Ansoft Announces Q3D Extractor v7.PITTSBURGH -- Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ) today released Q3D Q3D Quasi-Three-Dimensional Q3D Quickdraw Three Dimensional Q3D Qsound Three Dimensional Extractor(TM) v7, the company's 3D quasi-static electromagnetic parasitic extraction tool. Q3D Extractor computes 3D RLC/2D RLCG RLCG Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance and Conductance parameters from interconnect structures and automatically generates an equivalent SPICE circuit. This release introduces new features that make it easier and more reliable for engineers to import 3D CAD models and integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC), printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) and package layouts from third-party tools. A new fault-tolerant meshing algorithm has been added to make the meshing process tolerant to anomalies that occur in geometric data from CAD/EDA software programs. The new release also provides automatic and interactive model healing techniques that allow users to detect and repair errors in imported geometry. These new capabilities reduce engineering time by streamlining the process of design translation and parasitic extraction. Q3D Extractor v7 also provides access to more computing power through the introduction of Distributed Analysis. The Distributed Analysis option allows users to expedite design space studies by using multiple computers on a network to analyze different design variations. This dramatically reduces overall analysis time while maximizing the use of existing computer hardware. Users define parametric sweeps of design variables, and the software automatically sends each instance off to separate machines to be solved. The results are then automatically reassembled for post-processing. Q3D Extractor v7 users can now take advantage of 64-bit Windows(R) platforms. Using the 64-bit solvers in the new release, users can access practically unlimited amounts of RAM to solve the most demanding computational problems. In addition, Q3D Extractor v7 adds support for the Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. operating system in both 32- and 64-bit editions.
Additional features include:
-- Ability to export S-parameters in Touchstone and other common
formats
-- A new setting for Multipole Expansion Order
-- Improves convergence and accuracy for demanding AC
inductance calculations
-- More efficient meshing for DC inductance problems
-- New Geometry Artifact Visualization
-- New SNLP (Sequential Nonlinear Programming) optimizer within
Optimetrics(TM) (cost option)
-- Distributed Analysis (cost option) for parallel computing of
electromagnetic-field solutions
Pricing and Availability: Q3D Extractor v7 is available on PC platforms running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and XP Professional x64 and on UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) platforms running Solaris, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. and Red Hat Linux. For pricing information, contact your nearest Ansoft sales office. Editors To download three Q3D Extractor v7 high-resolution images, go to ftp://ftp.ansoft.com/techsup/download/web/primg/q3d_v7.zip. About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art electronic products, such as cellular phones, Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive electronic systems and power electronics. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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