ANSYS Electromagnetics Solutions

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Electromagnetics

Realize Your Product Promise


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ElectromagneticsRealize Your Product Promise

Hundreds of devices that we use every day from computers, automobiles, mobilecommunication devices and wireless networksto the electrical grid depend on advancedelectromagnetic equipment. Optimizing theperformance of these complex designs requiresaccurate modeling of electromagnetic elds,circuit details and system validation.

Engineering simulation software whichenables product development and optimizationin a virtual environment has revolutionizedelectronics design. R&D teams de ne devicearchitecture, verify speci cations for functionalblocks, design circuits and components, evaluate

Robust, industry-leading solutions from ANSYS simulate electromagnetic elds and computeelectrical parameters that govern electronic device behavior enabling you to optimize yourproducts performance.

component- and system-level interactions, andoptimize circuit or system performance underactual operating conditions.

No matter the discipline or industry, you canreadily put these numerical tools to work tovirtually optimize electrical performance andcomponent interactions, sometimes with minimalinvestment in physical testing.

When you leverage this power, you havethe opportunity to slash the time and coststraditionally associated with designingsophisticated electrical devices.

Consumers demand features that makeelectromagnetics design more complex. As a result,the opportunity to di erentiate in the marketplace hasbeen never been so pronounced. At the same time, thedownside risk of product failure and its consequencescan be catastrophic.


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All our customers want answers to their questionsreally fast. And its implicit that they want accurateanswers. There are plenty of tools around that give youan answer very quickly, but its more di cult to nd a

tool that is both accurate and quick at the same time.Thats ANSYS. Jonas Persson

Technical ManagerST-Ericsson

ANSYS: Powered by Technology Leadership

ANSYS advanced simulation technologies createa high level of con dence that the complexdevices you design will perform reliably underreal-world conditions, enabling you to ful ll yourcritical product promise to customers.

With proven industry-standard electromagneticeld solvers such as ANSYS HFSS,we have

emerged as the clear industry leader inelectromagnetics simulation, with unmatchedtechnology depth and breadth. Spanning the fullspectrum of electromagnetic analysis and design,our tools enable companies to leverage best-in-class technology to con dently predict device

behavior, dramatically reduce prototype andphysical testing costs, and launch innovative,competitive products faster.

No other software provider o ers the broad,overarching perspective on device performancethat is made possible by the comprehensiveANSYS simulation suite. From componentdesign and baseline physics analysis tosystem integration and optimization, this isthe ANSYS promise: to o er robust, industry-leading capabilities so you can realizeyour performance promise of a wide range

of low- and high-frequency/high-speed andelectromechanical devices.

One rising trend in wind turbine generation ispermanent magnet generators, o ering highere ciency and design exibility. Indar Electricused our tools to reach the ambitious target of 97.7 percent level e ciency at rated load inconverting mechanical to electrical energy.

The electromagnetic and uid ow simulations provided far more diagnostic information than was available from physical testing. Simulation made it possible to achievethis challenging performance goal in less than half thetime that would have been required using conventional

build-and-test methods. Jon VaquerizoProject ManagerIndar Electric

Using ANSYS electronics simulation software,Panasonic improved signal integrity for a remotesurveillance camera. By adopting a circuit and 3-Delectromagnetic cosimulation approach, the designteam saved almost three months in development time.


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Signaling a New Era in Product Integrity

For high-speed digital devices, there are fewissues more critical than achieving consistentpower and signal integrity and avoiding EMI.Realizing uncompromised signal delityrequires detailed design of component, circuitand system levels in addition to gigabit-speedinterconnections for chip-to-chip, package-to-board or board-to-board communications.

At the same time, delivering a high level of powerintegrity requires innovative product design thateliminates electronic power uctuations withinthe PCB or device.

Ensuring signal delity at state-of-the-art GHzor Gb/s speeds requires a new generation of

design strategies along with tools that accuratelycharacterize signal transmission. Thirty yearsago, signal integrity was not so great a designchallenge, but data rates in todays productshave higher speeds, requiring greater bandwidth,while product size is decreasing. All of thiscontributes to SI complexity.

When a high-frequency signal travels between itssource and termination, it can resonate and emitelectromagnetic energy that interferes with othercomponents in the product as well as otherproducts that happen to be in the area.

