Ansoft Releases AnsoftLinks v3; New Version Adds Support for Mentor Graphics' Expedition PCB Design Software.PITTSBURGH -- Ansoft Corporation (Nasdaq:ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ) announces AnsoftLinks(TM) v3, software that significantly streamlines data flow from popular 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. ) vendor software into Ansoft's products. The latest version features a new translator for Mentor Graphics Expedition and an enhanced link to Cadence Virtuoso(R) for improved geometry export and solid modeling. "Ansoft's electromagnetic modeling solutions complement the Mentor Graphics design and analysis suite of tools," said Philippe Bridenne, OpenDoor Program Manager at Mentor Graphics. "With OpenDoor, the industry's leading and longest partnership program, Mentor Graphics provides customers with world-class integrated 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. systems design flows. Our relationship with Ansoft continues to support our leading-edge customers as they further advance their board-design software." With AnsoftLinks v3, engineers seamlessly transfer their integrated circuit (IC), printed circuit board (PCB) and package designs into any of Ansoft's high-performance electronic products to analyze, verify and optimize electromagnetic-associated performance characteristics, such as ringing, reflection, ground bounce, simultaneous switching noise (SSN SSN abbr. Social Security Number ), and inter-symbol interference (ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there ). This ability to seamlessly re-use existing layouts saves significant engineering time and money and avoids any user-introduced errors associated with manual design entry. AnsoftLinks v3 offers numerous features aimed at improving the robustness and repeatability of layout translations, including: --Native project generation for Q3D Extractor(R) --Native project generation for 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) --Native project generation for SIwave(TM)/Turbo Package Analyzer(TM) (TPA (Transient Program Area) See transient area. TPA - Transient Program Area ) --Faster model generation time --More efficient mesh and model sizes --Automated and manual geometry de-featuring --Negative layer support --Mirrored and polygonal pad support --Automatic generation of supply-plane clipping extents AnsoftLinks v3 is available immediately for PC and 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. To learn more, visit http://www.ansoft.com/products/tools/ansoftlinks/. To download a high-resolution AnsoftLinks image, please go to ftp://ftp.ansoft.com/techsup/download/web/primg/ansoftlinks_v3_ images_caption.zip. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) 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. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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