Advanced Design System (ADS)

Market-leading circuit design and simulation software

EDA Platform for Multi-Technology Simulation

Keysight ADS is the premier electronic design automation (EDA) platform for the design of high-frequency and high-speed digital physical layer components from single purpose amplifiers to complex RF modules and high-speed digital boards. The ADS platform forms the basis for RF/Microwave, Signal/Power Integrity, Power/Quantum Electronics design software bundles for these applications:

  • 3D integration of multi-technology including chips, packaging, interconnects, shielding, boards, and I/O connectors.
  • Superior circuit, electromagnetic, electro-thermal, and statistical simulation technology ensures the most accurate simulation before hardware prototyping to eliminate wasteful iterations.
  • Flexible deployment into your design process with Python scripting support to automate integration with external applications.
  • Seamless electro-magnetic (EM) and circuit co-simulation for accurate 3D heterogeneous integrated module design.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to generate simulation models from measured or published data.
  • Open Access architecture, the world's most widely used, open reference database for IC and electronic design, for EDA tool interoperability without lossy database translation.

EDA 2025 Launch Event

Watch these short videos to see the Keysight EDA innovations that can aid your design efforts for 5G and High-Speed Digital. Then watch the on-demand webinar.

Keysight EDA for 3D heterogenous Integration

Achieve Physical Density Co-design and Multi-technology Workflows

As radio-frequency (RF) applications move into millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies, integration is becoming denser. This density increases the complexity of correctly assembling, simulating, and verifying multi-technology RF modules. Keysight's ADS helps reduce costly hardware failures by enabling a 3D Heterogenous Integration (3DHI) of RFICs, MMICs, packaging, PCBs, and antennas into multi-technology modules.

Overcome High-Speed Digital Design Challenges

Signal and power integrity are becoming more important as frequency and speed increase in printed circuit boards (PCBs). Losses associated with transmission line effects can cause failures in electronic devices. Modeling traces, vias, and modern interconnects such as Chiplets UCIe and BoW are necessary to simulate the board accurately. Improve high-speed link performance in PCB designs with standards-driven integrated circuit design and electromagnetic simulators customized for power and signal integrity analysis.

Keysight ADS for Chiplet PHY Designs
Keysight ADS for Power Electronics Designs

Increase Reliability in Power Converter Designs

Power supplies, solar inverters, and electric vehicles are driving the need for more efficiency in power device designs. The technology that enables an increase in efficiency is wide-bandgap materials such as Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride. Model modern materials and switch-mode power supplies to optimize power device designs for maximum efficiency.

Expedite Development of Quantum Chips

As the demand for more powerful quantum chips grows, innovative quantum design is key to accelerating development. Save time and cut costs with intuitive tools that bridge the quantum knowledge gap for microwave engineers. Stay ahead in the quantum race—embrace cutting-edge design to fuel breakthroughs in computing and beyond. Transform possibilities into reality with speed and precision. Unlock the future with Quantum Design!

Keysight ADS for Quantum Designs
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