CST STUDIO SUITE 2010 - Now Shipping

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces shipping of CST STUDIO SUITE™ version 2010 has commenced.

Engineers and researchers working with electromagnetic problems will benefit from CST’s latest software release, CST STUDIO SUITE version 2010 and its multitude of powerful new solver options, features and functionality. The extended range of solvers included in this release continues CST’s complete technology tradition. This offers different solution options within one design environment thus enabling a wide range of applications to be analyzed without leaving the familiar, easy-to-use CST interface.

CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) now incorporates an asymptotic solver. This solver is based on the Shooting Bouncing Ray method, an extension to physical optics, and is capable of tackling simulations with an electric size of many thousands of wavelengths such as radar cross section analysis. 

CST University Publication Award 2009: Winners Announced

Computer Simulation Technology (CST), today announces winners of the CST University Publication Award 2009.

The CST University Publication Award is an annual grant to university institutes and researchers for their work in the application of 3D EM field simulation. The winners are awarded with extensions to their CST STUDIO SUITE installations.

Prerequisites for participation are that the papers are authored or co-authored by university researchers, published either in scientific journals or conference proceedings, and the numerical results are entirely or in part obtained through simulation using CST software products.

CST Previews New Tool for Multi-Physics Simulation at EuMW 2009

CST announces the introduction of CST MPHYSICS STUDIO™, a new product in CST STUDIO SUITE 2010, at EuMW, booth # 527.

In many branches of microwaves and RF engineering, the analysis required is not confined to the electromagnetic problem, particularly when dealing with high power applications. Both the temperature rise and resulting stress have to be considered in the design process since these may have major implications for the device’s performance

Efficient sensitivity analysis methods introduced in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO 2010

CST announces the introduction of an efficient algorithm in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) that enables sensitivity analysis for several parameters in a single simulation run.

Optimization is a typical component of any design engineer’s workflow. With the introduction of new global (genetic, particle swarm) and local (Nelder-Mead) optimizers, CST addressed this issue with release 2009 of CST STUDIO SUITE™. With version 2010 CST goes one step further. CST MWS 2010 features a sensitivity analysis algorithm which is capable of evaluating the s-parameter dependencies on various model parameters after a single 3D electromagnetic simulation run. This means that all further evaluations for different model parameter sets can be derived without restarting the full-wave simulation.

CST Previews Major Product Release at EuMW 2009

CST previews CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2010, including a new solver module for electrically large structures at EuMW, booth # 527.

Engineers who are confronted with electromagnetic problems will benefit from CST’s latest software release, CST STUDIO SUITE™ version 2010, and its multitude of powerful new solver options, features and functionality.

Thanks to CST’s complete technology concept, which offers different solution options within one design environment, a wide range of MW&RF applications can be analyzed without leaving the familiar, easy-to-use interface. CST has further extended its range of high frequency solvers in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO®, this time adding an asymptotic solver. This solver is based on the Shooting Bouncing Ray method, an extension to physical optics, and is capable of tackling simulations with an electric size of many thousands of wavelengths such as radar cross section analysis

Selex assesses lightning protection systems for Radar with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO

The design of lightning protection systems (LPS) is a challenging task, particularly for a mobile Radar system. A detailed study of the current path resulting from a lightning strike through an external lightning protection system, and the induced currents in the system to be protected, enable a reliable design of all relevant parts.

Ing. Americo Dominicis of Selex-SI in collaboration with Prof. A.Orlandi of University of L’Aquila investigated the impact of a lightning strike on a mobile 3D radar using CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS).

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3D EM for Power Integrity Analysis

San Francisco, July 27th 2009, Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces the introduction of a new CST PCB STUDIO® solver module for Power Integrity analysis at DAC, booth #3155.

Engineers working on the design of power delivery networks will benefit from CST’s latest addition to CST STUDIO SUITE™. The new CST PCB STUDIO™ Power Integrity solver, based on a special 3D FEM approach, helps calculate accurate impedance profiles within a full 3D simulation, but in a fraction of the time required by traditional 3D solvers.

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CST to exhibit at DAC 2009

CST announces it will be exhibiting at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) for the first time in 2009, booth #3155.

CST will be showcasing its 3D EDA software solutions at DAC for the first time in 2009. Based around rigorous 3D electromagnetic (EM) analysis, CST's tools offer invaluable insight into SI/PI performance of critical nets, interconnects, packaging transitions and all high speed board and package signal routes. A powerful interface allows analysis and automatic optimizations to achieve specific design goals.

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CST Announces New Asymptotic Solver for CST MICROWAVE STUDIO 2010

CST announces the introduction of a new CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® solver module for electrically large structures.

Engineers working on antenna placement, radar cross section simulation or other electrically large problems will benefit from CST’s newest addition to the CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) solver family. The new CST MWS asymptotic solver targets a range of simulation model sizes beyond the reach of even the successful integral equation solver, i.e. much larger than 100 wavelengths.

