Momentum (electromagnetic simulator)

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| name = Momentum 3D Planar EM Simulator

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| developer = Keysight EEsof EDA

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| genre = EM simulation

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| website = {{URL|https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-advanced-design-system/pathwave-ads-simulation-elements/momentum-g2-element.html}}

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Momentum is 3-D planar EM simulation software{{cite web|title=Momentum 3D Planar EM Simulator|url=https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-advanced-design-system/pathwave-ads-simulation-elements/momentum-g2-element.html|accessdate=5 May 2015|work=Keysight.com}} for electronics and antenna analysis, a partial differential equation solver of Maxwell's equations based on the method of moments.[http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~wkuhn/ads_mom_tut.htm Momentum tutorial] by Bill Kuhn at Kansas State University 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{{Cite web|title=PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS)|url=https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-advanced-design-system.html|website=Keysight Technologies}} and [https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/software/pathwave-design-software/pathwave-rf-synthesis-software.html Keysight Genesys].

It was originally developed by a Belgian company, Alphabit, a spinoff from the Electromagnetics Group{{cite web|url=http://emweb.intec.ugent.be|title=EM Group}} of Ghent University and IMEC.[http://www10.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?section=Magazine&articleid=432065 "Agilent EEsof, High Frequency Leader"] by Jack Horgan, EDA Cafe[http://www.itpro.co.uk/135906/focus-on-belgium-it-research-and-development-on-the-rise "Focus on Belgium: IT research and development on the rise"] by Chris Green for ITPro 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sumo.intec.ugent.be/?q=tdhaene|title=Prof. dr. ir. Tom Dhaene|work=ugent.be|accessdate=5 May 2015}}

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.[https://www.keysight.com/be/en/product/W3031E/pathwave-momentum.html Home page of Momentum] at PathWave