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Phone: 781. 810. 3000

Location:


SIMULIA, Dassault Systèmes
175 Wyman St
Waltham MA 02451
United States

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CST - Electromagnetic Simulation Software

Learn what's at the heart of CST simulation software in this short video and discover the advantages CST STUDIO SUITE® can offer in the product design and development process.

MIMO Antenna Systems Advanced Communication

Multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) systems are a major field of study for researchers interested in achieving high data rate communication in typical urban multi-path environments. This webinar will show how simulation can be used to calculate the effect of hand and head (e.g. CTIA models) on mobile devices, MIMO for wearable antennas and different power weighting functions for different environments, along with post-processing options for envelope correlation (including spatial power weighting functions), derived quantities  diversity gain and multiplexing efficiency.

Electromagnetic Simulation of Composite Materials and Cable Harnesses in Aircraft

This webinar will discuss efficient EM modeling techniques for simulating composite materials such as carbon fiber laminates at the full aircraft level. The impact of composite materials on electromagnetic effects including installed antenna performance and lightning strikes will be explored. The webinar will also highlight recent advances in cable harness modeling and the effect of different shielding and grounding/bonding schemes for installation in aircraft.

EM Simulation for Space Applications

Satellites provide a challenging environment for electromagnetic components and antennas. The limited available space has to be shared by multiple tightly-clustered systems that have to operate correctly in extreme thermal conditions. Electromagnetic simulation plays a critical role in ensuring that mission-critical components work as intended once in orbit. This webinar will give an overview of how the range of simulation tools in CST STUDIO SUITE® can be used to design and optimize antennas and components quickly and with high accuracy.

Wireless Power Transfer and Microwave Energy Harvesting

Although wireless energy transfer is an old idea (Tesla patented one design in 1901), technological advances and the rise of portable devices have made it relevant again for different applications, such as wireless charging and energy harvesting. This webinar will consist of two parts. The first part is a review of low frequency power transfer in two categories: short range-inductive charging and powering of electronic devices and electric vehicles, and mid-range power transfer through coupled resonant circuits. The second part of the webinar is concerned with wireless energy transfer over longer distances, where the far-field transfer of RF energy may be used.

CST STUDIO SUITE 2017-Simulation at Every Scale

CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) previewed the upcoming version of its flagship electromagnetic (EM) simulation tool, CST STUDIO SUITE® 2017, at European Microwave Week 2016. CST STUDIO SUITE is used by engineers, designers and researchers in market-leading companies in industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, electronics, healthcare and telecommunications. CST’s Complete Technology approach to simulation means that CST STUDIO SUITE offers a range of both general purpose and specialized solvers for EM and multiphysics problems in one user-friendly interface

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Dassault Systèmes to acquire CST

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CST - Computer Simulation Technology AG, the technology leader in electromagnetic (EM) and electronics simulation, for approximately 220 million euros.

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Altium and CST release new PDN analysis extension for flagship PCB design platform

Altium LLC and Computer Simulation Technology (CST) have announced the release of a new Power Distribution Network (PDN) analysis extension for Altium Designer®, the flagship PCB design tool from Altium. PDN Analyzer powered by CST allows PCB designers to easily resolve PDN issues as they arise during a board layout process without requiring physical prototypes or dedicated simulation expertise.

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CST demonstrates virtual reality for EM design and simulation at EuMW

CST® - Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD, will demonstrate how the emerging technology of immersive virtual reality can be used in the EM design workflow and integrated with its flagship electromagnetic simulation tool, CST STUDIO SUITE® 2015, at European Microwave Week (EuMW) on September 8 2015, booth 311.

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CST Enhances RCS Simulation Capabilities

RCS is an important consideration when designing new equipment, and is something that CST has long supported. The 2015 release builds on the previous RCS capabilities of CST STUDIO SUITE by adding the ability to produce RCS maps – plots of RCS phase or amplitude against frequency and scan angle – with the shooting and bouncing ray (SBR) asymptotic solver. RCS maps give engineers a more detailed view of the cross-section of a platform, and can be used to help identify potential scatterers.

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CST STUDIO SUITE 2015 - Combines Synthesis and Simulation

CST STUDIO SUITE is used by engineers and researchers working across the electromagnetic spectrum to model systems and optimize designs. Its tightly-integrated solvers cover a broad range of frequencies and geometrical scales, and are complemented by more specialized technology for applications such as PCBs, cables, thermal analysis, and charged particle devices.

