CST E-News June 2006
Welcome to the June issue of CST’s E-News, the first in a new series of regular
news updates. We hope that you find the contents relevant, interesting and informative.
Any feedback and suggestions for future editions would be welcomed.
News in brief
- New Integral Equation solver (MLFMM)
- CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2006B preview
- Gerber import
- Special promotions: F and Thermal solvers
- CST to co-host Maxwell Celebration at MTT-IMS
- Diary
1. New Integral Equation solver (MLFMM)
CST MWS’ palette of 3D EM field solvers will be enriched by the addition of a new
member. The newly implemented Integral Equation solver is based on the MultiLevel
Fast Multipole Method (MLFMM). It will be of particular interest when dealing with
electrically large structures, for example in areas such as automotive, aerospace
& defense and emc.
This Integral Equation solver scales much better with the electrical structure size
than traditional MoM solvers. This enables you to tackle structures much larger
than 20 wavelengths. Particularly noteworthy is its ability to deal with dielectric
losses. Typical application examples include antenna placement on an airplane and
radar cross section (RCS) calculations of large scattering objects. As with all
solvers in CST STUDIO SUITE™, its integration in CST DESIGN ENVIRONMENT™
is seamless and based on the same easy to use modeler and frontend. The Integral
Equation solver will be available with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® 2006B
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2. CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2006B preview
CST will be previewing CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2006B at MTT-S IMS 2006. If you
have a valid maintenance contract, you will be able to take advantage of this version
in Q3 2006.
Solver technology has been again a key focus of CST STUDIO SUITE™’s development.
Users of CST MWS’ Time Domain solver can now take advantage of the new Fast PBA
mesher for higher performance and robustness, and a more flexible subgridding scheme
with drastically reduced memory requirements. The transient solver engine is the
first module to run with Linux operating systems. The Frequency Domain solver features
plane wave incidents and slanted ports and the performance of mesher and solver
has been increased.
Two completely new interfaces have been developed, to Mician’s µWave Wizard mode
matching software (through CST DESIGN STUDIO™) and AWR’s Microwave Office®
circuit simulation tool.
In order to simulate realistic biasing of ferrites, coupled simulation between CST
MICROWAVE STUDIO®’s (CST MWS) high frequency solvers and CST EM STUDIO®’s
magneto-static solver has been implemented
The interface between the high frequency solvers and the thermal solver has been
improved further.
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3. Gerber import
CST MWS 2006 features a new GERBER import which is available as a single- or
multi-layer version (available since service pack 3). This is of particular interest
to those investigating SI issues, as multi-layer structures, previously laid-out
in tools from Cadence, Mentor, Zuken etc. and exported to GERBER, can now be imported
into CST MWS.
This import is capable of handling vias and drillings. The complete 3 dimensional
models can be studied with the Transient or Frequency Domain solver, providing unprecedented
insight into cross-talk, radiated emission, and signal and power integrity issues.
Benefits include:
- Fast and efficient, full 3D simulation of multi-layer structures
- No loss of layout details
- Automated creation of full 3D models
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4. Promotions
CST is offering special 2006 promotions for:
- the Frequency Domain solver in connection with the Time Domain solver
- the Thermal solver
- and CST DESIGN STUDIO™
Promotions are valid until the end of the year and include f.o.c. extended test
periods.
Please contact your local CST representative for more information.
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5. CST to co-host Maxwell Celebration at MTT-IMS
CST, the IMS committee and Sonnet Software Inc. will co-host a 175th anniversary
celebration of the birth of James Clerk Maxwell, founder of the field of electromagnetics,
on Tuesday, June 13th, 7pm at the San Francisco Marriott (located adjacent to the
Moscone Convention Center).
Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Complimentary food, drinks and cake will
be served.
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6. Diary
We are out and about at numerous events in June, so please come along and join us.
Workshops:
Exhibitions:
- IEEE MTT-S IMS, 13-15 June, San
Francisco, USA
- ACTUATOR, 14 - 16 June, Bremen, Germany
- EMF, 19 - 22 June,
Assois, France
- EPAC, 26-30 June, Edinburgh, UK
- Memswave, 27-30 June, Orvieto,
Italy
- EEEfCOM, 28-29 June,
Ulm, Germany
You'll find more dates for your diary on our
events page.
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Computer Simulation Technology
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