Simulation software from ANSYS empowers youto analyze power and signal integrity as well asEMI early in the design cycle, when the changeprocess is most e cient and cost e ective. Withour broad range of high-frequency and signalintegrity tools, your engineers can identifyperformance issues such as ringing, crosstalk,ground bounce and power supply noise.

We have strengthened our position as a

technology pioneer with the integration of advanced low-power electromagnetic simulationtechnologies from Apache Design Solutions, Inc.These tools are critical for designing a range of portable electronics including smartphones,tablets and laptops with complex powerissues due to their video, GPS, recording andconferencing features that are supported bylightweight, energy-e cient batteries.

ANSYS helps you deliver on your product promise by ensuring optimalpower and signal integrity.

Signal integrity is a whole new eld. In the future, wewill have to change the way we do things. Hardware product developers want to sell computers that operateat 10 GHz in the next generation, then probably 30 GHzafter that, and 100 GHz after that. Dr. Paul G. Huray

Professor, Dept. of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of South Carolina


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By incorporating on-chip power integrity analysisfrom Apache, our software delivers the capabilityto simulate and analyze power integrity at thechip, board and package levels. We provide thefull range of capabilities needed to balancehigh-energy outputs with extreme energye ciency via analysis at both the componentand system levels.

ANSYS: A Transmitter for Innovation

Signal and power integrity are essential toconsistent performance of a wide range of digital and electronic products. No matterthe industry, engineers are using ANSYStools to take this central product competencyto new levels of reliability and innovation viaearly-stage engineering simulation.

For example, designers of high-speed andfast-switching circuits rely on ANSYS for theparametric data and time-domain circuitmodels they need to verify and tune packageperformance before costly nal assemblyoccurs.

ANSYS software helps integrated circuitengineers meet growing market demands forlower cost, lighter weight and longer battery

life by supporting the functional integrationof disparate circuit components. We also helpproduct developers bring to market new mixed-signal designs that incorporate embedded high-performance analog blocks with complex digitalcircuitry on a single chip.

Architectural rm Takenaka Corporation developswireless power supply systems that are embeddedin the walls and oors of buildings. In designing thecircuit for this system, the company coupled severalANSYS tools to determine capacitance betweenelectrodes, to create the inductor design, and toanalyze the electromagnetic radiation characteristic.

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Isolated productfailures can damage anorganization in the formof reputation, sales, stockprice, warranty claims,legal costs and creditrating. Product integrityis emerging as a potential

problem at a time whenthe cost of deliveringa faulty product to

customers has neverbeen higher. In complexsystems such as carsand airplanes, electronicand electromechanicalcomponents aredeveloped by multiplevendors, increasing the

opportunity for crosstalkand EMI.

Our technology can handle the complexity of moderninterconnect design from die to die across ICs,packages, connectors and boards. By leveragingadvanced electromagnetic eld simulatorsdynamically linked to powerful circuit and systemsimulation, engineers can understand the performanceof high-speed electronic products long before buildinga prototype in hardware.

In designing high-performance graphics solutions,one of the hardest challenges is ensuring that thecommunication link is clear between pixel generationand pixel display. Visual computing technology leaderNVIDIA uses ANSYS tools as an extension to thetraditional SPICE-level simulation approach to attackthe problem head on.


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Taking High-Frequency Performance to a New Level

RF and microwave applications represent oneof the fastest-growing segments of the high-performance electronics market, in whichongoing innovation is critical. High-frequencycomponents and circuits in the transmitter/receiver portions of communication systems,as well as radar systems, satellites andcellular telephones, are under special scrutiny.Manufacturers compete intensely to meet marketneeds for reduced cost, size, weight and manyother performance criteria and now evengreen demands.

As a result, high-performance electronicsfeature ever-increasing design complexityand density, including package parasitics andchip-to-chip interactions. We o er the broadRF and microwave simulation capabilitiesneeded to address these challenges, includingfull-system veri cation, multi-chip simulationand package interconnect parasitic extraction.This technology enables high-frequency devicemanufacturers to take their product performanceto the next level, realizing increased reliabilityand customer loyalty.

By supporting full-wave electromagnetic eld simulation dynamically linked with circuit-and system-level simulation, ANSYS tools help you quickly and cost-e ectively optimizeRF and microwave product performance.

