AWR Microwave Office Fundamentals

全长三个多小时视频课程，原版英文讲解。课程从零讲起，讲解AWR Microwave Office的用户界面、仿真设计流程和具体操作，同时有讲解并实际演示了非线性电路的HB仿真设计，以及Microwave Office中Layout的相关设置操作。课程共3部分14小节，可以帮助用户快速入门熟悉AWR Microwave Office的仿真设计使用，具体内容如下：

Lecture 1：A tour of Microwave Office

This tutorial of Microwave office is designed to get you up and running MWO quickly. It provides a quick tour of the Microwave Office design flow, from project creation to simulation to measurement graphs. There are five parts in this module. The full module covers:
       Part 1：Microwave Office Environment and UI
       In this part, you'll learn about libraries and start a new project. You'll then draw a schematic and place elements and ports.
       Part 2: Microwave Office Environment and UI (cont.)
      In this part, you'll make graphs, put measurements on the graphs, and add a subcircuit to the graph.
       Part 3: Shortcut Features and Hotkeys
     This part demonstrates some key shortcut features in the software that make designing in a project faster and easier, including running scripts, creating hot keys, and using the tuning bar to quickly change parameter values.
       Part 4: Drawings
      This part demonstrates how to create a layout from a schematic, draw polygons, and bring in artwork cells, then export your layout.
       Part 5: AXIEM EM Simulation
       This part overviews EM simulation using the AXIEM planar EM simulator and explains extraction, 3D and mesh viewing, and comparing simulation results with model results.

Lecture 2: Harmonic Balance Simulation

This module explains how to set up and work with the APLAC harmonic balance (HB) in Microwave Office circuit design for nonlinear circuits. The entire video is approximately 1 hour in length.The full module covers:
       Part 1: HB Overview
       This part explains why HB is needed, what it does and how to set it up using a power amplifier example. Topics covered include harmonics and sub-circuits.
       Part 2: Measurements in HB
       This part covers how to make measurements in HB. The second harmonic balance simulator within the software, the APLAC simulator, is introduced. You'll learn how to find harmonics and how to use the four common nonlinear measurements: PAE, PT, PHARM, and LSS nonlinear S-parameters.
       Part 3: Two-tone simulation (IMD/IP3)
       This part provides an example showing how to set up IP2 two tones in a power amplifier situation. The intermodulation distortion measurement is shown.
       Part 4: Harmonic settings and Sweeping over power
       This part covers two settings that are needed in order to run HB: fundamental frequency and number of harmonics. You'll learn where to set the fundamental frequency and what the options are, as well as how to set the number of harmonics. Sweeping over input power is also discussed.
       Part 5: A mixer design example
       This part shows you how the software's built-in IP3 measurement works and how to set up harmonic balance for a mixer design.

Lecture 3: Layout Basics

This module provides a tour of layout in Microwave Office and helps you understand how to set everything up correctly about layout in Microwave Office.
       Part 1: Tips and tricks of Layout
       This part looks at the two worlds of layout: schematic layout view and artwork cells. You'll learn about draw layers and model layers and how to load a library with a layout process file (LPF) to help in drawing layers. You'll learn about the different ways to get elements into the schematic layout, including PCells and drawing shapes.
       Part 2: Drawing Basics
       This part talks about drawing basics and provides useful drawing tips. You'll learn how to use the LPF file in your project to draw your layers.
       Part 3: Import and Export
       This part discusses model layers and how to import and map them to draw layers as artwork cells for use in the schematic layout.
       Part 4: Layout Cell
       This part addresses layout cells and shows you how to place an artwork cell in a schematic layout and make changes. You'll learn how to map your schematic layout for export. Addressing line types in raw LPF files is covered, especially for MMIC designers.