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CST Introduces New Filter Synthesis Tool

Planar filters are widely used by engineers developing low-cost or compact printed electronics for applications such as networking, communication and signal processing. For these filters, the design process typically has two stages. The first step is selecting an appropriate filter topology from a synthesis tool or textbook and calculating the filter coefficients that match the specification. The second step is analyzing and fine-tuning the filter through simulation or prototyping to ensure that it operates correctly when installed.

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CST University Publication Award 2012: Winners announced

Computer Simulation Technology (CST), Darmstadt, announces winners of the CST University Publication Award 2012. The CST University Publication Award is an annual grant to university institutes and researchers for work related to 3D EM field simulation applications. The winners are awarded extensions and upgrades to their CST STUDIO SUITE® installations to recognize the importance of their work and to promote further research.

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Usability and performance focus of CST STUDIO SUITE 2013

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) will be previewing CST STUDIO SUITE 2013 and its new design environment at EuMW 2012, booth #217. The increasingly complex tasks design engineers face today require a large number of sometimes specialised features. Simulation software vendors such as CST have enhanced their tools to accommodate these requirements.

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CST launches new product CST BOARDCHECK

Computer Simulation Technology (CST) launches a new product that analyzes PCBs with respect to EMC and SI related design rules. Design engineers dealing with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and signal integrity (SI) of PCBs, can now employ CST BOARDCHECK™ to get a quick overview of potential problems in their layout. CST BOARDCHECK supports a multitude of popular layout formats such as CADENCE® ALLEGRO®, Zuken CR 5000, Mentor Graphics® Expedition® and ODB++, which are read-in using the sophisticated CST STUDIO SUITE® import filters.

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MAGUS (PTY), CST and EMSS announce the next major release of Antenna Magus, version 4.0

Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) and EMSS - EM Software & Systems-S.A. (Pty) Ltd announced the release of the fourth major version of Antenna Magus. With this major version 4.0 release, Antenna Magus has crossed the 200 antenna mark – a significant number of antenna designs –  further entrenching the product as the world’s leading antenna design tool.

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CST and Delcross demonstrate integrated solution for cosite interference analysis

The collaboration between CST and Delcross will bring together EMIT's RF system models and predictive engine for quantifying the impact of interference on system performance with the powerful computational electromagnetic solutions of CST STUDIO SUITE. This integration provides a high-fidelity solution for the prediction of cosite interference in complex, RF-dense environments. 

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CST STUDIO SUITE 2012 shipping completed

Researchers and engineers use CST STUDIO SUITE for the design of EM based components in application areas as diverse as MW&RF component design, EMC and signal and power integrity analysis. CST’s latest software release, CST STUDIO SUITE version 2012 and its multitude of powerful new features and functionality, can help them to streamline their workflows and shorten development cycles. The most significant development in this respect is System Assembly and Modeling.

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3D EMC/EMI Simulation of Automotive Multimedia Systems

A key challenge in automotive product design is the compliance to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and interference (EMI) requirements in a cost-driven project environment. Traditionally, EMC and EMI issues are solved in the EMC lab, often without getting a full understanding of the underlying effects. The adoption of 3D field...Read more

Efficient, Accurate, Reliable EM Simulation Tool

In the ongoing race for reduced design costs and faster time to market, simulation efficiency remains the most important factor in electromagnetic field analysis. Simulation efficiency can be determined by the time taken to reach the final design, which is strongly influenced by the level of workflow integration, the...Read more

A Software Suite to Aid Workflow

All companies need to see increasing income year on year to please investors and to fund their growth. A mounting need for microwave design, combined with skilled worker shortages, make seamless growth challenging. As a result, engineers in rapidly growing companies are faced with increased workloads, more diverse work...Read more

A Software Suite with Total Synergy

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A Software Suite with Total Synergy

Design engineers currently using CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) appreciate its ease-of-use and the insight into devices which together facilitate a significant augmentation of throughput. Now though, these customers may be taken by surprise, because the box containing the eagerly awaited and much publicized new release is titled CST STUDIO SUITE™ 2006.

