PITTSBURGH, March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands
of university students throughout Europe, the Middle
East and Africa will now
have access to the suite of leading electronics simulation
solutions used by professionals, thanks to a new agreement between
ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) and EUROPRACTICE.
Under the agreement, such electronics solutions as
ANSYS® HFSS™ and ANSYS RedHawk™
will be available to EUROPRACTICE members, representing more than
500 universities in 42 counties. EUROPRACTICE is a European
Community initiative to stimulate the
wider application of state-of-the-art
microelectronics simulation technologies by European
industries.
"EUROPRACTICE's goal is to enhance European industrial
competitiveness in the global marketplace," said Dr. John McLean, division head of the Science and
Technology Facilities Council's Microelectronics Support Centre.
"By partnering with ANSYS, we'll be able to get more cutting-edge
tools into our members' hands."
The EUROPRACTICE Design Tool Service provides easy
access to a range of design tools for non-commercial teaching and
research. As part of the agreement, member universities can quickly
download ANSYS solutions at a discounted price. For example, the
University of Oxford will use ANSYS solutions to support research
in superconducting microwave devices, astronomical receiver devices
and trapped ion quantum computing.
"We're excited that ANSYS simulation products have been added to
the tools available through EUROPRACTICE," said Dr. Peter Leek, of the University of Oxford. "Leading companies around the
world use ANSYS solutions to take their products from concept
through to production. Giving our students access to ANSYS'
products earlier in their careers will make them even more sought
after by companies worldwide. The speed, reliability and accuracy
of ANSYS is very useful for our research. The accessibility to new
users is also a real benefit in our research environment, in which
we have a quick turnover of new students and researchers always
needing to carry out different simulation tasks."
"Part of ANSYS' core mission is to educate the marketplace about
the importance of simulation in the product development process,"
said Paul Lethbridge, academic
product manager with ANSYS. "This agreement will help to bring that
message to the next generation of engineers."
About EUROPRACTICE
EUROPRACTICE is an EC initiative to provide European academic
institutions with state of the art Design Tools and access to IC
fabrication technologies. This enables academia to easily
adopt new design techniques and technologies in their research and
training programmes and produce highly trained graduates for
European industry.
The EUROPRACTICE Design Tool service is managed by the
Microelectronics Support Centre at the Science and Technology
Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the
UK.
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS brings clarity and insight to
customers' most complex design challenges through fast, accurate
and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology enables
organizations ― no matter their industry ― to predict with
confidence that their products will thrive in the real world.
Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and
drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS
employs more than 2,700 professionals, many of them experts in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, and design
optimization. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales
locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners
in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
ANSYS also has a strong presence on the major social
channels. To join the simulation conversation, please visit:
www.ansys.com/Social@ANSYS
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