Simulation Tools
Optimize PI
OptimizePI is from Sigrity who also do related power integrity tools like PowerSI and PowerDC. OptimizePI is aimed at estimating and optimising the power delivery network on PCBs. It helps understand the impedance of the Power delivery network and how efficient it is. It also estimates the effect of bypass and decoupling capacitors in a [...]
Polar Instruments Si9000
Polar Instruments Si9000 is one of the most important tools for anyone working on high speed digital designs. The software is aimed at estimating trace impedance and can help simulate loss less trace impedance as well as analyse how trace impedance would change based on the frequency of interest. There are a number of built in PCB layer stack-up [...]
CST 3D simulation suite
CST (Computer Simulation Technology) is a German company involved in the creation of 3D Electromagnetic simulation software. They have a number of products covering various domains like Telecommunication, Automotive, Defense and Medical Electronics. Although most products are for Antenna and RF simulation, they have a number of tools for [...]
Types of simulators
Circuit Simulators: There are a number of electronic simulators available in the market. The most common ones are the circuit simulators, which help simulate electronic circuits. These tools can simulate circuits and perform a variety of analysis, the most common ones being transient and AC analysis. Layout Simulators: Apart from circuit [...]