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From Design to Reality

Development speed is a major concern in today's products' life cycle. Ranking alongside the raw costs involved with prototyping a device, time-to-market is the one key constraint imposed on design engineers. Consequently, any innovative or competitive advantage can easily be lost if advanced ideas get stuck in a long...Read more

A Revolution in the Time Domain

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CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® Version 4 (CST MWS) is a major new release of the company's flagship 3D EM microwave modeling and design package. Over 1400 changes, enhancements and new features have been added to make this already powerful tool truly comprehensive and an invaluable resource. The microwave design engineer...Read more
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CST STUDIO SUITE 2018

CST STUDIO SUITE 2018 builds on industry-leading CST electromagnetic simulation technology with a range of new features increasing the versatility of CST STUDIO SUITE.

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CST STUDIO SUITE Student Edition 2017

This free version of the market leading electromagnetic simulation tool is developed as part of the CST® educational program to support learning, teaching and research at academic institutions. CST STUDIO SUITE Student Edition contains the versatile high-frequency time domain and frequency domain solvers as well as the static and thermal solvers.

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CST EMC STUDIO

Render_7680x4320_Full_UHD_8K_updated_smallerCST EMC STUDIO (CST EMCS) is a specialized software package for analyzing electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) using 3D electromagnetic field simulation. The solvers and tools in CST EMCS have been selected to be especially relevant to EMC engineers, and are drawn from the mature technology of CST STUDIO SUITE and CST BOARDCHECK.

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System Assembly and Modeling

2014_6_CST_IMS-SAM-imageComputer Simulation Technology (CST) announces features to automate workflows for field source coupling and multiphysics simulation using its System Assembly and Modeling (SAM) framework. The 2014 release of CST STUDIO SUITE builds on this with features that automate the creation of SAM projects for common design tasks, such as antenna placement, emissions analysis and thermal detuning.

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CST MICROWAVE STUDIO

MWS_humveeCST MICROWAVE STUDIO (CST MWS) is a specialist tool for the 3D EM simulation of high frequency components. CST MWS' unparalleled performance makes it first choice in technology leading R&D departments. CST MWS enables the fast and accurate analysis of high frequency (HF) devices such as antennas, filters, couplers, planar and multi-layer structures and SI and EMC effects.

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CST DESIGN STUDIO

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CST DESIGN STUDIO™ (CST DS) is a powerful and easy-to-use schematic design tool that radically speeds up the analysis, synthesis and optimisation of complex structures and electromagnetic systems. How does it work? CST DESIGN STUDIO™ (CST DS) enables the synthesis of complex systems from simulation blocks This blocks may represent circuit components, Ibis or Touchstone models, or analytic models from an inbuilt library. 

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CST PARTICLE STUDIO

cstpsCST PARTICLE STUDIO® (CST PS) is a specialist tool for the fast and accurate analysis of charged particle dynamics in 3D electromagnetic fields. Powerful and versatile, it is suitable for tasks ranging from designing magnetrons and tuning electron tubes to modeling particle sources and accelerator components.

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CST MPHYSICS STUDIO

Mphysics imageCST MPHYSICS STUDIO (CST MPS) is a powerful and easy-to-use tool for thermal and mechanical stress analysis. Systems and devices very rarely fall neatly into just one area of physics, and multiphysics simulation is often necessary for a complete simulation of the device’s characteristics.

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CST PCB STUDIO

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CST PCB STUDIO (CST PCBS) is a specialist tool for signal integrity (SI), power integrity (PI), and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)analysis on printed circuit boards (PCB). It integrates easily into your design flow by providing powerful import filters for popular EDA tools from Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, and Altium. Prior to modeling and simulation, the imported layout is automatically checked in order to correct potential geometric errors.

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CST CABLE STUDIO

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CST CABLE STUDIO (CST CS) is dedicated to the three-dimensional analysis of signal integrity (SI), conducted emission (CE), radiated emission (RE), and electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS) of complex cable structures in electrically large systems. It provides powerful import filters from popular MCAD and ECAD tools for smooth integration into the industrial workflow.

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CST BOARDCHECK

10_Boardcheck_ImageCST BOARDCHECK is an EMC and SI rule checking program that reads popular board files from Cadence, Mentor Graphics, and Zuken as well as ODB++ (e.g. Altium) files. It checks the PCB design against a suite of EMC or SI rules. The kernel used by CST BOARDCHECK is the well known software tool EMSAT.

