are automatically generated for distributed filters, while lumped-element filters can be realized using the library of manufacturers’ components (inductors, capacitors, etc). Designers can view representations of the filter before it is exported to Microwave Office software. Switching from an annotated schematic view to a physical view or netlists with parametric information provides insight into the filter’s impedances and resonances.

iFilter software also provides feedback on higher-order modes and line widths for common characteristic impedances, and warns the user if the desired characteristics of the filter are beyond the capabilities of a specific topology. iFilter also performs accurate synthesis through electromagnetic verification with AWR’s AXIEM™ 3D planar EM simulator, which is especially important when designing distributed filters.
To learn more, view the online video on AWR.TV™ or download the iFilter datasheet here .

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