Ansoft Releases Nexxim v3.5.New Version Expands Simulation Capabilities of Communication ICs and High-Speed Designs BOSTON -- 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 ) announced today the release of Nexxim([R]) v3.5, the latest version of Ansoft's high-performance circuit simulator. Nexxim v3.5 continues its emphasis on simulation speed, capacity and accuracy, while introducing new analyses and Verilog A support, further enhancing the simulation of high-performance electronic design, from signal integrity analysis to high-frequency ICs used in communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. . Building upon the software architecture and success of the previous releases, Nexxim v3.5 introduces Oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air , Circuit Envelope, Periodic Transfer Function, Monte-Carlo and Loadpull analyses to its transient, harmonic balance and noise (time variant and phase) simulation capabilities. Additionally, Nexxim v3.5 natively supports Verilog A, which adds a new dimension of design simulation by enabling system descriptions other than electrical. "Our latest enhancements to Nexxim are critical to the full characterization of multi-gigabit computer and communication backplanes as well as RFICs," said Dr. Mark Reichelt, director of product development. "The additional analyses, such as oscillator analysis and circuit envelope, address the autonomous source and digitally modulated mod·u·late v. mod·u·lat·ed, mod·u·lat·ing, mod·u·lates v.tr. 1. To adjust or adapt to a certain proportion; regulate or temper. 2. circuits found specifically in communication ICs, while other capabilities, such as convolution convolution /con·vo·lu·tion/ (-loo´shun) a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself. , state-space methods and model caching, provide an efficient method for handling the larger frequency-based models that are finding their way into time-based signal integrity analysis." New feature highlights of Nexxim v3.5 include:
-- Oscillator analysis
-- New circuit envelope analysis for device operation with a
modulation bandwidth that is orders of magnitude lower than
the clock frequency
-- Periodic transfer function analysis
-- Monte-Carlo analysis available from within the Ansoft
Designer UI or other established IC design flows
-- Co-simulation of Harmonic Balance and linear network circuit
analyses within Ansoft Designer's system-level test bench
-- Shooting-method
-- Native Verilog A support
-- Enhanced state-space model with caching for fast re-simulation
-- New design utilities
-- Resonant frequency search for Oscillator designs
-- Smith tool supports impedance matching; noise, gain and
stability circle plotting
-- Loadpull analysis for large signal matching network
development
-- Extended noise analysis and post-processing
Availability For more information on Nexxim v3.5, visit www.ansoft.com. The product is available on PCs running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. ([R]) 2000 and XP, Sun Solaris([R]) and Linux([R]). For more information on product pricing and availability, please contact your nearest Ansoft office. 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 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 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. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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