Sonnet 16.52 Release Notes
Release notes for other versions.
Version 16.52.1 (Windows Only)
Version 16.52.1 is a patch version of 16.52, released for Windows only. Version 16.52.1 removed 3rd party unsigned drivers in the installation not used by the software and updated Sonnet's certificates in order to comply with Windows installation requirements, especially Windows 10. In all other respects, the 16.52 and 16.52.1 versions of the software are identical.
New Features in Release 16.52
Enhancements and Bug Fixes in Release 16.52
The following is a brief description of enhancements and bug fixes for release 16.52. If you wish to know more details for a particular entry, please contact Sonnet Support.
Fix# 2218 - Em now displays Findmin/Findmax values even if the project contains pre-existing data.
Fix# 4521 - Far Field Viewer's polar plots for constant theta now rotate in the correct direction
Fix# 6154 - Units have been added to the substrate file for the Keysight Agilent Interface
Fix# 7211 - Metal loss models specified using sheet resistance are correctly converted in the Keysight Agilent Interface
Fix# 7700 - Blank Gerber file in job file no longer causes a Gerber translation to fail.
Fix# 8521 - SonnetCluster setup dialog boxes no longer change the input address when setting up a cluster
Fix# 8570 - Improve ABS convergence for circuits containing thick metal polygons.
Fix# 8643 - Anisotropic dielectrics are now supported in the Cadence Virtuoso Interface
Fix# 9541 - Via array modeling improved to prevent incorrect loss modeling due to the placement of planar metal
Fix# 9830 - GDSII translator updated to be compatible with the latest GDSII specification - Release 7
Fix# 9902 - Current Density Viewer component ports update correctly on resize (full screen)
Fix# 10011 - Single layer Gerber file which contains all drill data is now imported correctly.
Fix# 10033 - Hide box command in the Keysight Agilent Interface when used with ADS2014 now functions correctly.
Fix# 10058 - The project editor no longer issues an XVT error message when you select Analysis => Optimization Results
Fix# 10060 - Em allows any length calibration standard when no reference plane has been specified
Fix# 10064 - Em no longer creates duplicate DC frequency results in sid data when project is simulated using remoteem or sonnetcluster
Fix# 10067 - Em no longer crashes when unused parameters in a Netlist project are optimized
Fix# 10072 - Current density viewer no longer shows co-calibrated ports on all levels of a multi-level component or calibration group
Fix# 10073 - Current density viewer no longer crashes if the number of sheets for thick metal is parameterized
Fix# 10091 - Em properly analyzes complex overlapping or adjoining polygons that use Conformal mesh
Fix# 10107 - Improved efficiency of em when a circuit includes many dielectric layers without metal
Fix# 10108 Reassigning "R" as a hotkey no longer crashes the -project editor
Fix# 10123 - Simulating in the Cadence Virtuoso Interface no longer deletes the CDF data for the symbol
Fix# 10128 - ADS2015 now appears in the installation list for ADS in the Sonnet task bar
Fix# 10133 Improved the efficiency of Viamerge command
Fix# 10137 - Em no longer terminates with ABS error when conformal mesh is used with frequency-dependent parameters
Fix# 10138 - The response viewer no longer crashes after closing a new view, then freshening files
Fix# 10142 - Synopsys ITF file format translation now correctly handles parameters and variables