In the healthcare industry, manufacturers mustcomply with speci c absorption rate (SAR) regulations,a measure of how the body absorbs energy whenexposed to an RF electromagnetic eld. Our softwareis approved for validating both SAR and RF emissions,as in an implanted device that transfers physiologicaldata to a doctor via wireless communication.


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Driving Low-Frequency Product Innovations

Electromechanical systems bring togetherelectromagnetic, mechanical, electronic andcontrol technologies to create synergisticphysical systems mainly for the automotive,aerospace and industrial sectors. Engineeringand designing these multi-domain systemscannot rely on iterative analysis of individualcomponents. Instead, it must comprise a well-considered study of system-level performance as well as interoperability of components andcircuits from the earliest design stage.

Because of the complexity of these systems,design development requires use of multiplesimulation techniques, along with input acrossmultiple engineering disciplines, to accomplishbusiness objectives: lowering design costs,reducing errors and speeding time to market.

Electromechanical solutions from ANSYS capturethe interactions between electromechanicalcomponents, electronic circuits and control logic revealing the underlying forces that determineultimate product performance. By leveragingour industry-leading simulation technologies,engineers can accurately model, simulateand validate performance at the component,circuit and system levels. Multi-organizationalengineering teams leverage our engineering

knowledge management capabilities to sharedata and seamlessly manage multidisciplinarysimulation projects.

ANSYS delivers the industry-leading technologies you need to support multi-domain,multi-level and multi-organizational design of advanced electromechanical systems.

The ANSYS low-frequencapproach analyzes theunderlying physics thatgovern all electricalbehavior, al lowingengineers to accuratelymodel, simulate andvalidate the component-,circuit- and system-levelperformance required foroptimal product design.

Norvento Energa Distribuida uses coupledmultiphysics software from ANSYS in developingan innovative wind turbine specially designed fordistributed energy applications.

Our technical team was challenged to develop a fast,e cient and innovative way to design a turbine that would give us a competitive advantage. We chose ANSYS for coupling multiphysics analysis whereneeded, at the aerodynamic, structural, component and electromechanical levels.

Miguel Hoyos Technical Director

Norvento Energa Distribuida


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ANSYS: Helping Customers Advance inEvery Industry

Electromechanical solutions from ANSYS helpleading manufacturers in diverse industrieskeep pace with market demand for innovativeproducts.

For example, multidisciplinary engineeringteams (electromagnetics, electronics, structuralmechanics, uid dynamics, hydraulics andcontrol technology) in the automotive industryrely on our tools to design next-generationelectric and hybrid-electric propulsion, safetysystems, electronic engine and chassis controltechnologies, and active suspensions. Thedesign process must incorporate many levelsof simulation detail for modeling and analyzingelectromechanical components, circuits andsystems. Our deep and broad solutions providea common, collaborative platform for bothOEMs and their various supplier tiers aroundthe world an example of multi-organizationalanalysis bene ts.

In the aerospace industry, ANSYS plays a centralrole in developing the more electric aircraftconcept, which represents a major industrydriver for airlines trying to multiply the e ects

of technology improvements and lower costs.Electromechanical software helps aerospaceengineers con dently and reliably replacetraditional mechanical and hydraulic systemswith fault-tolerant, lightweight electricpower systems.

Engineering teams in the industrial automationsector leverage the power of our solutions todesign a spectrum of products includingpower electronics, motors, drives and criticalelectromechanical components such asactuators, sensors, relays and converters.These sophisticated systems require globalsupply chains, and ANSYS provides the idealplatform for information-sharing and engineeringknowledge management.

Organizations that virtually analyze actuators areable to accurately simulate critical design parameterssuch as force pro le, close time and ux density toproduce smaller, less expensive and more reliablecomponents. Using simulation, top organizations getproducts to market an average of 158 days soonerand with $1.9 million lower development costs.

In the power transformer industry, design engineersare developing complex next-generation powertransformers within demanding time frames.Simulating systems allows engineers to optimizecomponents to reduce size and cost while ensuringthat the unit meets all design requirements, includingthe ability to withstand surges and short circuitswhile avoiding excessive temperatures and reducingnoise. Using our software, Pennsylvania TransformerTechnology Inc. developed a simulation-driven design

methodology that reaches across physics, acrossengineering disciplines and across departments tooptimize transformer design.


