2. Linux Versions of High-Performance EDA Simulation Software Available
Ansoft now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 as a standard development platform. Ansoft’s HFSS™ v10.1, Q3D Extractor® v7.1, Maxwell® v11.1 and RMxprt™ v11.1 are now available for the following platforms: Red Hat Enterprises Linux v.3; Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional, XP Professional, Server 2003 Standard Edition and XP Professional x64 Edition; and Sun Solaris® 8, 9. To learn more, please contact your nearest Ansoft sales office.

3. Ansoft to Participate in MTT-S Presentations and Workshops
Ansoft will participate in a number of MTT-S technical presentations and workshops on a variety of topics relating to high-performance RF and microwave design. Topics include simulation of passive components for RF module design, passive component modeling and SI characterization of functional blocks for RFICs, domain decomposition and distributed analysis for large microwave structures, and modeling large screens via homogenization with the finite element method. And while you’re at the show, bring a copy of this newsletter to Booth 1105 to get a free Ansoft T-shirt.
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4. Ansoft Joins GEIA Compact Model Council
Ansoft has joined the GEIA Compact Model Council (CMC), a group of 35 semiconductor and EDA companies worldwide that promote the standardization of compact model formulations. The CMC's activities focus on a number of models widely used in the design and analysis of computer, communications and electronic systems and components. These models include BSIM3, BSIM4, BSIMSOI, HICUM, PSP, and others.
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5. Ansoft Stockholders Approve Proposals and Timing of 2-for-1 Stock Split
Ansoft's stockholders have approved both measures submitted for approval at Ansoft's special stockholders' meeting held April 20 at Ansoft's headquarters. Stockholders approved an amendment to Ansoft's Amended Certificate of Incorporation, increasing the number of authorized shares of Ansoft stock from 25,000,000 shares of common stock to 50,000,000 shares of common stock. Stockholders approved Ansoft's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan that replaces the 1995 Stock Option Plan, which expired in 2005. Both measures are fully described in Ansoft's proxy statement for the April 20 special meeting, copies of which may be obtained from the investor relations portion of Ansoft's Web site.
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6. Ansoft Rings NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
Ansoft’s founders—Nicholas Csendes, Dr. Zoltan Cendes, and Thomas A.N. Miller—rang the closing bell at The NASDAQ Stock Market earlier this month at the NASDAQ MarketSite on Broadway in Times Square, New York City, to commemorate Ansoft’s 10th listing anniversary on NASDAQ. “Since our initial public offering in April 1996, Ansoft has secured its position as one of the most successful and innovative electronic design automation companies worldwide,” said Mr. Csendes. “Our success demonstrates the ongoing need for high-performance EDA software to design the next generation of electronic and communication products.”
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