Ansoft Releases Ansoft Designer v1.1 with HFSS Solver on Demand; Industry's First Dynamic Link Between High-Frequency Circuit and 3D Electromagnetic Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Ansoft Corporation (Nasdaq:ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ) today announced the release of Ansoft Designer(TM) v1.1, software for the design of high-frequency electronic components, circuits and systems. The new version features a Solver on Demand(TM) link between Ansoft Designer and Ansoft's HFSS HFSS High Frequency Structure Simulator HFSS High Fat, Salt and Sugar (food content) HFSS High-Frequency Sounder System HFSS High Frequency Simulator System HFSS High Frequency Sensor Subsystem (TM), the industry-standard 3D electromagnetic (EM) design tool. For the first time ever, designers and engineers can dynamically incorporate the effects of arbitrary 3D structures within their high-frequency electronic simulations. Solver on Demand goes far beyond traditional data importing by allowing users to control the flow of information between the two products with parametric control of physical dimensions, material properties, excitations and frequency ranges. Results are automatically embedded into Ansoft Designer, greatly reducing the engineering time and product-development costs associated with high-performance components commonly found in telecommunications, aerospace and defense applications. Designers can now fully utilize an advanced schematic-based design flow while incorporating the effects of high-frequency and high-speed components. "The new Solver on Demand link between Ansoft Designer and HFSS achieves a new milestone in the industry," said Dr. Zoltan Cendes, Ansoft's Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. "Ansoft Designer already had Solver on Demand integration between planar A technique developed by Fairchild Instruments that creates transistor sublayers by forcing chemicals under pressure into exposed areas. Planar superseded the mesa process and was a major step toward creating the chip. electromagnetic field electromagnetic field Property of space caused by the motion of an electric charge. A stationary charge produces an electric field in the surrounding space. If the charge is moving, a magnetic field is also produced. A changing magnetic field also produces an electric field. simulation and circuit simulation. The new dynamic Ansoft Designer-HFSS link greatly advances high-frequency modeling with the ability to solve both planar and full 3D electromagnetic devices parametrically within a circuit simulation environment." In addition to the Solver on Demand link with HFSS, Ansoft Designer v1.1 includes several new features and enhancements: -- New behavioral noise and variable time-step models for advanced sigma-delta fractional-N PLL PLL - phase-locked loop simulation -- New N-port (S-parameter) import of Ansoft Neutral Files (ANF ANF antinuclear factor; see antinuclear antibodies (ANA), under antibody. ANF abbr. antinuclear factor ANF atrial natriuretic factor. ) with user-selectable DC behavior -- New multi-variable interpolation interpolation In mathematics, estimation of a value between two known data points. A simple example is calculating the mean (see mean, median, and mode) of two population counts made 10 years apart to estimate the population in the fifth year. for planar EM sub-circuits -- Enhanced full planar structure Solver on Demand -- Multiple user-specified data extrapolation (mathematics, algorithm) extrapolation - A mathematical procedure which estimates values of a function for certain desired inputs given values for known inputs. If the desired input is outside the range of the known values this is called extrapolation, if it is inside then types for smooth transient simulation of band-limited, frequency-based data -- Enhanced NC drill hole export -- Improved geometry data import dialogs -- Expanded online documentation For more information on Ansoft Designer v1.1, visit www.ansoft.com. Register for one of Ansoft's upcoming Ansoft Designer web seminars to see a demonstration of the dynamic link between Ansoft Designer and HFSS, or attend one of the upcoming Ansoft Global Seminars this fall (www.ansoft.com/deliveringperformance). Editors: To download a high-resolution image of the dynamic link between Ansoft Designer v1.1 and HFSS, go to ftp://ftp.ansoft.com/techsup/download/web/ad-v1.tif. About Ansoft Designer(TM) Ansoft Designer seamlessly integrates electromagnetic, circuit and system-level analysis within a single environment. The software supports typical radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications, such as amplifiers, VCOs, mixers, communication systems and antenna designs. To learn more, visit www.ansoft.com/products/hf/ansoft_designer. About HFSS(TM) HFSS is the industry-leading tool for 3D high-frequency and high-speed digital physical design. With its precise Electromagnetic-based design automation, the software provides unparalleled design capture, analysis and post-processing, all from within a single, intuitive desktop environment. To learn more, visit www.hfss.com. 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 Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive electronic systems, power electronics and fuel-cell technology. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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