Linking Saber and CST Studio Suite for an Integrated Simulation

Linking Saber and CST Studio Suite for an Integrated Simulation Approach

Thorsten Gerke, MBA & Dipl.-Ing.

Andreas Barchanski, Dr. rer. nat.

Sr. Manager Business Development Europe

Sr. Applications Engineer

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Agenda • Synopsys – Corporate Landscape • Saber Technology Overview

• Demand for a Tool Integration • Online Demonstration • Q&A

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Synopsys Inc. The Leader in EDA Software Tools Mobile

Cloud Infrastructure

Computing & Peripherals

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Medical

Smart Everything

Automotive

Digital Home

Industrial

Data Center & Networking

Military / Aerospace

Other

Synopsys Inc. Corporate Key Figures Synopsys Profile

Annual Revenue

$1.54B FY11 Revenue

~3,350 Product Dev Staff*

$2.50B FY11 Backlog

>1,050 Application Consultants*

$1,800 $1.54B

$1,600 $1.38B $1.34B$1.36B

$1,400 $1.21B

$1,200 $1,000

~6,850 Employees* ~70 Offices Worldwide

~2,607 Masters / PhD Degrees*

~30% R&D / Revenue

~1,400 Issued Patents*

$1.1B $.99B

$800

2011 Revenue by Region

$600 $400

20%

$200 $2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Synopsys’ Fiscal Year Ends October 31 * These numbers are pre-Magma acquisition. © Synopsys 2012

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13% 18%

49%

North America Japan Europe Asia Pacific

Saber Product System Level Simulation Solution for Power Electronics

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Saber Technology Overview Integrated Development Environment Quick Deployment • Project oriented work flow • Serving novices & experts Easy Enterprise Roll-Out • Built on CAE standards • 3rd party interfaces Supply Chain Integration • Integrated in several verticals • Fluent model exchange Education & Support • Global technical support staff • Saber student edition

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Saber Strengths - Modeling Extensive Libraries for Physical Modeling Modeling & Characterization

• Saber features the largest collection of behavioral models and building blocks for power electronics systems including over 40.000 models

• Spans complete electric system design: from passives and discretes to complex ICs, electric machines and control

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Bridges & Drives Power Devices

Electromagnetics Machines & Generators

Transmission LInes

Batteries & Storages

Transformers

Signal Flow Control Blocks

Power Converters

Mechanical Elements

Comparator & Op-Amps

Thermal Models

Saber Strengths - Modeling Speaking Diverse Languages Modeling & Characterization

• Native support for physical modeling standards, OpenMAST and VHDLAMS, enabling model portability • Reuse existing models from diverse input formats • Protect model IP with powerful encryption (e.g. IEEE VHDL encryption) • Intuitive model integration © Synopsys 2012

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Physical Modeling

Control Systems & Software

OpenMAST

Simulink

VHDL-AMS

C/C++

Saber Spice Components

Signal Integrity & EMC

PSpice

IBIS

HSPICE

S-Parameters

Saber Strengths - Simulation Strong Analysis & Convergence Capability Time-Domain Performance

Simulation & Test

Frequency-Domain Performance

• High performance, robust and accurate engine handles complex power electronics systems • Broad range of analyses enable virtual prototypes in place of physical prototypes • Multiprocessor support for Multi-run analysis to decrease project time

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Statistical Variation

Worst-Case Conditions

Fault Injection Parametric Sweeps

Customer Driven Development Demand for an Integrated Solution in Automotive CST Studio Suite

Saber – ECU System Model

3D Geometries

Discrete Circuits

Consolidation of 3D Geometry, Circuit and IC Models

„In order to perform a reliable prediction of EM emissions for automotive networks we require the reuse of accurate models from CST Studio Suite in Saber in the context of ECU system simulation.“ Stefan Heimburger, R&D Engineer Robert Bosch

Measured Data

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The Tool Linkage Today

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Structural Component Model

S-Parameter Computation

Touchstone Exchange Format

Saber

• Model exchange thru S-parameter and touchstone standard • Fully automated Saber model export approach in CST Studio Suite • Easy external model integration in Saber thru drag & drop • Full support for transient & frequency analysis in Saber

CST Studio Suite

Model Export/Import using S-Parameters

S-Parameter Model Block

TR or AC Analysis

Tool demo...

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Thank you for your Attention! Questions?

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