• IC design and verification
• Signal and power integrity simulation
• RF, microwave, and antenna design
• Advanced packaging and PCB design
• Electromechanical and power system design
• Medical electronics
• EMI/EMC

If you’re interested in sharing your design experiences and expertise with other professionals, submit a 100-word abstract by Aug. 31 via our online form or email. For the latest information on First-Pass System Success, including specific dates, locations, agendas, and registration, please visit www.ansoft.com/firstpass. Register • Submit Abstract • Last Year's Presentations

2. HFSS v11 Raises the Bar for Accuracy, Capacity, and Performance (top)
HFSS™ v11 features new higher-order hierarchical basis functions combined with an iterative solver that provides accurate fields using smaller meshes and thus more efficient solutions for large multi-wavelength structures. A new fault tolerant, high-quality finite element meshing algorithm allows HFSS to simulate very complex models two to five times faster using half of the memory compared to previous versions.
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3. SIwave v3.5 Adds Features for Power-Rail Extraction (top)
SIwave™ v3.5 features a fast and efficient finite-element-based DC solver optimized for the extraction of power-rail geometry in complex low-voltage/high-current PCB and package designs. Engineers can view voltage and current distributions in all relevant geometry including vias and bond wires. In addition, users have access to voltage drop and current flow information through all layout elements (vias, bond wires, sources, resistors, inductors, etc.) in tabular format, allowing engineers to quickly identify design rule violations.
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4. Panasonic Releases ALIVH Kit for Nexxim, HFSS, and Ansoft Designer (top)
Panasonic and Ansoft have released a new design kit for Any Layer Interstitial Via Hole (ALIVH) Board for Nexxim®, HFSS™, and Ansoft Designer®. The design kit can be used together with Panasonic surface mount technology (SMT) components, such as varistors and common mode noise filters. Engineers designing high-performance HDMI signal lines can utilize this design kit to ensure the signal quality of the digital signal content. The kit is equipped with scalable differential and common mode elements that can be applied in circuit- and system-level simulations to produce realistic waveforms.
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5. EMI Control and PCB Power Analysis Seminar Scheduled for Boston (top)
Please join Ansoft on August 22 at the Newton Marriott in Newton, Massachusetts, for EMI Control and PCB Power Analysis, where Ansoft technical staff and customers will present a simulation-based design methodology that engineers use to prevent EMI early in the design phase. Topics include the reduction of EMI noise, the fundamentals of EMI prevention, quantifying and visualizing the impact on near and far fields, PCB radiated emissions, and more.
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6. Optimizing Nanoscale CMOS RFICs Webcast Available On Demand (top)
“Optimizing Nanoscale CMOS RFICs,” an IEEE Spectrum Tech Insiders webcast, is now available on demand. During this one-hour event, sponsored by UMC and Ansoft, industry experts discuss the latest challenges of migrating to the nanometer regime and present innovative design solutions, including a novel dynamic design kit (DDK) that engineers use to rapidly modify layout parameters, circuit elements, and packaging to accurately predict the electrical performance across component, circuit, and system design.
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• View previous webcast: “RF Packaging Trends” »

7. IMS Events and Technical Workshops Draw Good Attendance (top)
Thanks to all who joined us at this year’s International Microwave Symposium. More than 120 Ansoft customers attended our HFSS™ event on the U.S.S. Missouri, and our presentations and workshops, featuring some of the most distinguished speakers from leading organizations in semiconductors, CMOS foundry, packaging, academia, and design automation, drew a large number of participants. To download some of the materials, please go to www.ansoft.com/mtt07. Also, see this newsletter’s Designer’s Corner.
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8. Ansoft Reports Record Revenue (top)
Ansoft announced financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 ended April 30, 2007. Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $28.6 million, an increase of 16% compared to $24.7 million reported in the previous fiscal year’s fourth quarter. Revenue for the fiscal year totaled $89.1 million, an increase of 15% compared to $77.2 million reported in the previous fiscal year.
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9. FSB Ranks Ansoft Among 100 Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies (top)
Fortune Small Business magazine ranked Ansoft 29th on its annual FSB 100 list of fastest-growing small public companies. Selections are based on percentage growth in earnings, revenue and stock performance over the past three years.
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10. Ansoft Among BusinessWeek Top Hot Growth U.S. Companies (top)
BusinessWeek ranked Ansoft 25th on its annual Hot Growth list of America’s 100 fastest-growing small companies, improving upon last year’s ranking of 46. “Convergence is more than just a wonky buzz word at Ansoft. It’s the engine of this Pittsburgh software maker’s growth,” writes BusinessWeek. “Ansoft rode the wave of the tech boom and now sees a new spurt of growth as devices get smaller and more complex.” The top 25 Hot Growth companies “are among the most innovative and nimble players around,” according to the magazine. “They’re determined to be faster, and better, than the next guy.”
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11. Ansoft in Top 25 of Business 2.0’s Fastest-Growing Tech Company List (top)
For the second consecutive year, Business 2.0 magazine has included Ansoft on its annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies. Ansoft is ranked 22nd, improving upon last year’s ranking of 29. The ranking is based on growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years, and the 12-month stock return as of Dec. 31, 2006. Additionally, Ansoft ranks 20th in total stock return and second in the state of Pennsylvania.
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12. Ansoft Added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index (top)
Ansoft was recently added to the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 index. The S&P SmallCap 600 is a core component of the S&P U.S. index series and is widely used by private investors and professional money managers alike for building diversified equity portfolios of U.S. growth stocks.
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13. Advanced Simulation of Antenna and Microwave Systems (top)
Dr. Lawrence Williams, Ansoft’s director of business development, will present “Advanced Simulation of Antenna and Microwave Systems” at this year’s Antenna Systems conference on September 27 at 10:45 a.m. Dr. Williams will cover many of the challenges associated with the design of phased array systems, how advances in modern simulation address those issues, and new developments in hardware and design automation that open the door to more comprehensive analysis. To view the abstract, please visit www.ansoft.com/ant07 or view the Antenna Systems 2007 Program here.
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