PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS®
(NASDAQ: ANSS) HFSS™ users can reduce design time and cost while
optimizing complete electronic system performance, thanks to linear
circuit simulation included with the latest version of this
software. With a more streamlined simulation workflow,
engineers can focus on enhancing complete system reliability and
signal quality as well as analyzing electromagnetic interference.
New HFSS product options for radio frequency (RF) and signal
integrity (SI) analyses are also available — making high-frequency
(HF) and high-speed electronic device design even more
comprehensive.
For many years, engineers have used disparate technologies and
extensive lab testing when designing wireless and electronic
devices. However, as product speed and densities increased,
fast and accurate electromagnetic analysis became essential to
predict HF effects that traditional circuit simulation neglected
like electrical coupling, electromagnetic interference, and
radiation. The latest version of HFSS with circuit simulation
addresses these challenges by combining the accuracy of
electromagnetic analysis with the speed and capacity of circuit
simulation, providing a comprehensive systems-level view of the
design.
"It's important for our customers to quickly analyze the full
electromagnetic system including circuit level components and
high-fidelity electronic models," said Larry Williams, director of product management
at ANSYS. "This product upgrade, coupled with our recent
ANSYS SIwave™ product announcement, underscores our vision to
deliver a seamless end-to-end simulation workflow and a
Simulation-Driven Product Development™ approach to product design
to our customers."
Combining HFSS with circuit simulation is beneficial for complex
RF, microwave, and electronics design because engineering teams can
study multiple results in larger systems, expanding the size and
scope of designs. Antenna feed and matching networks,
microwave circuits, and wireless radio channels, essential to many
consumer electronic devices, can be quickly analyzed and optimized.
Additionally, the software supports comprehensive SI design
by allowing cascading transmission lines, connectors, printed
circuit boards, sockets and IC package interconnects. The
additional HFSS RF and SI product options provide more advanced
circuit simulation analysis with specific capabilities targeting
applications in RF/microwave engineering and high-performance
electronics design.
The new technical product information is as follows:
- Enhanced ANSYS HFSS now includes linear circuit with integrated
ANSYS® Optimetrics™ for full system design to complement its
traditional 3-D and recently introduced 3-D layout interfaces and
2.5-D method of moments solver.
- When combined with HFSS, the new ANSYS RF Option delivers a
high-performance RF simulation flow including harmonic balance
circuit simulation for non-linear microwave circuit analysis,
filter synthesis and DC, transient, oscillator, load-pull and
envelope circuit analysis engines.
- The new ANSYS SI Option for HFSS provides a complete
component-to-system simulation solution for signal and power
integrity. It includes DC and transient circuit analysis, IBIS-AMI
modeling, statistical eye analysis, Synopsys HSPICE simulation
support, and the industry breakthrough HFSS 3-D transient finite
element simulation engine for time-domain reflectometry (TDR) and
visualization of 3-D electromagnetic fields.
The new release is now available for download for current
customers via the ANSYS Customer Portal. To learn more about
the upgrades in HFSS, please visit:
http://www.ansys.com/Products/Simulation+Technology/Electronics/RF+&+Microwave
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 2,600
professionals, many of them expert 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
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