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Undisputed Technology Leadership

The design of sophisticated electronic devicesmeans the creation of numerically largemodels, with highly detailed geometries andextremely complex physics. ANSYS delivers HPCcapabilities that enable rapid parallel processingof even the toughest, most high- delityelectromagnetic simulations. Furthermore,domain decomposition divides large simulationsacross multiple processors o ering near-linearspeedup with each additional processor.

We o er a distributed-solve capability, whichallows a single user to distribute parametricstudies or frequency sweeps across a numberof machines, dramatically accelerating thesolution time for parametric studies anddesign optimization.

To support collaborative design e orts of globalengineering teams, ANSYS software incorporatesan outstanding capability for engineeringknowledge management. Multiple engineerscan work collaboratively on low-power, signal-integrity, power-integrity, mechanical, thermaland RF/microwave problems, across multiplecompanies and geographies. This high levelof collaboration saves time, reduces designmistakes, and minimizes product recalls.

ANSYS o ers the industrys widest range of electromagnetics simulation technologies,spanning integrated circuit, low power, signal integrity, power integrity, RF, microwaveand electromechanics.

ANSYS has certain features that we really like. Wecan import CAD models directly into the ANSYSelectromagnetic simulation package. The coupled thermal and electromagnetic tools provide us withinsight into interactions between pacemakers and MRI scanners, which is a complex problem. Using simulationallows us to really understand the problem, so that wecan mitigate the hazards. Mariya Lazebnik

Senior ScientistMedtronic

Advanced HPC technology called domain decompositiondelivers parallel processing, enabling high-capacitysimulations of very large models by accessing thememory of a network of computers. This powerfulcomputational method fosters innovation, as it allowsengineers to solve problems that were previouslythought of as unsolvable.

The ANSYS distributed solve capability allows a singleuser to distribute parametric studies or frequencysweeps across a number of computers, expediting totalsimulation time. Engineers can explore variations ingeometry, materials, boundaries and excitations aswell as distribute frequency sweeps. This allows yourteam to easily optimize designs and perform statisticaland sensitivity analyses.


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Powerful Partnerships that Fuel Innovation

To continue our technology innovation andleadership, ANSYS actively partners with otherleading electromagnetics providers. Thesecollaborations provide your business with thebest-in-class solutions you need to optimizeproduct performance and improve productdevelopment processes.

Our EDA partnerships mean that you can useexisting design geometries in electromagneticsanalyses to meet aggressive development costsand schedule goals. Our revolutionary Solveron Demand technology delivers a new levelof usability to EDA users, enabling you to solve

simulations directly from your EDA layout tool.ANSYS also collaborates with the leading CADcompanies to provide a seamless transfer of 3-D CAD geometry into our electromagneticsimulation software. The linkage dramaticallyreduces the overall design cycle.

Successful design engineers around the worldare beginning to understand the issues thatrequire full chippackageboard analysis withANSYS tools. Are you?

Our software streamlinesthe transfer of designdatabases from popularthird-party EDA layout

tools and mechanicalCAD (MCAD) packagesfor electromagnetic eldanalysis. EDA links areavailable for tools o eredby Cadence,Zuken,Mentor Graphics,andSynopsys,while MCADlinks support common leformats, such as IGES,STEP and Pro/ENGINEER

Organizations cannot a ord to view IC design witha silo-based approach, in which the chip, packageand board process as independent projects. Thissilo-based method results in over-design for margins.The addition of Apache low-power tools to the ANSYSsuite is driving energy-e cient electronic productdevelopment in the 21st century.

Automotive OEMs are engaged in a global contestto build and mass-market HEVs and EVs. For criticaltraction motor components, engineers must maximizeelectrical and magnetic losses to deliver maximumrange and fuel e ciency to consumers. At the sametime, engineers need to consider structural, thermaland electromagnetic issues that play a crucial rolein vehicle performance, reliability and cost. ANSYSintegrated multiphysics simulation technology helpsto address these challenges by enabling engineers to

rapidly evaluate prior to physical prototyping functionality, performance and cost of a wide rangeof design alternatives.


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ANSYS is dedicated exclusively to developing engineering simulation software thatfosters rapid and innovative product design. Our technology enables you to predictwith con dence that your product will thrive in the real world. For more than 40years, customers in the most demanding markets have trusted our solutions to helpensure the integrity of their products and drive business success through innovation.

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