Remcom has announced a new capability to import flexible printed circuit board (PCB) designs in the latest update to XFdtd® 3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software. The new release also includes Dielectric Volume Averaging and several usability conveniences.
XFdtd’s PCB import dialog now includes the option to wrap a design, such as a flexible circuit, onto a form automatically during the import process. The Wrap option conforms the PCB and all of its parts onto the flexible circuit geometry, eliminating the need to bend the model into the desired shape or manually wrap each layer. This technology has the potential to ease simulation for things such as mobile devices, exercise monitors, automotive instrument panels.