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Substantial Advances in Frequency Domain Solver Technology

CST announces that the CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® frequency domain solver will feature 3rd order and mixed elements with the 2010 release.

Design engineers and researchers working on electrically small or resonant structures value the frequency domain solver of CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® as a well integrated alternative to the market leading time domain solver, and for cross verification purposes. The range of possible applications and users has now been enlarged.

With the introduction of the True Geometry Adaptation, a technique which improves the geometrical representation of a structure during the mesh adaptation process, in version 2009, CST reinforced its claim to technological leadership through a distinct and significant development. This technique overcomes an inherent accuracy problem of traditional FEM codes which refine the mesh but not the segmented geometry.

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CST Introduces New Scheme for Access to Simulation Acceleration Options

Boston, MA., June 9th 2009, Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces new flexibility for customers interested in simulation acceleration at IEEE MTT-S IMS, booth # 2013.

Design engineers and researchers working in all areas of microwave and RF device R&D are constantly striving to shorten simulation times and therefore development cycles. To meet these demands, CST is researching new technologies to improve simulation performance: both methodological and the latest hardware technology. Today CST offers a multitude of simulation acceleration options such as multi CPU processing, GPU processing, cluster computing, and distributed computing to satisfy customer requirements. In order to secure customer investments as well as to facilitate the choice of the most effective acceleration solution for a given simulation model, CST is now introducing a token scheme which enables the versatile access to as well as the combination of different simulation acceleration options.

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New Antenna Design Product Launched

Magus (Pty) Ltd., CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST), EM Software & Systems-S.A. (Pty) Ltd. today announce the release of a new software product to accelerate the antenna design and modelling process.

Antenna Magus – the first antenna design tool of its kind – has a huge database of antennas that can be explored to find, design and export models of designed antennas to CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® and FEKO. It is expected that Antenna Magus will become an invaluable aid to antenna design engineers, to EMC engineers requiring antenna models and to system integrators who require antenna models for antenna placement studies.

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New Workshop Series "CST 2009 Innovations"

CST - Computer Simulation Technology announces a series of customer centric workshops focusing on how recent innovations in EM simulation can help solve high frequency system design challenges.

Recent innovations have made EM simulation an essential and easy to use part of any high frequency or high speed design workflow. This workshop series will explore how design engineers can best exploit the technology for their own design area, be it RF/microwave/antenna, EDA/SI, or EMC/EMI. Application based throughout, the workshops will focus on local industry requirements and how simulation can significantly improve throughput and reduce costs.

Partner presentations will feature as well as in-depth application studies. Presenting partners include Cisco, Kyocera, Verigy, and Avago.

Details of the CST 2009 Innovations workshop series’ initial program and location information can be found on the CST homepage.

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CST Completes Acquisition of SimLab Software GmbH

Darmstadt, Germany April 16th 2009, CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST), today announces that SimLab Software GmbH has become a 100% subsidiary company of CST AG. The acquisition of all outstanding shares followed the successful partnership and participation agreement signed in June 2007.

Design engineers interested in PCB and cable harness simulation will profit from this acquisition through full exploitation of synergies in product development and support. This step will accelerate the incorporation of SimLab’s cutting edge technology into CST’s design environment.

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CST Announces Integrated Workflow for Signal Integrity Analysis

CST announces the integration of cable, PCB, and EMC/EMI simulation in CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2009 at DesignCon, booth # 315.

Design engineers and researchers working on the signal integrity of complex systems containing cables, PCBs, and fully three-dimensional passive components, will benefit from the latest release of CST STUDIO SUITE™. Highly specialized tools such as CST PCB STUDIO™ (CST PCBS) and CST CABLE STUDIO™ (CST CS) are used to study signal propagation on PCBs and cable harnesses, with high efficiency. These tools are part of CST DESIGN ENVIRONMENT™, which also provides access to the market leading time domain solver CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS), for the optimization of full 3D components with respect to signal integrity. The entire system can then be synthesized in CST DESIGN STUDIO™ (CST DS) which is also used to access and modify the individual components of the system.

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Keynote Speaker Announced for CST European UGM

CST announces keynote speaker for the European user group meeting, 16-18 March 2009.

Piermario Besso, Head of Antenna and Infrastructure Section, ESA-ESOC will be presenting "EM simulation challenges in the ESA space program".

Additionally, on Wednesday, 18th March, at the close of UGM, a tour of the ESA European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) will be offered (pre-registration required).

More information about the CST European user group meeting is available at http://www.cst.com/Content/Events/Details.aspx?eventId=1069 .

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CST Article in RF Globalnet's Top 10 of 2008

CST's technical article "Electromagnetic Simulation Of Mobile Phone Antenna Performance" was (based on newsletter reader response) the #1 most popular download featured in an RF Globalnet newsletter in 2008.

