Table 1. Modern Modeling Software Applicable to Simulation of the Test
Problems (As of September 2001)
|
Vendor and Code |
License & Maintenance |
Kernel Method; Operating System |
Status in MW Power Engineering |
Features of Performance, System
Requirements, etc |
|
Ansoft Corp. www.ansoft.com HFSS 8.0 |
$42K, 12% |
Finite Element Method; UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR (for plane wave). OSAb optimization. PC-to-UNIX simulations. Eigenmode solver for anisotropic materials |
|
ANSYS, Inc. www.ansys.com Multiphysics
6.0 |
$25-30K, call vendor |
Finite Element Method; UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
Compatibility with other ANSYS products. Coupled HF/thermal solution, import of major CAD models, advanced animation. |
|
CST, GmbH www.cst.de MAFIA 4.1, Microwave Studio 3.2 |
$30-50K, 14% |
Finite Integration Technique; UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR. MAFIA: up to 20 mil. cells. Optional temperature analysis. Microwave Studio: PBA, non-uniform meshing, AutoCAD and ACIS export/ import, CAD design, optimizer, multithread solver |
|
Faustus Scientific Corporation; www.faustus.ca MEFiSTo-3D Pro |
$10-20K, 20% |
Transmission Line Method; Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR. 20 MB free hard-drive space for minimum installation. Multithread solver. |
|
Flomerics Electromagnetics Division www.micro-strips.com Micro-Stripes 5.6 |
$49.5K, 12% |
Transmission Line Method; Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Potential use. |
SAR. ACIS-based interface. Non-uniform meshing. Parallel solver functionality. Thin films. Minimum 400 MHz Processor and 100 MB free disk space. |
|
IMST, GmbH www.imst.de EMPIRE 2.2 |
$12-20K, from $1.5K |
Finite Difference Time Domain Method; UNIX, Linux, Windows 95/ 98/2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR. Auto CAD import (limited to 3D boxes). 300 MB hard-disk space. |
|
Matra Systèmes & Information www.emc2000.org EMC2000-VF |
$30-35K (with interface) 15% |
Time Domain Finite Volume Method; Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Potential use. |
SAR. 4 GB hard-disk space. HyperMeshc interface. |
|
Remcom, Inc. www.remcom.com XFDTD 5.1 |
$15K, $3K |
Finite Difference Time Domain Method; UNIX, Windows 95/98/2000/ NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR. iSIGHT optimizationd. Multiprocessor for FDTD |
|
QWED www.qwed.com.pl QuickWave-3Da 2.1 |
$15K, 15% |
Conformal Finite Difference Time Domain Method; Windows 95/98/ 2000/NT4 |
Actual use. |
SAR. 15 MB hard-drive space. Non-uniform meshing, ACIS export/import, AutoCAD import, Powell optimization, multithread solver. Basic Heating Module |
|
Zeland Software, Inc. www.zeland.com FIDELITY 3.0 |
$20K, 15% |
Finite Difference Time Domain Method; Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 |
Potential use. |
SAR. Non-uniform meshing, 1 GB hard-disk space. |
aAlso
distributed by Vector Fields, Inc. under the name Concerto
bOptimization
Systems Associates, Inc. (1983-1997)
cBy Altair Engineering, Inc., www.altair.com
dEngineous
Software, www.engineous.com