ANSYS Q3D Extractor efficiently performs the 3D and 2D quasi-static electromagnetic field simulations required for the extraction of RLCG parameters from an interconnect structure. It then automatically generates an equivalent SPICE subcircuit model. These highly accurate models can be used to perform signal integrity analysis to study electromagnetic phenomena, such as crosstalk, ground bounce, interconnect delays and ringing, to understand the performance of interconnects, IC packages, connectors, PCB’s, bus bars and cables.
Q3D Extractor provides partial inductance and resistance extractions that help design DC-DC power converters, along with unit cell capacitance extractions for touchscreen devices. To accelerate model creation, it can also import files from well-known MCAD and ECAD providers such as Altium, Autodesk, Cadence, Dassault, Mentor Graphics, PTC and Zuken. This greatly improves the efficiency of analyzing modern electronic packages and PCBs to ensure proper performance of integrated circuits. Q3D Extractor seamlessly transfers data to different ANSYS physics solvers, such as ANSYS Icepak for thermal design and ANSYS Mechanical for structural analysis, to deliver industry-leading multiphysics analysis.
Capabilities
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Fast, Accurate 3D Parasitic Extraction
Enables you to accurately extract 3D parasitics from PCBs, IC packages, MCMs, cables and converters.
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Automatic Adaptive Meshing
Provides answers with user-specified accuracy with minimal setup effort or manual intervention with the mesh process.
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IBIS Package Model Extraction
Extracts signal and power ground parasitics for inclusion in IBIS models.
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Power Converter Design
Optimizes inverter/converter architectures and minimizes bus inductance, overvoltage situations and short-circuit currents.
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Multidomain System Modeling
Integrated modeling capability to analyze electromagnetic components within a systems environment
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High-Performance Computing
Perform bigger, faster and higher-fidelity simulations with our groundbreaking high-performance computing (HPC) methodologies, which are optimized for single multicore machines and scalable to take advantage of full cluster power.
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Optimetrics
Quickly identify optimal values for critical design parameters and perform detailed sensitivity and statistical analysis.
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Network Data Explorer
Provides visualization, analysis, and manipulation tools for network data.
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Electronics Desktop
Unified platform for electromagnetic, electromechanical, circuit and system simulation. HFSS, Maxwell, Q3D Extractor, Icepak and Simplorer are built into the Electronics Desktop, which serves as a universal pre- and post- processor for these tools.
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Q3D Extractor Packages
Includes Q3D Extractor, Electronics Pro 2D and additional capabilities.
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