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Momentum (electromagnetic simulator)

Momentum 3D Planar EM Simulator
Developer(s)Keysight EEsof EDA
PlatformElement in ADS
TypeEM simulation
Websitewww.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-advanced-design-system/pathwave-ads-simulation-elements/momentum-g2-element.html

Momentum is 3-D planar EM simulation software[1] for electronics and antenna analysis, a partial differential equation solver of Maxwell's equations based on the method of moments.[2] It is a 3-D planar electromagnetic (EM) simulator used for passive circuit analysis.

It combines full-wave and quasi-static EM solvers to provide insight into EM behavior of MMIC, RFIC, RF Board, Signal Integrity, and antenna designs. The Momentum simulation engine is integrated into Keysight ADS[3] and Keysight Genesys.

It was originally developed by a Belgian company, Alphabit, a spinoff from the Electromagnetics Group[4] of Ghent University and IMEC.[5][6] Early contributors to the technology include Niels Faché, Jan Van Hese, Frank Libbrecht, Jeannick Sercu, Luc Vandormael, Mieke Herreman, Peter Kok, Tom Dhaene and Krist Blomme.[7]

The company was acquired by Hewlett-Packard, later it became part of Agilent Technologies and since November 2014 it is part of Keysight Technologies EEsof division, the current owners.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Momentum 3D Planar EM Simulator". Keysight.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ Momentum tutorial by Bill Kuhn at Kansas State University
  3. ^ "PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS)". Keysight Technologies.
  4. ^ "EM Group".
  5. ^ "Agilent EEsof, High Frequency Leader" by Jack Horgan, EDA Cafe
  6. ^ "Focus on Belgium: IT research and development on the rise" by Chris Green for ITPro
  7. ^ "Prof. dr. ir. Tom Dhaene". ugent.be. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  8. ^ Home page of Momentum at PathWave