Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Simulator expands high-frequency capabilities
Nexxim v3.5 is the latest version of Ansoft's high-performance circuit simulator.
Nexxim v3.5 is 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. Building on the software architecture and success of the previous releases, Nexxim v3.5 introduces oscillator, circuit envelope, periodic transfer function, Monte-Carlo and load-pull 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 characterisation of multigigabit 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 circuits found specifically in communication ICs, while other capabilities, such as convolution, 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'.
Nexxim v3.5 is available on PCs running Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP, Sun Solaris and Linux.
Nexxim v3.5 is 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. Building on the software architecture and success of the previous releases, Nexxim v3.5 introduces oscillator, circuit envelope, periodic transfer function, Monte-Carlo and load-pull 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 characterisation of multigigabit 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 circuits found specifically in communication ICs, while other capabilities, such as convolution, 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'.
Nexxim v3.5 is available on PCs running Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP, Sun Solaris and Linux.
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