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Antenna Magus

AntennaMaAntenna Magus is a software tool to help accelerate the antenna design and modeling process. It increases efficiency by helping the engineer to make a more informed choice of antenna element, providing a good starting design. Validated antenna models can be exported to CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® from a huge antenna database which means that the engineer can get to the customization phase of an antenna design quickly and reliably.

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Optenni Lab

MWJ_OptenniLab_ImageOptenni Lab is a novel software with innovative analysis features that increases the productivity of antenna designers and speeds up the antenna design process. Optenni Lab offers fast fully automatic matching circuit optimization tools, estimation of the obtainable bandwidth of antennas and calculation of the worst-case isolation in multi-antenna systems.

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Events

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

Dave & Buster's Restaurant and Arcade
7000 Arundel Mills Circle
Hanover, MD
United States
5/28/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

CST Framingham Office
492 Old Connecticut Path Suite 500
Framingham, MA
United States
5/30/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – EDA & EMC

Marriott Santa Clara
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
United States
6/18/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for EDA & EMC design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

Dave & Buster's Restaurant and Arcade
425 Curtis Mathes Way
Arlington, TX
United States
6/18/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

Dave & Buster's Restaurant and Arcade
425 Curtis Mathes Way
Arlington, TX
United States
6/18/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

Marriott Santa Clara
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA
United States
6/18/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – EDA & EMC Morning Session

Dave & Buster's
71 Fortune Drive
Irvine, CA
United States
6/20/13

Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for EDA or EMC design, come along to this half-day workshop.

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CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

Dave & Buster's Restaurant and Arcade
71 Fortune Drive
Irvine, CA
United States
6/20/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

CST Workshop Series 2013 – Microwave & Antenna

TBD
Chicago, IL
United States
6/20/13
Now that a smooth workflow has become so critical to designers, CST is taking the next leap in usability with a completely revamped interface in CST STUDIO SUITE® version 2013. With “app” like ease of use, the interface reconfigures and steers the user through the complete build, simulate and results evaluation process. If you haven’t seen our recent leaps in EM simulation technology or simply want to learn more about the benefits of virtual prototyping for Microwave & Antenna design, come along to this half-day workshop. Read More

Training/User Meetings

CST STUDIO SUITE - Microwave and Antenna Advanced Training

Framingham, MA
United States
1/19/17

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CST 2017 Webinar Series

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Embedded Dual-Band GSM Antenna Design

This application note illustrates how CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS), Antenna Magus and Optenni Lab can be used in combination to improve an existing GSM tracking device application. The requirement was to replace an existing “off-the-shelf” antenna on a GSM tracking device with an embedded, integrated antenna in order to reduce manufacturing and component costs.

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Investigating Cosite Interference Effects on an Automobile

The modern car includes an ever-increasing number of wireless systems. These require an assortment of different antennas, often mounted in close proximity. Coupling between these antennas can lead to cosite interference effects, degrading the performance of the systems or disrupting them altogether. This article demonstrates how a full-wave simulation in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) can be combined with RF cosite interference analysis in Delcross EMIT to identify and mitigate EMC/EMI problems.

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Design of an Ultra-Wideband High-Power-Microwave Traveling-Wave Antenna

In this article we discuss the design and implementation of high-power-microwave (HPM) traveling-wave antenna. The antenna is designed to be driven by a high-power, single-shot signal generator with 1 ns pulse-width at the -3 dB power points, and peak voltage of up to 100 kV. Since the signal generator is equipped with an air-filled coaxial-waveguide output, a coaxial-waveguide to parallel-plates transition was also designed and fabricated.

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Analyzing RF Coextistence in a Mobile Handset

A typical smartphone handset can contain numerous different RF systems, including multi-band cellular antennas, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and navigation systems such as GPS and GLONASS. All these systems need to be able to coexist without causing cosite interference. This application note shows how CST STUDIO SUITE® and Delcross EMIT can be used to investigate interference between antennas on a smartphone, and how potential mitigation strategies can be investigated using simulation.

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Kymeta Develops Novel Metamaterial Antennas with CST STUDIO SUITE

To enable widespread adoption of satellite broadband, especially for mobile users, Kymeta is developing and marketing mobile satellite communications terminals using a new reconfigurable antenna technology known as Metamaterials Surface Antenna Technology (MSA-T). This success story looks at how CST STUDIO SUITE was used in the design of these metamaterial antennas.

