Sonnet 18.52 Release Notes
(release date October 2021)
Release notes for other versions.
What's New in this Release
- The all-new TrueVolume metal model uses fully 3D subsections with volumetric currents to divide the volume of a thick metal model conductor into rectangular metal cubes, and then uses Sonnet's volume subsections to model those cubes, greatly reducing the need for large amounts of metal layers in many thick metal applications. This is a major introduction which blurs the lines between a 3D Planar and a 3D Arbitrary solver.
- The new Sonnet Technology File Editor, is a separate application bundled with the suite, and allows you to directly edit and create Sonnet Technology Files (.stf), which can be saved as templates, applied to projects, and more. Within the technology file editor, a Layer Mapping dialog enables you to map CAD layers and drawing purposes to Sonnet's tech layers. The layer mappings can now be saved to the Sonnet Technology File (.stf) files which now supports CAD Drawing Layers and purposes.
- The User Equation Editor allows you to define custom equations to be added as curves in a graph.
- You may now view 3D Antenna Pattern of your project.
- Sonnet now provides you with Graph and Pattern templates which contain settings of a graph, including color, format, port properties, frequencies, angles, or other settings used in your graph. The software provides a few common templates, but you may create your own templates to save them in a template folder for later use.
- Sonnet's ODB++translator now supports ODB++7.x and 8.x. databases.
- Sonnet has a redesigned home page giving you quick and easy access to your recently used projects and session.
- You may now plot more responses in the Current Density tab, including volume currents (in amps per square meter) and the current phase.
- You may now add Line Segment Markers to a graph or antenna pattern.
- When a list of sources becomes too long, you may now remove unused sources which are no longer in use with a simple command.
- The Sonnet Technology File (.stf) format now supports purposes.
Fixed Bugs
| Tracking Number | Summary |
|---|---|
| 13331 | Enhance graphs to be able to save default startup curve and axis settings. |
| 11682 | The Project Editor won't allow diagonal reference planes for co-calibrated ports. |
| 10704 | Boolean subtraction on project with Dimension Parameters creates corrupt project. |
| 12186 | Sonnet graphs should use existing parameter combination of Cartesian plot when generating a smith chart. |
| 12199 | Sonnet graphs fail to create groups when a second project is added. |
| 12307 | GDSII translator imports a round number as non-rounded (e.g., 250 as 249.999). |
| 12332 | Sonnet Smith chart's add project should use/add the same curves as are existing. |
| 12623 | The Project Editor pastes objects outside viewable area when zoomed. |
| 12677 | The Project Editor saves absolute folder name instead of relative folder name for output file folder. |
| 12894 | After clicking a data point on a graph, the cursor moves when left or right arrow keys are pressed. |
| 13300 | Pattern Tab's Manage Curves needs an easier way to select multiple frequencies all at once. |
| 13317 | Em creates large aggregated via blocks within thick metal polygons when speed/memory set to middle setting. |
| 13353 | Using shift key in the Project Editor should toggle ortho mode. |
| 13357 | All files created by Sonnet on Windows include only the line-feed character at the end of each line. |
| 13358 | Emclient can delete netlist data at the end of a simulation. |
| 13386 | The Project Editor selections become super slow when there are many dimensions in the project. |
| 13467 | Em may terminate with error message when diagonal co-calibrated port is attached to thick metal polygon. |
| 13474 | Disconnect from VPN can kill a remote job. |
| 13476 | Top sheet of thick GLG metal may be displayed as standard metal in current density viewer and subsection viewer. |
| 13478 | ABS may not work well when simulation band is divided into multiple, intermingled sub-bands. |
| 13480 | The Project Editor's Move tool no longer auto-fills with the last measurement. |
| 13493 | Em simulates with de-embedding disabled whenever Local Analysis Options are enabled in the Project Editor. |
| 13499 | Em may terminate with internal error if circuit includes CPW vias to ground that are within 1 cell of a box wall. |
| 13513 | The Project Editor's table1 function corrupts the filename if using relative path. |
| 13541 | Meshing of rectangular group of co-calibrated ports may be incorrect. |
| 13547 | The Project Editor does not save both numbers for a ports-only component port that contains multiple numbers. |
| 11694 | Add right-click menu to jobs in queue tab. |
| 11786 | Project Editor's auto height vias don't work if via direction is upward. |
| 12055 | Job Queue icon in session panel is not updated. |
| 3087 | Project Editor ignores top and bottom metal when Rdc=Rrf=Xdc=0 and Ls > 0. |
| 8333 | Enhance Project Editor to show reference planes in different color when de-embedding is off. |
| 10698 | Em should provide more detailed information to user when it runs out of memory during a simulation. |
| 12264 | Curve markers may move when you zoom in and then zoom out to full view. |
| 12449 | Subsection viewer and current density viewer do not show ports on all levels of thick metal polygon. |
| 12482 | Project Editor's "Override Analysis Options" dbox is grayed out. |
| 13349 | Using Circuit Settings to delete layers can make bad vias. |
| 13562 | Job Queue may show incorrect status and frequency count information on simulations with pre-existing data. |
| 13606 | Some circuits require too much memory when using middle speed/memory setting. |
| 13608 | Add hover-over capability to curves panel and include parameter values. |
| 13612 | Saving files to network drives may give an error message. |
| 13613 | Modify Point Set of Anchored Dimension Parameter does not always work. |
| 13614 | Dimension parameters don't work properly if all coordinates of the two polygons have identical coordinates. |
| 13626 | soncmd -LoadTechnology should quit with an error message when tech file does not exist or can't be read. |
| 13631 | Changes in Box Cover - Metal properties do not trigger the need to save project. |
| 13640 | Remove conversion of Keysight ADS SLM substrate files to matl or stf files because it is no longer supported by Keysight. |
| 13644 | The "Lock toolbars and panels" setting is not remembered after restarting Sonnet. |
| 13645 | Add Project Editor preference to make Readout panel undockable. |
| 13651 | Em may generate corrupt results for parameter sweep with ABS frequencies followed by discrete frequencies. |
| 13653 | Em results show incorrect glitch for circuit simulated with TrueVolume. |
| 13658 | Importing (GDSII) to present project with linked technology file fails. |
