Ansoft Releases Nexxim v3.5

  
    
  
  
    
      Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ:ANST) announced today the release of Nexxim® 
      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.
    
    
      Building upon the software architecture and success of the previous 
      releases, Nexxim v3.5 introduces Oscillator, 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 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.”
    
    
      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® 
      2000 and XP, Sun Solaris® 
      and Linux®. 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) 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 (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, Asia and 
      Europe. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com.
    
  
Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ:ANST) 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.

   Building upon the software architecture and success of the
previous releases, Nexxim v3.5 introduces Oscillator, 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 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."

   New feature highlights of Nexxim v3.5 include:

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     -- 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
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   Availability

   For more information on Nexxim v3.5, visit www.ansoft.com. The
product is available on PCs running Microsoft Windows(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) 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 (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, Asia
and Europe. For more information, please visit www.ansoft.com.