CST DESIGN STUDIO™ - Technical Specifications

15.November.2005

General

Native graphical user interface through the CST DESIGN ENVIRONMENT™ based on Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Components

Several analytical components
Availability of circuit elements(1)
Provision of semiconductor model library(2)
Support of hierarchical modeling, i.e. separation of a system in logical components
Tight integration with 3D electromagnetic field simulations from CST MICROWAVE STUDIO®
Integration of high frequency planar analysis from the Sonnet em®(3) suite
Import of measured or simulated data in TOUCHSTONE® file format
Control and usage of extensible element library

Analysis

Global parameterization
Parameter sweep with an arbitrary number of parameters
Optimization for an arbitrary number of parameters and for a combination of weighted goals
Built in APLAC®(4) for CST DESIGN STUDIO™(5) circuit simulator for linear and nonlinear simulation purposes(6)
Optional link to full APLAC® functionality
Easy definition of so-called simulation tasks, some of them related to special devices as mixers, amplifiers, antennas
Automatic (re-)calculation of results from integrated field simulators
Accelerated simulations by interpolation for simulated blocks
Solver transparency allows selection of analytic or numerical evaluation of some components
De-embedding of components
Enabling of all kinds of circuit/EM co-simulations by using differential ports
Consideration of higher order modes
SPICE model extraction
Template-based post-processing

Result Management

Extraction of task-related results during simulation
Transparent access of result data via container scheme
Possibility of keeping results and comparing results in user-defined containers

Visualization

Container data views and single data views of all results available
Several view options (real part, imaginary part, magnitude, polar plot, smith chart)

Documentation

Creation and insertion of text boxes and images inside the drawing for documentation purposes

User Interface

Fast navigation between the different views using a dockable tree control
Easy construction of a layout by dragging design components from a dockable selection pane and dropping them into the design view
Extensive feedback in a dockable message frame

Automation

Powerful VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) compatible macro language including editor and macro debugger
OLE automation for seamless integration into the Windows environment

(1) Dependent on the options available, a simple RLC circuit component is provided or an extensive library of circuit elements is available.

(2) Dependent on the circuit option available

(3) Sonnet em is a registered trademark of Sonnet Software, Inc.

(4) APLAC is a registered trademark of APLAC Solutions Corp.

(5) APLAC® for CST DESIGN STUDIO™ is a subset of APLAC® Simulator, APLAC Solutions‘ Circuit Simulation and Design Tool, featuring a selection of linear and nonlinear elements & methods geared for EM / Circuit co-simulation tasks.

(6) Linear and nonlinear simulation using APLAC® for CST DESIGN STUDIO™ may require the availability of an additional option.