Press Release

Significant Boost in Simulation Performance Achieved with
COMSOL Multiphysics 64-bit Version for Windows XP

COMSOL Multiphysics for 64-bit Windows solves large models such as this 3D terahertz waveguide

Computing the inductance of a power inductor using the Electromagnetics Module

Import of SPICE netlist files into the Electromagnetics Module

BURLINGTON, MA (March 10, 2006)-64-bit multiphysics simulations are now possible on a standard PC. With support for 64-bit Windows, users of COMSOL Multiphysics 3.2a can increase the size of simulation models by orders of magnitudes. A suite of electromagnetics-specific features enables the simulation of arbitrary waveforms for applications such as the startup of a motor or the response of a circuit to pulses.

Large Multiphysics Simulations with 64-bit Windows

As engineers need to tackle larger, more complex real-world problems in their designs, sufficient memory becomes crucial. With the 3.2a release, COMSOL Multiphysics runs under Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, which supports as much as 128 GB of RAM. With this extra memory, users can easily handle highly complex problems.

High-Fidelity Electromagnetics Modeling with High-Order Vector Elements

The Electromagnetics Module 3.2a includes new capabilities for the modeling of electromagnetic fields and AC/DC components. Higher order vector elements enable significantly more accurate solutions for electromagnetic wave simulations. Further, the 3D Transient Electromagnetic Fields application mode for induction currents handles time-dependent or transient cases. This feature makes it easy to model arbitrary waveforms such as rectangular waves, spikes, and pulses. An additional new feature is that users can now import SPICE netlist files for electronic circuit simulations that include detailed FEA models of selected components.

About the COMSOL product line

COMSOL Multiphysics is the first software environment to provide scientists, engineers, and researchers with integrated, best-in-class technology for modeling, simulating, and discovering any system with both single or multiple physics phenomena. A broad range of discipline-specific modules extends the COMSOL environment for chemical engineering, earth science, electromagnetics, heat transfer, MEMS, and structural mechanics applications. COMSOL also offers the COMSOL Reaction Engineering Lab®, which allows users to model reacting systems. COMSOL products are available for the Windows, Linux, Solaris, and the Macintosh operating systems. Full details about COMSOL Multiphysics and related products are available at www.comsol.com.

About COMSOL Inc

COMSOL was founded in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has grown to include offices in the Benelux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and a US presence with offices in Burlington, MA, Los Angeles, CA, and Palo Alto, CA. Additional information about the company is available here.

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