Performance Improvements

AXIEM

• Faster and more robust DC simulations with a true DC solver.
• Faster simulations and lower memory requirements with thick metal simulations.

Analyst

• Major reduction in peak memory usage when asking for fields at a lot of frequencies.
• Simulate larger Analyst structures than previously possible on Linux simulation farms.
• Distribute the solution for a single frequency to many Linux simulation nodes.

APLAC

• Improved initial guess for multi-tone Harmonic Balance simulations.
• Faster and more robust convergence algorithm.
• Sparse matrix preconditioner improvements.
• Faster and more accurate Fourier Transform implementation.
• More memory-efficient transient analysis.
• Faster model evaluation.
• Improved netlist read-in performance.

General

• Better performance for extremely large VSS System Diagrams.
• Faster layout rendering of complicated structures.

AXIEM

• Dramatically improved performance for complex multi-layer boards.
• More intelligent and easier to use geometry simplification for PCBs.
• Improved iterative solver convergence at low frequencies above DC.

Analyst

• New and improved hierarchical matrix solver.
• Utilize resources better with improved parallelization.
• Reduce simulation time with per-shape meshing and solver options.

Analyst Multi-physics

• Annotation refresh 10-20x faster.

APLAC

• Faster simulations with extremely large MDIF files.
• Improved DC, Harmonic Balance, and Circuit Envelope, and Transient performance.
  • Faster DC convergence due to improved dynamic voltage limiting.
  • New HB coupled frequency pre-conditioner.
  • Faster TAHB using HBAT.
  • Improved HB piece-wise linear.
  • Envelope analysis supports trapezoidal integration.
  • Improvements Transient iteration, time stepping, and convolution.
  • Improved Transient sparse solver and faster pivoting sparse solver available.
  • Faster matrix reordering for large circuits.

General

• Improved Knowledge Base and Interactive Content make online help easier than ever
• Dramatically faster simulated load pull
• Improved computer resource allocation with new capability to pause remote jobs

APLAC

• Faster simulations with huge s-parameter files
• Improved linear simulation speed with multi-threading
• Convert frequency domain models to the time domain more quickly and cache the answers for improved time domain simulation performance

Analyst

• Faster meshing, matrix solve, and scaling
• Solve only the area you need to with new Spherical PML for antennas
• Compute far field without needing PML boundary condition
• Create efficient meshes with re-sizeable wave ports

AXIEM

• Get answers more quickly with enhanced parallelization in the iterative solver
• Solve fewer frequency points using improved AFS algorithm