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With ever-changing technology in the electronics industry, it is becoming crucial to understand the behavior of these technologies through simulation during design. Whether predicting electromagnetic radiation within a motor of a microwave device or temperatures of an electronic component or printed circuit board, simulation during design can prove a concept correct or highlight a flaw.
Electronics Cooling
With electronic devices getting smaller and more powerful, thermal management issues are becoming design drivers. Understanding the thermal characteristics of a design and optimizing every thermal path during design results in a device that meets company and customer requirements, increases reliability, and reduces time-to-market. ANSYS has many tools specifically designed to thermally simulate electronics from chip to rack. ANSYS Icechip is designed to allow integrated circuit (IC) package designers to take their package from electrical design tool to thermal simulation in minutes. ANSYS Iceboard directly imports all the data from an ECAD tool including component data, traces, power and ground planes, and vias to automatically create a three-dimensional board model. Combine with a complete component database and CFD analysis of the air, trace heating due to current flow and you get unprecedented accuracy and speed. ANSYS Icepak is a fully interactive, object-based thermal management software for optimizing design at every phase of the development cycle: systems, components, heat sinks and packages.
Electromagnetic Radiation
Because of electricity's all-inclusive role in both industrial and commercial products, it has become crucial to understand the behavior of the electrical fields contained within such devices, as well as the electromagnetic radiation they emit and receive. When it comes to these products, a single design flaw, even at the component level, can have disastrous consequences.
A precise understanding of the nature of electrical fields and electromagnetic radiation allows manufacturers to optimize device performance as well as ensure conformance with increasingly strict emission and susceptibility standards.
Companies utilize ANSYS, Inc.'s electromagnetic simulation software to resolve design issues in everything from rotating machines found in motors and alternators to micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS). This software also has made a profound impact on the design of consumer appliances such as cellular phones, pagers and computer components.
