"The rapid advancement of mobile communications and small electronics products is driving demand for parts with ever-higher precision. For example, the slimmer mobile phones currently leading the market are forcing component manufacturers to develop ultra-small parts with very high capacity," said Kangheon Hur, vice president of SAMSUNG. "We are pleased to team with Ansoft to address customer needs for accurate simulation and manufacturing data so that these high-performance components can be readily incorporated into the next generation of products."
The MLCC components provide outstanding high-frequency properties, high reliability, low cost and ultra-small size. The new library contains over 400 capacitor models ranging in capacitance values from .5 pf to 47 uf for use with operating voltages up to 50 V depending on chip size (available chip sizes range from 0201 to 1206). Each component model utilizes S-parameter data from actual device characterization to provide excellent accuracy of the capacitor's electrical response within a Nexxim simulation. Nexxim is able to use the frequency-domain models provided by the S-parameters in both frequency- and time-domain analyses.
The library is available from SAMSUNG's Web site (http://www.sem.samsung.com) and is easy to download (under Products/Capacitors-MLCC/Technical Tool) and configure for use within Nexxim and Ansoft Designer. This site provides Ansoft customers with the ability to search for components by name, performance data or other specification. SAMSUNG will maintain model support and upgrades, while Ansoft will address all customer support for Nexxim and Ansoft Designer.
For more information, please go to www.ansoft.com/products/hf/ansoft_designer/designkits.cfm.
About SAMSUNG (Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.)
With core digital technology, best quality and world-class management, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is one of the worldwide leaders in the digital area. Starting out as a producer of audio and video components in 1973, SAMSUNG diversified into the materials and computer component fields during the 1980s. Focusing on developing multi-layer circuit boards, chip components, optical devices, mobile communications components and other cutting-edge products throughout the 1990s, SAMSUNG leveraged their substantial expertise in high frequency, software, engineering and manufacturing technologies to begin a major advance into the digital component fields late in the decade. For more information, visit SAMSUNG's website at www.sem.samsung.com.
About Ansoft
Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art electronic products, such as cellular phones, Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), automotive electronic systems and power electronics. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com.
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