Radio
Frequency
Simulation
Software

CENOS : RF is a frequency-domain simulation software for engineers designing antennas and studying their best placements. It is ideal for microstrip/PCB, RFID, VHF+ wire, and phased array antennas.

Applications

Solve real RF challenges across
the product development cycle

From antenna design to final product optimization, CENOS RF helps you make better decisions earlier. Accurate results, fast iteration, and workflows built for engineering teams.

This simulation tool is ideal for engineers who design a wide variety of antennas, microstrip/PCB, RFID, VHF+ wire, phased arrays, and others, as well as their placement and performance on hardware like drones, satellites, wearables, electronics, industrial and medical equipment, and others.

1

Design and tune antennas

Create high-performance antennas from the ground up.

What do you look for

• Resonance and bandwidth (S₁₁)
• Impedance matching
• Efficiency and gain
• Radiation patterns
• Polarization
• Surface currents and fields

Typical antennas you can simulate

PCB and patch antenna
PCB, patch antenna
Wire antennas
Wire antennas
RFID and NFC antennas
RFID / NFC antennas
Arrays and phased arrays
Arrays, phased arrays
Slot, PIFA and IFA antennas
Slot, PIFA, IFA and other antennas

Explore all antenna types →

2

Integrate antenna into hardware

Understand real-world effects inside your product.

What do you look for

• Detuning and bandwidth shift
• Efficiency and gain degradation
• Mismatch caused by nearby parts
• Antenna-to-antenna coupling
• Impact of enclosures and materials
• User/body interaction effects

Typical hardware you can evaluate

IoT devices and sensors
IoT devices and sensors
Wearables and medical devices
Wearables and medical devices
Drones and robotics
Drones and robotics
Industrial equipment and meters
Industrial and meters
Automotive and trackers
Automotive and trackers

See integration considerations →

3

Optimize and validate RF performance

Automate design studies with confidence?

What do you look for

• Compare design variants
• Tune for best matching and efficiency
• Optimize placement and orientation
• Study multiport systems
• Assess tolerances, yield & design margins
• Speed up iteration before prototyping

Typical optimization studies

Parameter sweeps
Parameter sweeps
Placement and orientation
Placement and orientation
Multiport scenarios
Multiport scenarios
Antenna arrays and beam steering
Antenna arrays and beam steering
Tolerance & yield analysis
Tolerance & yield analysis

Explore studies and workflows →

“TrustPoint’s experience with CENOS has been consistently positive. The software has performed reliably and we appreciate its intuitive functionality. Recent tests on our antennas, which aligned closely with CENOS’s simulations — within approximately 2 dB — underscore the software’s accuracy and value.”

“What stood out to us was how closely the CENOS simulation aligned with the measured board performance. That level of consistency is important because it helps us evaluate designs earlier and move into physical testing with more confidence.”

“The CENOS software has allowed SES to reduce development lead times with a simulation product focused on the needs of RFID and connectivity solutions. We are also now in a position to offer fast turn-around antenna design services allied with our patented technology for rugged industrial applications.”

We can see how impressed Philip was with the fact that the CENOS radio frequency software is much more user-friendly than the well-known market-leading RF simulation software (which, in his opinion, offer so many opportunities to make a mistake and create a bad simulation).

Radio Frequency
Use Cases

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Just three easy steps

CENOS Simulation Software for Engineers in 3 easy steps. Import CAD. Take your design.

Import geometry
Take your design

CENOS Simulation Software for Engineers in 3 easy steps. Set up parameters. Define physics and materials.

Set up parameters
Define physics and materials

CENOS Simulation Software for Engineers in 3 easy steps. Review results. Make decision.

Review results
Make decision

From CAD to eCAD – parametrize
and optimize

Upload parametric CAD or eCAD
designs and fine-tune geometries to
identify the best antenna dimensions
and placement.

Ready-to-use
results

CENOS : RF delivers a comprehensive
set of pre-defined results, along
with flexible tools for customization,
scripting, and in-depth evaluation.

Complete PDF
reports in one click

Preparing presentations with simulation results is a necessary but everyday task. With the one-click PDF report feature, CENOS™ does it for you.

You can send the results immediately by e-mail to your colleagues or customers. Or you can print and send a hard copy – whichever suits you best, so you can get back to the practical work.

Live support
from experts

An integrated software chat with CENOS™ engineers provides you with immediate and detailed technical support. No fancy chatbots here!

Our product engineers take one day of paid vacation every week for customer support. This gives customers in-depth expertise and engineers first-hand feedback. A real win-win situation.

Pricing
& Plans

Prices are shown in U.S.$, exl. VAT if applicable

$4,800
/3 months

Single
project

from $9,000
/year

Frequent
use

Trusted by engineers of diverse
industries around the world Read more →

Our engineers
are right here in
your time zone

Our offices are located in Europe and North America. So you can be sure that immediate support is available in your time zone.

Next
steps

Set up a free 30-minute meeting with our engineer to discuss how CENOS simulation tools can optimize your process of engineering. Ask experts how to start or go for the free trial right away.