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Efficient Electromagnetic Simulation of Shielding Mechanisms in Microwave Ovens

The door to a microwave oven forms part of the heating cavity, allowing access to the oven interior. The seal around the door is never perfect, so electromagnetic fields will leak out of the oven, potentially interfering with other electrical equipment or exceeding safety limits for power levels in human operators. Oven designs have to meet legal requirements for the amount of power which can leak beyond a certain distance from the oven (due to human exposure concerns), and also have to meet electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements. This article discusses how electromagnetic simulation can be used to design effective shielding mechanisms in order to adhere to these standards.

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Design of an Ultra-Wideband High-Power-Microwave Traveling-Wave Antenna

In this article we discuss the design and implementation of high-power-microwave (HPM) traveling-wave antenna. The antenna is designed to be driven by a high-power, single-shot signal generator with 1 ns pulse-width at the -3 dB power points, and peak voltage of up to 100 kV.

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Modeling of Large Microwave Cavities for Industrial and Scientific Applications

The cavities of microwave heating devices need to be carefully designed in order to ensure safe, efficient operation and homogeneous field distributions. The size, the number of modes and the resonant nature of a cavity can pose difficulties for their simulation. This paper discusses the modeling of microwave cavities and demonstrates how a system for heating test samples was optimized using electromagnetic simulation.

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Analyzing RF Coexistence in a Mobile Handset

A typical smartphone handset can contain numerous different RF systems, including multi-band cellular antennas, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and navigation systems such as GPS and GLONASS. All these systems need to be able to coexist without causing cosite interference. This application note shows how CST STUDIO SUITE® and Delcross EMIT can be used to investigate interference between antennas on a smartphone, and how potential mitigation strategies can be investigated using simulation.

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CST STUDIO SUITE 2014 Brochure

CST STUDIO SUITE® is a package of tools for designing, simulating and optimizing electromagnetic systems, and is used in leading technology and engineering companies around the world. The three pillars of CST’s products are accuracy, speed and usability.

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Microstrip Patch Array Design

One common application of printed arrays is in wireless local area networks (WLAN). This article explains the design process for a planar microstrip patch array for WLAN frequencies using the circuit and full-wave 3D solvers and optimization tools in CST STUDIO SUITE®.

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eASIC reduces multi-level package design times with CST MICROWAVE STUDIO

When designing a chip for a high-speed application, the whole channel, including the package and the printed circuit board affects the performance. Find out how multi-level package design times can be reduced with the help of CST.

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Embedded Dual-Band GSM Antenna Design

This application note illustrates how CST MICROWAVE STUDIO®, Antenna Magus and Optenni Lab can be used in combination to improve an existing GSM tracking device application. The requirement was to replace an existing “off-the-shelf” antenna on a GSM tracking device with an embedded, integrated antenna in order to reduce manufacturing and component costs.

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Investigating Cosite Interference Effects of an Automobile

The modern car includes an ever-increasing number of wireless systems. These require an assortment of different antennas, often mounted in close proximity. Coupling between these antennas can lead to cosite interference effects, degrading the performance of the systems or disrupting them altogether. This article demonstrates how a full-wave simulation in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® can be combined with RF cosite interference analysis in Delcross EMIT to identify and mitigate EMC/EMI problems.

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Electromagnetic Simulation for Defense

Electrically large structures such as aircrafts, ships, land vehicles and satellites have demanding and complex electromagnetic environments. CST STUDIO SUITE® brings together 20 years of experience in the simulation of 3D microwave & RF components, antennas and systems. It is used by government agencies and defense contractors world-wide on a daily basis for mission-critical projects. Read about how the tool is used within the defense industry to analyze antenna placement and co-site interference, electromagnetic environment effects, and radar.

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Analyzing Power Integrity Issues from Power Plane Interaction

When a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a power plane that is near to signal traces or other power planes, there is a significant risk of energy transfer between parts of the system. Not only does this coupling lead to power switching noise being transferred into data signals, it also means that power supply systems may demonstrate additional resonances that are not seen in the individual components. This can affect the power integrity of the PCB and may reduce its speed or reliability. This paper will explore some of the potential power integrity issues that can affect a PCB and explain how simulation can be used to help reduce these effects.

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Low Frequency Electromagnetic Design and Simulation

In the world of electromagnetic and electromechanical design, state-of-the-art Finite Element simulation is critical to the virtual testing of new concepts and optimization of existing designs. CST EM STUDIO® is a specialist tool for the static and low frequency simulation, design and analysis of electromagnetic devices.

