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AWR Anniversary Marks 10 Years of Innovation and Customer Service

AWR Anniversary This December, AWR® is celebrating 10 years of serving customers with innovative products and outstanding customer support. On December 10th, 1997, AWR began servicing its first customer, Northrop Grumman, with one seat of Microwave Office®. To date, this location of Northrop Grumman (and others), along with several thousand more users, constitutes AWR's loyal customer base.

Since 1997, we've continually improved our flagship product, Microwave Office, with exciting new technologies in order to streamline the design process and increase the productivity of our customers. At the same time, we've also grown our entire product portfolio to embrace a broader range of microwave/RF designs like RFICs with Analog Office®, communication systems with Visual System Simulator™ (VSS), and high-speed designs with our SI™ signal integrity design suite. And more recently, we've introduced a breakthrough new 3D planar, high-frequency, electromagnetic simulator called AXIEM™ (read more below).

But what's more satisfying is that throughout our 10 years of growth and innovation, we've seen our customer base go global (check out our new Taiwanese >> and Chinese >> web pages) and the use of our products expand substantially. Probably the most rewarding highlight of our journey over the past decade is the customer loyalty we've earned. That's really why we are celebrating this anniversary. You are the reason we exist, grow, thrive, and enjoy tremendously what we do. We appreciate your confidence in our company and our software.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy reading this issue that's dedicated to you, our customer.

Sherry Hess, Vice President of Marketing, AWR

Company News

AWR Announces Record Sales and Profits for First Half of Fiscal Year

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AWR and NXP Release LDMOS Simulation Library - Featuring NXP Sixth-Generation Devices

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Recent Customer Successes

Thank you to these customers for sharing their success stories on designing better products in less time with AWR software.

Aeriel Facilities Ltd - First Time Right Amplifier Designs

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Aerial Facilities Ltd., designs and manufactures specialized products for the fixed and mobile telecommunications industries that enable improved signal coverage, reception, and more economical use of resources. Ivan Boshnakov, senior principal engineer, says, "The Microwave Office intuitive environment, the interaction of all of its simulation engines, and its integration with third-party design tools has enabled us to develop a seamless, first-time-right design process for our RF/microwave amplifiers."
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BAE Systems - Revolutionary Mixed-Signal Photonics Chip Design

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BAE Systems, a global defense and aerospace company, has been working in partnership with AWR, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs to produce a new breed of devices that embed photonics into silicon-based ICs, enabling computer chips to perform digital, RF, and photonic functions in a single chip. BAE is using Analog Office to develop RF and microwave photonic applications, while AWR consults for the development of models and PDKs.
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If you'd like to share your design success story with the high-tech community, give us a call as we are happy to assist.

Recent Technical Articles

Find here some of our recently published articles:

AWR Executive Interviews

New Products

Introducing AXIEM: breakthrough EM technology that will revolutionize your design flow

www.axiem3d.com AWR's new AXIEM software is an innovative and unprecedented design tool that, for the first time, delivers EM analysis as a true upfront design technology, where it benefits designers most by helping to diagnose issues early, thereby significantly shortening the design process. The AXIEM product was developed specifically for 3D planar applications such as RF PCBs and modules, LTCC, MMIC, and RFIC designs, which are the heart of today's electronic designs. Visit Visit www.axiem3d.com >> to learn more about this exciting, industry-first technology!

Read industry expert reviews of AXIEM:

Upgrade Now to AWR Design Environment 7.52

AWR 2007 versions of Microwave Office, VSS, and Analog Office are now shipping and available for immediate upgrade to all of our active customers!

Visit our website for detailed product information and product videos related to the new innovations found within the 7.52 releases:

Don't delay. Upgrade now and begin immediately to take advantage of the multitude of new and improved features found within this version. Read more about all of the improvements at AWR downloads >>

Upcoming Events

WiMAX - Ready for Primetime Web Cast
December 5th, IEEE Spectrum will be hosting a WiMAX -Ready for Primetime Web Cast. This event is being sponsored by AWR.
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AWR WiMAX Design Solution Webinar
Do not miss the opportunity to attend the AWR WiMAX Design Solution web seminar on December 18th.
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APMC 2007
The Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference takes place December 11-14 in Bangkok, Thailand. If you'll be at this show, please stop by to visit us!
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ISMOT 2007
International Symposium on Microwave and Optical Technology takes place December 17-21 in Monte Porzio Catone, Italy. AWR is exhibitor and conference sponsor.
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IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium
January 22-24 2008, the IEEE Radio & Wireless Symposium along with WAMICON takes place in Orlando, Florida. AWR is exhibiting, visit booth 2.
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