Overview of ANSYS SI-WAVE
In the next couple of minutes, I'll provide an overview of ANSYS SI-WAVE, a specialized electromagnetic field solver for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuit (IC) packages. SI-WAVE's hybrid solution offers comprehensive insights into power integrity, signal integrity, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) by integrating the effects of:
- Power and ground paths
- Transmission lines
- Package and PCB resonances
- Radiation
SI-WAVE can be seamlessly integrated into your design flow with popular electronic design automation (EDA) layout tools and file formats.
SI-WAVE DC
SI-WAVE DC focuses on the DC analysis of low voltage, high current PCBs commonly found today. It enables the assessment of critical end-to-end voltage margins to ensure reliable power delivery. Key features include:
- Pre- and post-layout DC voltage drop analysis
- DC current density analysis
- DC power density analysis
These analyses help visualize current flow and voltage distribution.
SI-WAVE PI
SI-WAVE PI includes all the features of SI-WAVE DC, plus AC analysis to accurately model power delivery networks and noise propagation on PCBs. It is ideal for:
- Analyzing power integrity distribution issues
- Automatically optimizing decoupler capacitor selection and placement
The plane resonance solver performs eigenmode analysis to evaluate the effects of cavities within PCBs and packages.
SI-WAVE
SI-WAVE combines all the functionalities of SI-WAVE DC and SI-WAVE PI, and adds robust ANSYS NEXIM time-domain circuit simulation for end-to-end signal integrity design and compliance. It can:
- Import electrical CAD geometry
- Extract GHz accurate interconnect models for the IC, package, and PCB
- Include transistor-level models of drivers and receivers
- Run simultaneous switching output (SSO) analysis
- Perform impedance matching and power delivery system optimization
SI-WAVE supports IBIS AMI modeling, SerDes design, statistical eye analysis, and Synopsys HSPICE simulation.
Conclusion
SI-WAVE DC, SI-WAVE PI, and SI-WAVE provide a complete set of targeted analysis capabilities that can be utilized throughout the PCB design process. Use ANSYS SI-WAVE, a design platform for signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and electromagnetic interference (EMI) analysis, to identify potential pre- and post-layout integrity problems.
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For the next couple of minutes, I'll give you an overview of ANSYS SIwave, a specialized electromagnetic field solver for printed circuit boards and IC packages.
SIwave's hybrid solution provides complete insight into power integrity, signal integrity, and EMI by combining effects of power and ground paths, transmission lines, package and PCB resonances, and radiation.
It can be customized into your design flow with seamless integration with popular EDA layout tools and file formats. SIwave DC targets DC analysis of low voltage, high current PCBs, enabling assessment of critical end-to-end voltage margins to ensure reliable power delivery.
It allows you to perform pre- and post-layout DC voltage drop, DC current density, and DC power density analyses to visualize current flow and voltage distribution. SIwave PI includes SIwave DC features plus AC analysis to accurately model power delivery networks and noise propagation on PCBs.
It's ideal for analyzing power integrity distribution issues and automatically optimizing decoupler capacitor selection and placement. A plane can be placed on a motor and a circuit board, and the circuit board can be placed on another circuit board.
It's an easy and simple way to use the computer to get the most out of power integrity design. The plane resonance solver performs eigenmode analysis to evaluate the effects of cavities within PCBs and packages.
SIwave combines all SIwave DC and SIwave PI functionality and adds robust ANSYS NEXIM time domain circuit simulation for end-to-end signal integrity design and compliance.
It can easily import electrical CAD geometry, extract GHz accurate interconnect models for the IC, package, and PCB, include transistor-level models of drivers and receivers, and run SSO analysis, impedance matching, and power delivery system optimization.
SIwave supports IBIS AMI modeling, SerDes design, statistical eye analysis, and Synopsys HSPICE simulation. SIwave DC, SIwave PI, and SIwave deliver a complete set of targeted analysis capabilities that can be used throughout the PCB design process.
SIwave DC can be used to identify potential pre- and post-layout power integrity and signal integrity problems. Rely on ANSYS SIwave, a design platform for SI, PI, and EMI analysis.