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Test Equipment Plus Develops High-Performance Custom Filters With CST MICROWAVE STUDIO

Test Equipment Plus, Inc.  provides service and support for the used test and measurement equipment market. They also design, manufacture and sell the Signal Hound® line of portable spectrum analyzers. The first prototypes of the analyzers were in need of a spectral filtering solution to be competitive in the market. This case study describes how Test Equipment Plus utilized the CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® electromagnetic simulation tool to design custom filter solutions through virtual prototyping.

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Using EMIT for Prediction of GPS Receiver Interference: A Validation Example

GPS receivers (RXs) are ubiquitous in modern life and are relied upon for everything from personal navigation using the GPS embedded in most mobile phones to mission critical functions in commercial and military vehicles. EMIT provides a powerful simulation on capability to predict interference in complex RF environments. In this application note we present the use of EMIT for the prediction of interference in a GPS RX due to a nearby out-of-band TX.

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Savant - Impact of Creeping Waves on Antenna Performance

Savant includes creeping-wave physics, a powerful feature that works with and augments Savant’s baseline shooting-and-bouncing rays (SBR) solution to improve accuracy for antennas mounted directly on curved structures.

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CST STUDIO SUITE - GPU Computing

The high memory bandwidth and parallel processing abilities of GPU cards mean that GPU computing can provide signifi cant simulation speed advantages over conventional CPU computing. CST STUDIO SUITE® supports GPU computing in the transient solver, integral equation solver and particle-in-cell (PIC) solver, using NVIDIA Tesla® GPU cards. 

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CST STUDIO SUITE - EMC Simulation for Electronic Products

By law, products must comply with international EMC standards which have been developed to regulate electromagnetic emissions and the susceptibility of electrical and electronic systems. Striking a balance between EMC and competing design requirements poses major challenges to engineers. By including EMC compliant design at an early stage, additional costly development iterations can be avoided later on down the line.

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Combined 3D electromagnetic and spin response simulation of MRI systems

Modern MRI systems are highly complex devices, and the interaction between the body and MRI coils introduces additional challenges into the design process. The body, with its complicated heterogeneous interior, causes major disturbance to the homogeneity of the magnetic fields, while energy absorbed by the body can cause harmful heating. Experimental measurement of these effects is often impossible, but simulation with 3D body models can help the engineer identify risks to the patient and suggest ways to reduce them.

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Pulse Electronics Improves Antenna Evaluation and Reduces Product Design Lead Time with CST Microwave Studio

Pulse Electronics Mobile Division produces compact antennas for mobile communications and networking. Mobile antennas need to function in complex and mechanically limited environments, and so most antennas used today are specially designed and customer-specific. This article showcases how Pulse Electronics used 3D EM simulation software to improve antenna evaluation and reduce product design lead time.

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Modeling HIRF Effects on Aircraft

Electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) [1] can cause electronic devices to malfunction or fail altogether. High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) [2], from sources such as TV and radio stations, radar and satellite communication systems, may disturb the safe operation of aircraft electronics. The behavior of aircraft when exposed to a HIRF environment can be simulated effectively using CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS). With CST MWS, surface current and field distributions can be calculated and the coupling into shielded structures predicted.

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Optenni Lab

Optenni Lab is a novel software with innovative analysis features that increases the productivity of antenna designers and speeds up the antenna design process. Optenni Lab offers fast fully automatic matching circuit optimization tools, estimation of the obtainable bandwidth of antennas and calculation of the worst-case isolation in multi-antenna systems. With these tools the antenna designer can quickly evaluate various antenna designs and concepts, including multiport antennas and tunable matching circuits. Optenni Lab is very easy to use and does not require specialist know-ledge in impedance matching.

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CST STUDIO SUITE - Charged Particle Simulation

CST PARTICLE STUDIO® (CST PS) is a specialist tool for the fast and accurate 3D analysis of charged particle dynamics in 3D electromagnetic fields. As a member of CST STUDIO SUITE®, CST PS is fully integrated in the CST design environment, taking advantage of the standard-raising user interface as well as the solver technology of our multi-purpose electromagnetic modules CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® (CST MWS) and CST EM STUDIO® (CST EMS).

