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Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ: ANST) has released new versions of Nexxim®,
the company’s high-capacity circuit simulation
software, and Ansoft Designer®,
its integrated schematic and design management software. The products
include new statistical analysis and transient simulation capabilities
that allow engineers to rapidly simulate high-speed serial channel
behavior. This eliminates prototype iterations that require expensive
test equipment and multiple spins that delay time-to-market.
Modern electronic products use gigabit-speed serial links to move large
quantities of digital data across today’s
telecommunication, high-definition video, gaming and data storage
systems. Ansoft’s electromagnetic modeling and
advanced circuit simulation are essential for designing these data
links. Serial link standards, such as PCI Express, Serial ATA, Gigabit
Ethernet and HDMI have very stringent accuracy requirements, allowing
only one bit in billions to be in error. Previous methods for simulating
link performance required long simulation times to capture these low bit
error rates (BERs). The new technologies give engineers methods to
rapidly predict system-level performance with eye diagram plots and BER
curves.
Nexxim v4 features VerifEye™, a new
methodology for eye analysis of serial links using statistical methods
that maintain accuracy while offering major reductions in run time
compared to conventional transient methods. These statistical transient
analysis tools represent the most practicable means to test for the low
bit error rates needed by today’s multi-Gb/s
channel designers.
Nexxim v4 also features QuickEye™, a new
Ansoft-only fast eye diagram analysis method that allows input of very
long, user-defined bit streams. This analysis allows engineers to
identify specific bit sequences that cause bit errors.
Additionally, Nexxim v4 features new mixed system-level behavioral
simulation with transistor-level transient simulation. This hybrid
integration enables designers to simulate a complete system consisting
of various levels of abstraction much more quickly than in simulators
that operate at only the transistor level.
Ansoft Designer v4 features a new “push
excitation” feature and enhanced dynamic
links to Nexxim and to Ansoft’s leading
electromagnetic field simulation tools HFSS™,
SIwave™ and Q3D Extractor®.
These products combine to allow engineers to accurately predict signal
integrity effects and EMI/EMC performance of advanced electronic
systems, including gigabit communication channels, multi-function
high-speed wireless systems and sophisticated microwave systems.
Availability
For more information on Nexxim v4 and Ansoft Designer v4, visit www.ansoft.com.
The products are currently available on PCs running Microsoft Windows®
XP Professional, Server 2003 and Vista Business. A release for the Linux
and Solaris operating systems will follow shortly. For more information
on product pricing and availability, please contact your nearest Ansoft
office.
Editors
To download high-resolution Nexxim and Ansoft Designer v4 images, go to ftp://ftp.ansoft.com/techsup/download/web/primg/nexxim_ansoft-
designer_v4.zip. (Due to its
length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet
browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
About Ansoft
Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design
automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to achieve
first-pass system success when designing mobile communication and
Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems,
integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and
electromechanical systems. 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. To learn
more, please visit www.ansoft.com.