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- ANSOFT INTRODUCES RELEASE 2.8 OF PARICS PHYSICAL IC MODELER OFFERING
- ABILITY TO GENERATE 3D LEADFRAME DIAGRAMS.
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- (Pittsburgh, PA -- May 6, 1992) Ansoft Corporation announces Release 2.8 of
- its ParICs Physical IC Modeler. An important new feature of this version
- is the ability to import existing two-dimensional leadframe designs in
- either Gerber, DXF, or IGES file formats. ParICs will then automatically
- extrude the leadframe to form a three-dimensional model, and insert this
- 3D model into a package outline. Full support is now provided for modeling
- of QFP, TSOP, PLCC, DIP, SOIC and SOJ package families. The new version
- also adds support for Sun workstations to the PC platform originally
- supported. Support for Hewlett-Packard, IBM, DEC/Ultrix workstations is
- expected by mid-Summer.
-
- Until ParICs was introduced last year, days or even weeks were required to
- generate a 3D model of a single IC package because of the need to
- painstakingly construct each geometrical feature of the model using a
- conventional CAD system. ParICs reduces the time required to a few minutes
- using proprietary parametric modeling technology. A spreadsheet-like
- screen prompts the user for model parameters such as the number of leads
- and package dimensions. Error-trapping routines check these parameters
- against industry design and manufacturability rules. The program then
- generates a complete 3D model of the IC package in about one minute. The
- Physical IC Modeler generates files in the following formats: 1) AutoCAD
- DXF, 2) Ansoft's Maxwell 3D Field Simulator for electrical
- characterization, and 3) Swanson Analysis ANSYS for thermal and structural
- analysis. The program can also create a dimensioned drawing suitable for
- documentation purposes.
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- Ansoft Corp, Four Station Square, Ste 660, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- 412-261-3200
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