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CST STUDIO SUITE - Cable Harness Simulation

CST CABLE STUDIO ™ is focused on the analysis of SI, EMC and EMI effects on single wires, twisted pairs, or on complex cable harnesses with an unlimited number of cables. The cable placement is flexible.

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CST STUDIO SUITE - Bio-Electromagnetics

The interaction of electromagnetic fields and biological tissues is relevant in various technical applications. The design of medical equipment and treatment plans generally benefits greatly from simulation; additionally, simulation can give insight into living tissue where measurement is almost impossible. This also holds for all kinds of wireless communication devices surrounding us such as mobile phones, where Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) planning is essential at an early stage of the design.

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CST STUDIO SUITE - High Performance Computing Techniques

CST STUDIO SUITE® offers a broad range of hardware based acceleration methods. The systems that are supported range from single off-the-shelf workstations to high-end cluster based solutions.

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EMIT

EMIT provides an easy-to-use software framework for managing RF system performance data, simulating cosite interference effects, and evaluating mitigation strategies, resulting in a comprehensive model maintainable over the life of a platform.

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SAVANT

Savant is a leading-edge tool for simulating the installed performance of antennas located on electrically large platforms. Using a powerful high frequency EM ray-tracing engine, Savant provides the power to efficiently simulate antenna-to-platform and antenna-to-antenna coupling performance in environments involving electrically large platforms.

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Nanophotonics and Integrated Optics Photonic Crystal Cavities

This whitepaper gives a general overview on different concepts of photonic crystal cavities. Important figures such as the transmission, the mode volume and the quality factor are discussed. The presented information will help the reader to decide which type of photonic crystal cavities will be most suited for the application in view.

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Optimization of a Reflector Antenna System

In this paper a modular approach using the so-called System Assembly and Modeling (SAM) of CST STUDIO SUITE® is used to optimize a reflector antenna system in a piecewise manner. The results are compared to a full system simulation.

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Sirona Cuts Development Costs of Dental X-Ray Equipment with the Aid of 3D EM Simulation

Sirona products are to be found in all fields of treatment and activities in a modern dental practice. These include, in addition to treatment equipment and instrumentation, the business division CAD/CAM Systems (production of ceramic inlays, onlays, partial crowns etc) and imaging systems with its products for X-Ray diagnosis.

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Using 3D EM Simulation to Optimize the EMC and EMI Performance of Automotive Multimedia Systems

The use of EDA software for simulating PCBs and minimizing board-level interference in car radios are well established, but the use of 3D simulation techniques for system level field simulations and optimization of the housing was a new development to further improve quality.

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From Layout to Eye Diagram CST STUDIO SUITE 2012 and the EDA Workflow

A full-wave 3D electromagnetic simulator can be used to simulate and visualize the propagation of electromagnetic fields across PCBs. This article will describe how CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® can be successfully used to characterize the response of high-speed channels, and how typical SI results and eye diagrams can be numerically calculated to predict the response of a channel.

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Matching circuit optimization for antenna applications

Impedance matching is an essential part of antenna design. The input impedance of an antenna needs to be reasonably close to the amplifier impedance, otherwise the signal is reflected back to the amplifier and not radiated by the antenna. This white paper discusses the optimization of matching circuits especially to antenna applications.

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Installed Performance of Communication Antenna Arrays

The presence of multiple communication antennas on a tower means that antennas may have to be installed in sub-optimal positions. Electromagnetic simulation can be used to design and optimise the positioning of the antennas on the tower. This article will describe how multiple solvers in CST MICROWAVE STUDIO® can be combined to predict where to install an omnidirectional stacked bicone antenna array to minimise loss of omnidirectionality.

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Microdul gains deeper insight into finger detection sensors with CST EM STUDIO

Microdul produces proximity sensor chips that can be used with remote sensing plates. Changes in plate capacitance are detected by a digital auto-calibrating algorithm. An approaching human finger typically causes a switching operation. The main challenge is to develop a sensor which can reliably distinguish between intentional switching operation and environmental interference.

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Multiphysics Approach to Magnetron and Microwave Oven Design

The magnetrons used in microwave ovens operate on the same frequency band as Wi-Fi equipment, and the radiation they release can interfere with the operation of wireless networks. This paper presents a multiphysics simulation of a magnetron using CST STUDIO SUITE®, with the aim of testing the electrical, magnetic, thermal and mechanical characteristics of a low-interference magnetron design

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