Keysight SystemVue is an electronic system-level (ESL) design software environment specifically focused on end-to-end physical layer (PHY) simulation and verification. Unlike circuit-level tools (ADS) or digital logic tools, SystemVue operates at a higher abstraction level, enabling architects and algorithm developers to model, simulate, and optimize entire communication, radar, and aerospace/defense systems.

Its core value proposition is de-risking complex system design by allowing engineers to validate concepts and algorithms against real-world impairments and standards before committing to expensive hardware development (ASIC/FPGA) or component selection.

Key Expected Features & Enhancements in SystemVue 2025

A 2025 release would be driven by the demands of next-generation wireless, sensing, and secure communications.

1. Comprehensive 6G & Beyond Exploration

• Native 6G Candidate Waveforms & Channel Models: Pre-built libraries for emerging 6G technologies like Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS), Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), and novel waveforms (OTFS, etc.). This includes accurate, standards-based channel models for sub-THz and higher frequencies.

• AI/ML-Co-Design Framework: Tighter integration of AI/ML blocks for signal processing, including neural network-based equalizers, channel decoders, and beamforming managers. The environment would allow for training these blocks within the system simulation context.

• Integrated Semantic & Task-Oriented Communication: Tools to model and simulate the new paradigms of 6G that move beyond raw bit delivery to the communication of meaning and the successful completion of tasks.

2. Enhanced Digital Twin & Virtual Flight Testing

• High-Fidelity Radar & EW Scene Simulation: Advanced, physics-based scenario generators for modeling complex radar targets, clutter, and electronic warfare (EW) environments in 3D. This allows for "virtual flight testing" of radar and electronic support measures (ESM) systems long before a prototype is built.

• Sensor Fusion & AI Processing Libraries: Expanded libraries for fusing data from multiple sensors (e.g., radar, EO/IR, communications) and running perception algorithms to validate autonomous system performance.

• Integration with Game Engines: Possible APIs or data interfaces with commercial game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity) for photorealistic environment and sensor simulation.

3. Seamless Hardware Workflow & Acceleration

• Next-Gen FPGA/ASIC Synthesis: Improved and expanded HDL code generation, supporting the latest AMD (Xilinx) and Intel FPGA families, with enhanced optimization for power, performance, and area (PPA).

• Direct-to-Prototype Flow: Tighter links with Keysight's PathWave FPGA products and software-defined radios (SDRs), enabling a near-seamless transition from a validated SystemVue model to a real-time hardware prototype.

• Cloud & Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Scalability: Enhanced capabilities for running massive parameter sweeps on cloud resources and for integrating SystemVue as the virtual environment in larger HIL test setups.

4. Expanded & Certified Standards Libraries

• Automotive Radar & V2X: Updated libraries for the latest automotive radar formats (e.g., 4D imaging radar) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) standards, crucial for autonomous driving development.