Electromagnetic Simulation Of Mobile Phone Antenna Performance

By Omid Sotoudeh, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Tilmann Wittig, CST GmbH

The telecommunications sector is making great advances aimed at delivering an even stream of high-tech devices, covering the significant consumer demands in this sector. Electromagnetic (EM) simulation is becoming an increasingly important tool in the design flow, not only at the antenna level but also at the phone and environmental levels. This article compares simulated results with measurements for several steps in the phone design chain.

Read the full article here: Electromagnetic Simulation Of Mobile Phone Antenna Performance

CST University Publication Award 2008 - Winners Announced

December 19th, 2008  Computer Simulation Technology (CST), Darmstadt, announces winners of CST University Publication Award 2008.

The CST University Publication Award is an annual grant to university institutes and researchers for their work in the application of 3D EM field simulation. Now in this its fifth year, the quality of the publications was outstanding. Prerequisites for participation are that the papers are authored or co-authored by academic researchers, published either in scientific journals or conference proceedings, and the numerical results are entirely or in part obtained through simulation using CST software products.

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Breakthrough in Frequency Domain Mesh Adaptation

CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) announces True Geometry Adaptation. This represents a breakthrough in high frequency tetrahedral frequency domain solver mesh adaptation schemes. This innovation will be available with version 2009 of the electromagnetic simulation software CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS).

Users of CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) version 2009 will benefit from the total revision of its tetrahedral frequency domain solver’s mesh adaptation scheme.

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Next Generation 3D EM Simulation Software Released

CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) announces the release of version 2009 of the electromagnetic simulation software CST STUDIO SUITE™, including its flagship product CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS).

Researchers and design engineers use CST STUDIO SUITE™ for the analysis and optimisation of EM based components. By choosing the most appropriate solver technology, making use of sophisticated import filters, and automated optimization and parametric studies, design throughput can be significantly augmented.

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Significant Software Release CST MICROSTRIPES 2009

CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) announces the release of the electromagnetic simulation software CST MICROSTRIPES™ version 2009.

CST MICROSTRIPES™ is a powerful 3D electromagnetic simulation tool, used extensively for solving challenging radiation problems including complex antenna structures, installed performance, EMC/EMI/E3 issues and more.

Users of CST MICROSTRIPES™ 2009 (CST MS) will find a modernized interface which has been greatly simplified by merging the Build tool, model history and parameterization into the Project/Command Window, making it easier to run parameter sweeps and queue simulations.

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Acceleware and CST Announce Faster Electromagnetic Simulations with NVIDIA’s CUDA

CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® users can gain up to 40% performance improvements for electromagnetic  simulations with Acceleware’s next generation of software acceleration products.

Acceleware® Corp. (TSX-V: AXE), a leading developer of high performance computing applications, and Computer Simulation Technology (CST), a supplier of leading edge electromagnetic (EM) simulation software, today announced a new CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) based Acceleware solution for accelerating EM simulations with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS). Trial tests of this new acceleration product have delivered performance gains of up to 40% compared to the current product.

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CST Announces new Sales Representatives in Scandinavia

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) announces the appointment of AgetoMTT as sales representatives in Scandinavia.

AgetoMTT represents over 38 manufacturers within the field of RF & Microwave products and services will be distributing CST’s products in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. With offices in Sweden and Finland, AgetoMTT offers expert, local sales and support.

Peter Vesters, Managing Director from AgetoMTT said “We are delighted to be adding CST’s leading edge EM design software to our product portfolio."

"CST has enjoyed constantly strong growth in Scandinavia and is happy to have found a partner who can guarantee excellent customer service in this region,” commented Marko Walter, Sales Director, CST. “We know that AgetoMTT's experience, gained while representing Flomerics’ EM product line, will prove invaluable in supporting sales of CST STUDIO SUITE™."

CST reviews successful year 2007

Computer Simulation Technology (CST), announces an increase in product sales by 27% in 2007 compared to calendar year 2006.

2007 was a successful year for CST. Besides CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® strengthening its position as market and technology leader in time domain EM field simulation, the complete technology approach to 3D EM simulation, introduced with CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2006, which allows design engineers to choose the most appropriate numerical method for their application within one user interface, was very well received by the community. Product sales of CST STUDIO SUITE increased 27% compared to calendar year 2006.

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CST previews 2009 version of CST STUDIO SUITE at MTT-S IMS

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) previews the next generation of electromagnetic simulation software, CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2009, including its flagship product CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS), at booth #933 at MTT-S IMS 2008.

Design engineers use CST STUDIO SUITE™ products to solve electromagnetic problems, utilizing the most appropriate solver technology, sophisticated import filters, and automated optimization and parametric studies.

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