TAMPA, Fla., June 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AWR Corporation, the
innovation leader in high-frequency EDA software, and ANSYS, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ANSS), a global leader and innovator of engineering
simulation software, announced today that they have integrated
ANSYS® HFSS™ into AWR's Microwave
Office® high frequency circuit design software. This
integration unites the industry standard for full-wave
electromagnetic (EM) field simulation and NI AWR Design
Environment™/Microwave Office to quickly and accurately
simulate microwave circuits.
With this design flow, Microwave Office users can readily access
HFSS for analysis of EM fields and coupling of 3-D structures like
passive components, bumps, bond wires, and pins which are essential
to successfully designing and realizing microwave circuits like
monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), densely-populated
RF circuit boards and multifunction modules.
The link between the two software tools is leveraged from
AWR's innovative EM Socket™ open standard interface, which
enables AWR users to access a broad range of electromagnetic (EM)
tools from within the Microwave Office design environment. The EM
Socket architecture also allows AWR Microwave Office users to
essentially simulate EM structures with a single mouse click using
either AWR's AXIEM® 3D planar method of moments solver or Analyst™
3D finite element method EM software.
In addition to enabling ANSYS HFSS 3D EM simulation capabilities
from within the NI/AWR Design Environment, the connection allows
the resulting 3D layered format exported from the EM Socket
interface to connect to the ANSYS multiphysics portfolio. That
suite includes ANSYS SIwave® for signal/power integrity analysis
and ANSYS Icepak® for thermal characterization.
"This dynamic combination of two industry-leading applications
is exactly what our customers have been asking for," said
Larry Williams, director of product
management at ANSYS. "ANSYS has revolutionized the simulation of
3-D electromagnetics while AWR is a world leader in microwave
circuits. I'm confident that this new offering will help our joint
customers create exciting new products that will amaze the
market."
"Collaborating with third-party firms to expand both the breadth
and depth of technology available within the NI AWR Design
Environment has been a mainstay of our product offering," said
Sherry Hess, vice-president of
marketing at AWR. "The ease with which our Microwave Office
customers can now access HFSS technology will indeed be very
welcome news."
To learn more about the AWR Microwave Office / ANSYS HFSS flow,
attend the joint MicroApp talk, A Streamlined Design Flow
Featuring AWR Microwave Office® and ANSYS HFSS presented at
11:10am ET on Tuesday, June 3rd in the IMS2014
MicroApp Theater or visit AWR in booth #633 or ANSYS in booth
#1433.
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 nearly 2,700 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
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
About AWR, A National Instruments
Company
AWR, the innovation leader in high-frequency
electronic design automation (EDA) software, is a National
Instruments Company. AWR's software portfolio of EDA
solutions dramatically reduces development time and cost for
products employed in wireless, high-speed wired, broadband,
aerospace and defense, and electro-optical applications.
Learn more at www.awrcorp.com.
Join AWR at: AWR.TV, AWR Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and
LinkedIn
ANSYS and any and all ANSYS, Inc. brand, product, service and
feature names, logos and slogans are registered trademarks or
trademarks of ANSYS, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries.
All other brand, product, service and feature names or
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
© 2014 AWR Corporation. All rights reserved. AWR is a
National Instruments Company. AWR, Microwave Office, and AXIEM are
registered trademarks and the AWR logo, NI AWR Design Environment,
EM Socket, and Analyst are trademarks of AWR Corporation. Other
product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of
their respective companies.
Contact:
Sherry Hess
Vice President of Marketing
AWR Corporation
(310) 726-3000
hess@awrcorp.com
Media: Tom Smithyman
724.514.3076
tom.smithyman@ansys.com
Investors: Annette Arribas,
CTP
724.514.1782
annette.arribas@ansys.com
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