ANSYS Releases Simplorer 8.0 Software

New Simulation Advancements Reduce Engineering Time and Aid Design of
Mechatronic and Multi-Domain Systems
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and
technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced
the latest release of Simplorer® software. Part of the Ansoft family of
electronic design automation (EDA) products, Simplorer is used for the design of
mechatronic and other multi-domain systems, which are commonly found in the
automotive, aerospace/defense and industrial automation industries. The new
release introduces a powerful, next-generation user interface, advanced modeling
capabilities including dynamic links to other Ansoft software, enhanced
integration with third-party simulation software, and computational performance
enhancements.

Simplorer software greatly reduces engineering time and prototype iterations
while improving design performance of electrical, mechatronic, power-electronic
and electromechanical systems, such as hybrid-electric drive and anti-lock
braking in automobiles, robotics used in industrial automation, and power
electronic equipment used to control and convert electric power. Simplorer
technology enables engineers to model, simulate, analyze and optimize such
complex systems. Using the software`s powerful modeling features and
communication backplane technology, engineers are able to construct virtual
prototypes of all aspects of a system including the electronics,
sensors/actuators, motors, generators, power converters, controls and embedded
software. This enables engineers to investigate system functionality and
performance and to verify overall design. The result is a dramatic reduction in
development time and cost, increased system reliability and performance
optimization.

"In today`s market, there is a huge demand for more automated, functional and
higher-performing products. In order to satisfy this demand, engineers must now
address the convergence of electronics, mechanics and control engineering when
designing a product - whereas in the past they could concentrate solely on a
single discipline. The new release of Simplorer technology addresses this
trend," said Dr. Marius Rosu, product manager for Ansoft electromechanical
products. "The state-of-the-art user interface and electromagnetic coupling
technologies introduced in Simplorer 8.0 will enable users to create a highly
accurate, customized design flow for rapidly emerging applications that involve
multiple engineering domains. It is an important step to integrating the ANSYS
multiphysics capabilities into future releases."

The new state-of-the-art user interface in Simplorer software allows engineers
to easily and concurrently utilize multiple modeling techniques including
circuits, block diagrams, state machines, equation level, and modeling
techniques such as the IEEE open standard VHDL-AMS, SML (Simplorer Modeling
Language) and C/C++. Using the product`s powerful communication backplane
technologies, these standard modeling techniques and modeling languages can be
used concurrently within the same schematic, allowing users to create analog,
digital and mixed-signal multi-domain designs, to manage modeling data, and to
execute simulations. The user interface supports multi-page designs and multiple
levels of hierarchy, provides maximum flexibility, and eliminates the need for
error-prone mathematical transformations and model analogies employed by
single-domain simulation tools.

New and Enhanced Features

* Insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) device characterization tool,
allowing users to quickly and accurately create average and dynamic models of
power semiconductor devices
* Power Module Characterization tool, which aids in building DC-to-DC converter
models by entering data directly from the manufacturers` specifications
* Online model database that includes more than 1,200 SPICE models of common
components offered by suppliers; includes a model library of ultra-capacitors
from Maxwell Technologies
* Direct support for SPICE and PSPICE model text
* Co-simulation links to complementary simulation software, including Simulink®,
ModelSim® and QuestaSim®, allowing users to easily incorporate control programs
and digital designs for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductor
devices and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
* Co-simulation links with Verilog for design, verification and implementation
of digital logic chips
* New function handling techniques and solver methodologies to optimize
simulation performance
* Integration of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) VHDL-AMS statistical
package, which is useful in defining the statistical variation of parameters of
electrical, electronic, and mechatronic components and sub-systems
* Distributed solve capability that allows users to distribute parametric
variations across a network of computers, enabling the exploration of more
design possibilities in less time

The unique advantage of Simplorer software is its ability to integrate multiple
modeling technologies. Many components in nonlinear dynamic systems cannot be
modeled with the required precision by using existing system modeling techniques
or modeling languages. To accurately represent the physics of critical system
components such as sensors, actuators and electrical machines, finite element
analysis must be employed. Simplorer provides a direct link to Ansoft`s
industry-leading Maxwell®, Q3D Extractor®, RMxprt™ and PExprt™ software. These
links will be expanded to include ANSYS® Multiphysics™ in a future release. The
coupling technology and model reduction techniques of Simplorer provide users
with the capability to transform detailed and full-accuracy physics-based models
produced by finite element software packages to high-level system simulation.

For downloadable images, visit http://www.ansys.com/newsimages.

About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS, Inc., founded in 1970, develops and globally markets engineering
simulation software and technologies widely used by engineers and designers
across a broad spectrum of industries. The Company focuses on the development of
open and flexible solutions that enable users to analyze designs directly on the
desktop, providing a common platform for fast, efficient and cost-conscious
product development, from design concept to final-stage testing and validation.
The Company and its global network of channel partners provide sales, support
and training for customers. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,
with more than 60 strategic sales locations throughout the world, ANSYS, Inc.
and its subsidiaries employ approximately 1,700 people and distribute ANSYS
products through a network of channel partners in over 40 countries. Visit
www.ansys.com for more information.

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